Japan

Partner
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Tokyo
+81 3 6889 7177
minami_shigeki@noandt.com
www.noandt.com

Languages: Japanese and English

Bar admissions: Admitted to the Bar in Japan, 1997

Biography

Shigeki Minami's practice focuses on various forms of mergers and acquisitions, including statutory reorganizations, leveraged buy-outs, management buy-outs, joint ventures, strategic alliances and private equity investing. He is recognized as a specialist, especially in handling M&A matters from the aspect of tax affairs.

Mr. Minami is also an expert in general tax law matters. He regularly represents major Japanese and foreign companies in tax audits, tax disputes and competent authority procedures (including APA and MAP) with the Japanese and foreign tax authorities, and he has litigated tax cases in the National Tax Tribunals and the Japanese courts.

Mr. Minami serves as the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Regional Committee of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), and as a member of the Practice Council of International Tax Program, New York University School of Law.

Practice areas

• General Corporate
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Private Equity/Venture Capital
• Tax Advice and Planning
• Tax Disputes
• Wealth Management/Business Succession/Inheritance

Academic qualifications and professional experience

• The University of Tokyo (LL.B.), 1994
• Admitted to bar in Japan, 1997
• New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Corporate Law), 2002
• New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Tax Law), 2003
• Masuda & Ejiri, New York, 2003-2004
• Visiting Professor in tax law, LEC Graduate School of Accountancy, 2005-present
• Adjunct Lecturer in civil law seminar, The University of Tokyo2006, 2008 and 2009
• Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, 2007-
• Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, 2009-present
• Adjunct Lecturer in law and economics, The University of Tokyo, 2010-present
• Visiting Professor in Tax Law, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University, 2016-present
• Adjunct Lecturer in Tax Law, Sophia Law School, 2017-present

Partner
TradeTax International Tax & Accounting (Tokyo, Osaka, Bangkok, Sri Lanka)

Tokyo
+81 3 3264 5271
atsushi_shibata@japan-jil.com
https://www.e-japan-jil.com

Languages: Japanese (native), English and French

Qualifications: Tax Attorney, Certified Customs Specialist, JETRO(Japan External Trade Organization) Trade Adviser

Biography

Recently, he has been integratedly focusing on how to maximize efficiency, minimize risk, and maximize cash flow in the global supply chain business by separating commercial flow from logistics, rather than individually focusing on tax, law, and logistics. Naturally, he also considers global reorganization and finance together.

He is also the President of the Bansei Holdings Company consisting of Bansei Securities & Insurance companies etc., a semi-major player in Japan, and is co-author of Global Trade and Customs: A practical comparison of major jurisdictions, published by IBFD in the Netherlands in 2020. He used to be an expert in KPMG, Arthur Andersen, and IBFD in the EU, etc.

Practice areas

• EC trade consulting
• General corporate and global corporate structures
• Tax-effective international trade using bonded area, low-tax rate countries, FTA and international taxation.
• Refund of VAT/customs duties
• HS number change
• Recalling/returning goods
• Finance and asset management companies in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong

Academic qualifications and professional experience

• Waseda University in Tokyo
• Graduate School of Yokohama National University in Yokohama (LLM in Business Law)
• Graduate School of Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands (LLM in EU Business Law)
• Green-Templeton College of Oxford University in the UK (Advanced Management)
• Graduate School of Waseda University in Tokyo (MBA in Finance)
• Nippon Suisan Kaisha Co., Ltd.
• IBFD (International Bureau Fiscal Documentation) in the Netherlands
• Arthur Andersen/KPMG

Thesis/Bibliography

• Theses: Legal Strategy on Foreign subsidiaries (Japanese)/Foreign Currency Transactions and Tax Deferrals (Japanese)/Taxation of PEs in the EU and in Japan (English)
• Bibliography: “European VAT Law (Japanese)” / “Q&A of International Taxation (Japanese)” / “Foreign Investment Strategy of Japanese company (Japanese)” / “International Inheritance (Japanese)”

Present

• Partner of TradeTax International Tax & Accounting
• CEO of Bansei Holdings Co., Ltd.

Qualifications

• Tax Attorney
• Certified Customs Specialist
• JETRO Trade Adviser