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Nishimura & Asahi Receives Top Rankings in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024
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Kaku Hirao has extensive experience advising on internal investigations and cases initiated by regulatory authorities. He has particular expertise handling criminal proceedings, thanks to his experience as a public prosecutor at the Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice. Sources note that he has a "good reputation" and "is good at dealing with clients."
Chambers
Kaku Hirao is a partner of our Crisis Management Team who has more than 10 years’ experience as a public prosecutor. He has profound experience and knowledge regarding domestic and international corporate crisis management. He has been highly appraised in various rankings such as the Nikkei ranking.
His main practice area is corporate crisis management and litigation. He is also highly knowledgeable and experienced on matters involving foreign investigations and regulatory authorities. He has dealt with many cases in relation to investigations by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, the Japanese Fair Trade Commission, the Japanese Public Prosecutor’s Office, etc., as well as foreign authorities such as the U.S. Department of Justice. He has also dealt with a variety of cases such as misconduct by executives and employees, violation of environmental regulations, violation of the regulation regarding pharmaceutical and medical equipment, etc. In addition to cases that require emergency responses, he has advised many companies to build effective whistleblowing systems and anti-bribery compliance programs, and he has assisted with due diligence procedures from a compliance perspective.
Awards & Rankings
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24 Nishimura & Asahi Lawyers Named Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers 2024”
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Outstanding Results for Nishimura & Asahi at the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
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Nishimura & Asahi receives top rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
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The Nikkei "Most Successful Lawyers in 2023"
Seminars
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Brazil: Global compliance & infrastructure seminar
São Paulo
External Seminars
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Mexico: Compliance with mexican laws and regulations seminar
Mexico City
External Seminars
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The practice of cyber security in Japan, the United States and Europe.
Tokyo
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Information leakage
Tokyo
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Tips for dealing with U.S. authorities
Tokyo
External Seminars
Publications
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Revised Edition: Practical Method of Dealing With Wrongdoing by Executives and Employees
Books
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Revised Edition: Practical Method of Dealing With Wrongdoing by Executives and Employees
Books
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Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Books
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Practical Method of Dealing with Wrongdoing by Executives and Employees Vol. 2
Books
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Practical Method of Dealing with Wrongdoing by Executives and Employees
Books
News
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- Support for the Criminal Justice Exploration Program for Middle and High School Students Hosted by the Legal Education Support Association
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- The cutting edge of cyber security and personal information protection in Japan, the United States, and Europe. - Important issues for IT and Legal department managers -
- Appointment
- Notice of our new partners and a foreign law partner
- Media
- The Nikkei on July 10, 2014
Education
- 2001
- The University of Illinois College of Law (LL.M.)
- 1996
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
- Working group member, "web3PT(formerly Project Team on Study of NFT Policy)" Digital Society Promotion Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
- Outside Corporate Auditor, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Outside Director, Endeavour United Co., Ltd.
- Outside Director, DAISYO CORPORATION
- Visiting Professor, Toin University of Yokohama Graduate School, Law School
- Public Prosecutor, Fukuoka & Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Offices
- Public Prosecutor, Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice
- Public Prosecutor, Chiba, Tokyo & Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Offices
- Public Prosecutor, Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice
- Public Prosecutor, Tokyo, Fukuoka & Okayama District Public Prosecutors Offices