Shinichiro focuses his practice in the areas of corporate, antitrust law, litigation and dispute resolution and insolvency law. Shinichiro provides advice on Japanese and international structures (including M&A) and is also familiar with corporate law, antitrust law and litigation and dispute resolution. “A Strategic Manual for Creditors in Bankruptcy Proceedings”, Nikkei Publishing Inc., January 2010. "Regional Revitalization: Case studies of joint public/private ventures, local transportation and hospitals",(co-author) Gyosei Corporation, 2008. "Cartel & Leniency practice",(co-author) Shoji Homu, 2008.. "Law and Practice of Business Restructuring both in Europe and in the United States", Kokusai Shoji Homu, Kokusai Shoji Homu Kenkyujo, Vol.34, No9-10, 2006. "How to Handle International Insolvency Cases: Methods of dealing with Business Insolvency and Business Restructuring", Minjiho Kenkyukai, 324-334, February, 2006. "Employee Entitlements" INSOL International, March 2005. "Pre-Packaged Business Reorganization" (co-author) Shoji Homu, 2004. "Saisei Saihen Jireishyu1 (co-author) Shoji Homu, 2004. "The Revised Japanese Commercial Code" International Bar Association Committee "G2", September 2003. "Recent Developments in the Insolvency Laws of Japan" International Bar Association Committee "J" , September 2003. "Japanese Insolvency Laws relating to cross-border cases" Insol, September 2003. "Economic Woes Prompt Reassessment of ‘Old World’ Practices" The Journal of Corporate Renewal, Vol.16, No.9, 2003. "Turnaround Specialists" NBL, Shoji Home Vol. 758, 760, 2003. "Prepackage Proceedings under the U.S. Bankruptcy Law" Kokusai Shoji Homu Vol.31, No. 3, 2003. "Recent Development of Insolvency Laws and Cross-Border Practices in the United States and Japan" The American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, Vol. 10, Spring 2002. "The New Civil Rehabilitation Law in Japan" The American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Committee on Business Bankruptcy, October 2001. "The New Japanese Reorganization and Rehabilitation Law" The American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Spring 2000. "Introduction of the Civil Rehabilitation Law" (co-author) Shoji Homu, 2000. "Encyclopedia of Bankruptcy" (co-author) Kinzai, 1999. "The Basics of Bankruptcy and Composition" (co-author) Seirinsyoin, 1997. Speaker, Aozora Bank, presented the current situation of Business Recovery and its legal problems, December 2003. Speaker, Japanese Association for Business Recovery, presented the prepackage plan of the United States and insolvency law of England, November 2003. Speaker, Bank of Japan, presented the corporate revitalization and related legal issues, November 2003. Speaker, Japanese Association for Business Recovery, presented the prepackage plan of the United States, October 2003. Speaker, Sogo Unicom, presented the role and practice of Turnaround Specialists at Business Revitalization Research Seminar, June 2003. Speaker, Financial Facsimile Newspaper, presented the recent method of Business Revitalization and its acceptance in Japan, April 2003. Panelist, International Insolvency Institute, presented Japanese Insolvency Law and insolvency practice, June 2004. Panelist, International Pacific Bar Association, presented Japanese Insolvency Law and insolvency practice, May 2005. Panelist, International Bar Association (IBA), presented the new Japanese Insolvency Practice at Committee “J”, September 2003. Panelist, Insol Lenders' Meeting, presented the effect of the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan upon bankruptcy professionals’attitudes, September 2003. Panelist, Insol Comparative Regimes Session, presented the difference in bankruptcy law practices between several countries and Japan, September 2003. Panelist, American Bar Association (ABA), presented the difference in bankruptcy law practices between the United States and Japan, April 2002. Panelist, ABA, presented the new CRL and other related issues at fall joint meeting with the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ), October 2001. Tokyo Bar Association (Vice President, Industrial Revitalization Corp. Sub-Committee, Bankruptcy Committee, 2003-present; Vice President, Civil Rehabilitation Law Sub-Committee, Bankruptcy Committee, 2002-present; Vice President, Bank Failures and Bankruptcies Sub-Committee, Bankruptcy Committee, 1997-2000; Member, House of Representatives, 1996-1997; Member, Children’s Rights Committee, 1994-2000) International Pacific Bar Association Japanese American Society for Legal Studies Human Resource Development Center for Business Recovery, Working Group of Planning and Steering Committee; Japanese Federation of Insolvency Professionals (Committee member, 2004-present) INSOL International; International Insolvency Institute Board Member of the Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals, 2003-present American Bar Association Japanese Association for Business Recovery (Committee member of pre-packaged plan, 2002-present) International Bar Association (Committee member for Insolvency and Creditors’s Rights, 1998-2000) Shinichiro received a LL.B. in 1987 and LL.M. in 1989 from Waseda University and LL.M. from University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 2001.