Kenta Nishioka

Qualifications ＆ Affiliations

Admitted in Japan (2013)
New York (2019)
England & Wales (2021)

Background

• Keio University (LL.B., 2009)
• Keio Law School (J.D., 2012)
• Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (Tokyo, 2014-2024)
• Columbia Law School (LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2018)
• Gleiss Lutz (Stuttgart, Germany, 2018-2019)
• Cuatrecasas (Barcelona, Spain, 2019-2020)
• Macfarlanes (London, UK, 2020-2021)
• Appointed as Counsel at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2024)
• General Manager of Legal 2 Department at GENDA Inc. (2024)
• Established Westhill Law (2024)

Major Publications

• “Ensuring Stable Supply of Specified Critical Materials: Perspectives from the Economic Security Promotion Act and the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act” (co-author) (Jurist, 2024)
• “Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition” (co-author) (Yuhikaku, 2022)
• “An Overview of the UK’s New Investment Regulation (National Security and Investment Act) and its Effect on M&A Practice” (Shojihomu, 2021)
• “M&A Rules in Emerging Asian Countries, 2nd edition” (co-author) (Shojihomu, 2016)
• “M&A Laws and Regulations in Russia” (co-author) (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, 2016)

Major Seminars/Webinars

• “Latest Developments in Foreign Investment Filing Practices in Cross-Border M&A Transactions” (Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, 2023)
• “European M&A Seminar for Japanese Expats” (Cuatrecasas/Gide/ Gleiss Lutz/GCA, 2020)
• “How to successfully enter the Japanese market” (Foment del Treball Nacional/ CEJE/Cuatrecasas, 2019)
• “Japan-Germany joint ventures in Germany” (Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Düsseldorf, 2019)
• “Investment Opportunities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia” (Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, 2016)

Awards

Selected by Best Lawyers® as Ones to Watch in Japan™ in the field of M&A (2022)

Other Activities

• Member of Entertainment Lawyers Network
• Completed Training Program for Music Copyright Managers (by Music Publishers Association of Japan)