Akira Moriwaki
Akira Moriwaki
Title: Partner
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Phone: 81-3-6888-1055 (Tokyo Office)
Fax: 81-3-6888-3055 (Tokyo Office)
Practice Areas
Direct Investment into China, License Agreements, M&A in China, IP Infringement in China, Private Equity, General Corporate Legal Affairs, Arbitration and Litigation in connection with China related Disputes, Anti-Dumping Investigations by Chinese Authorities.
Practice Groups
China Practice
Publications/Lectures
Books and Articles Authored in Japanese:
"Risk of Antitrust Laws Involving Doing Business in P.R. China ," The Lawyers (November 2008)
"Ignorance is Inexcusable - Antitrust Laws in P.R. China ," Weekly Economist (February, 2008)
"Impact of Enactment of Antitrust Laws in P.R. China - M&A and Compliance Issues and Their Active Utilization," The Lawyers (November 2007)
"Doing Business in China - Compliance System and Its Increased Necessity in China," Weekly Economist (August 2007)
"Anti-Trust Bill of P. R. China (Draft as of June 22, 2006) ---Overview and Possible Corporate Risk Management---," Kokusai Shoji Homu, Vol. 34, Nos., 9-11 (September, October and November 2006)(co-author) (editorial supervisor)
"Provisions for Anti-Dumping Cases in P.R. China (II)," Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal, No. 540 (June 2002)
"Provisions for Anti-Dumping Cases in P.R. China (I)," Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal, No. 538 (April 2002)
"New Developments of the Anti-Dumping System in P.R. China," Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal, No. 535 (January 2002)
Internet Law Encyclopedia for Businessman (Nikkei Business Publications, Inc., February 2001)
Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitration Awards in P.R. China (Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), Publishers, February 2000) (thesis submitted as a member of professional researchers of JCAA)
"A New Interpretation on Chinese Contract Law," International Business Law, Vol. 28, No. 2 (February 2000) (co-author)
"Promulgation of ‘Provisions on Mergers and Splits of Foreign Investment Enterprises' in P.R. China," International Business Law, Vol. 27, No. 12 (December 1999) (co-author)
Professional Lectures:
"Precedential Cases and Personnel of the Law-Enforcement Agency which occurred within two months since Chinese Antimonopoly Law went into effect" (Japanese) (October 2008)
"The Compliance System in China - Its Structure and Effective Operation" (Japanese) (July 2008)
"JICA Chinese Economic Laws and Enterprise Law Legislation Project - Antitrust Law in P.R. in China" (Japanese and Chinese) (December 2007)
"New Trends in Business in P.R. China - Impact of Antitrust Law" (Japanese) (December 2007)
"Contracting and Negotiation with Chinese Involved in Technology Alliance and Transfer and Trouble Preventative Measures" (Japanese) (September 2007)
"The Latest Chinese Business Seminar: Advanced Strategy of Management in China" (Japanese) (July 2007)
"Legal Problems and Risks Arising From ‘SARS' (Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome) and Methods for Avoidance" (Japanese) (June 2003)
"Counter Plans for Imitative Products, and Effective Ways to Cope with Problems of Trademarks in China" (Japanese) (May 2003)
"Actual Conditions of Law and Regulations in China and How to Cope with Troubles in Doing Business in China" (Japanese) (April 2003)
"Quality Risk Management: Product Quality and the Law - Increasing Litigiousness and Product Liability in China" (Japanese) (January 2003)
"How to Handle Infringements of Patent Rights in China and Relevant Legal Procedures" (Japanese) (January 2003)
"The Risk of Debt Collection and Its Legal Countermeasures" (Japanese) (November 2002)
"Regarding PL in China - High Consciousness of Rights and the Explosion in PL Cases" (Japanese) (July 2002)
"Remarks on Understanding of Legal Changes to Contractual Practice in China after its Accession to the WTO - Risk Management Issues Arising from Foreign Investment within the Peoples Republic of China" (Japanese) (June 2002)
"New Movement in Practice on Drawing Contracts in China after its Entry to the WTO" (Japanese) (April 2002)
"New Environment For Legal Investment For Foreign Companies in China after its Entry to the WTO" (Japanese) (March 2002)
"Minimizing, Avoiding and Allocating Contractual Risks when doing Business in China" (English) (February 2002)
"Latest Legal Practice on Business Development in China after its Entry to the WTO" (Japanese) (December 2001)
"Notes on Business in China after its Entry to the WTO" (Japanese) (October 2001)
"Drafting and Negotiating JV Contracts" (English) (September 2001)
"Blueprint of Investment Environment of China after its Entry to the WTO" (Japanese) (September 2001)
"New Era of Investment into China after its Entry to the WTO" (Japanese) (February 2001)
"Risk Management concerning Direct Investment into P.R. China by a Foreign Company" (Japanese) (December 2000)
"Establishment, Operation and Dissolution of Enterprises Invested into P.R. China by a Foreign Company" (Japanese) (October 1999)
"The Draft of the New Contract Act of P.R. China" (Japanese) (February 1999)
"Implementation of Various Measures to Prevent Company Debts from Becoming Defaulted" (Japanese) (June 1997)
Education
Keio University (LL.B., 1992)
Beijing Language and Cultural University (Language Training)
China University of Political Science and Law (non-degree graduate course)
Professional Admissions
Japan (1995)
Professional and Academic Associations
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
International Bar Association
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Adjunct Lecturer (Graduate School of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba, December 2004-January 2005; January 2007-February 2007; March 2008)
Languages
Japanese (first language)
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
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