PROFESSIONALS

Kunifumi Toyoshima

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2001

Oct. 2006

Aug. 2009

Aug. 2015

Oct. 2018

Graduated from Tohoku University Faculty of Law

Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined Yanagida & Nomura (now Yanagida & Partners)

Joined NOMURA & PARTNERS

Founded TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

Certified Fraud Examiner, (CFE) certification

Fields of practice

His current practice focuses on litigation and disputes, corporate legal affairs and cases related to human resources and labor. He serves as a legal advisor to a wide variety of companies, ranging from startups to firms listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, as well as local governments and educational institutions. He also serves as a training instructor on conflict prevention for many companies and organizations.

External committee membership

Apr. 2010

2012/2014/2015

Jun. 2015

Apr. 2016

Tokyo Bar Association Labor Law Special Committee member (to present)

Instructor for Labor and Social Security Attorney competency assurance training

Renewable Japan Co.,Ltd. outside auditor (to present)

Tokyo Bar Association Special Committee on Labor Legislation, Corporate Groups / Restructuring and Labor Law Subcommittee, Chairman (to present)

Books and essays

・Practical Solutions to Labor Incidents Learned From 27 Cases (coauthor, Nihon Horei)

・Points of Labor Law Due Diligence in M&A (coauthor, SHOJIHOMU Co., Ltd.)

・Points and Examples of Clauses for Settlements in Individual Labor Disputes

(editor and author, SHINNIPPON-HOKI PUBLISHING Co., Ltd.)

・Dialogue: "Diversity and treatment of human resources in Japanese society" (NBL No. 1185, p. 5)

・Dialogue: "Legal affairs and human resources: Creating synergy through collaboration and fostering

human resources" (NBL No. 1200, p. 4)

Lectures

・Responding to Legal Reform/Telecommuting and Labor Issues (seminar for corporate groups)

・Labor Case Workshop (seminar for corporate groups)

・Harassment Prevention Training (seminar for companies)

・The Concept of "Equal Pay for Equal Work"

・Exploring the Future of Practical Business Based on the October 2020 Supreme Court Decision

(SHOJIHOMU seminar); and many others

Shunsuke Sano

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2005
Mar. 2007

Dec. 2008
Jan. 2009
Mar. 2013
Mar. 2014

May. 2017

Jun. 2018
Nov. 2018

Graduated from Tokyo University Faculty of Law, Private Law Course
Completed major at the School of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Tokyo University
Admitted to the bar (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined City-Yuwa Partners
Seconded to the legal department of a major general trading company
Seconded to the Inspection Bureau of the Financial Services Agency
(Financial Securities Examiner and Specialized Examiner)
Completed LL.M. course at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law
(With a specialization in Business Law – Business Law Track)
Admitted to the bar in New York, United States
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

Fields of practice

In addition to general corporate and litigation matters such as the Companies Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, bankruptcy law, and labor law, he also handles a wide range of compliance matters and provides legal advice to local governments, leveraging his experience with secondment.

External committee membership

Apr. 2021

Jul. 2022

External member of Sankei Building Asset Management Co., Ltd. Compliance Committee (to present)

Supervisory officer of Nochu JAML REIT Investment Corporation (to present)

Rena Hagiwara

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2002

Mar. 2008

Dec. 2009

Apr. 2010

Aug. 2015

Graduated from the Faculty of Law and Economics, Chiba University
Completed course at Meiji University Graduate School of Law
Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)

Joined a law firm in Tokyo

Member of the Special Committee on Labor Legislation for the Tokyo Bar Association (to present) Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

Fields of practice

Her current practice focuses on general corporate legal affairs, labor law, compliance, and general civil cases, typically from the corporate side. Taking an approach grounded in the prevention and early resolution of labor disputes, she handles not only individual labor issues, but also many projects to establish and implement internal labor compliance systems, including the maintenance of employment regulations and other rules and regulations.

External committee membership

Apr. 2016

Nov. 2016
Apr. 2018

Apr. 2019
Jan. 2021

Member of Adachi Information Disclosure and Personal Information Protection Review Board
until March 2020
Instructor for Labor and Social Security Attorney competency assurance training
Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee on Labor Legislation for the
Tokyo Bar Association (to present)
Lecturer at The Open University of Japan
Member of the Tokyo Dispute Adjustment Committee (to present)

Books and essays

・Introduction to Labor Cases (Dismissal, Overtime Pay, Collective Bargaining and Workers' Compensation)

(coauthor, Horitsu Jyohou Publishing)

・Compensation for Mental Suffering in Labor Cases (coauthor, SANRO Research Institute,Inc.)

・Points of Labor Law Due Diligence in M&A (coauthor, SHOJIHOMU Co.,Ltd.)

・New Labor Case Practice Manual (coauthor, GYOSEI CORPORATION.)

・Points and Examples of Clauses for Settlements in Individual Labor Disputes (coauthor, SHINNIPPON-

HOKI PUBLISHING CO.,LTD.), etc.

Shinobu Awaya

Shinobu　Awaya

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2003

Mar. 2008

Dec. 2010

Jun. 2017

Feb. 2020

Sep. 2020

Apr. 2023

Graduated from International Christian University, College of Liberal Arts, Department of
Social Sciences

Completed major at the School of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Tokyo University
Admitted to the bar ( Daini Tokyo Bar Association)

Joined a law firm in Tokyo

Seconded to the Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries

Joined Tono & Tanami Law Office (currently Tono, Tanami & Kosada Law Office)

Withdrawal with credits from Doctoral Program in Socio-Legal Studies at Graduate School
of Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo

Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

External committee membership

Oct. 2020

Nov. 2020
Jan. 2021

Member of Nasushiobara City Environmental Council (to present)
Member of Nasushiobara City Environmental Impact Assessment Council (to present)
Member of Nasushiobara City Business Location Council(to present)

Visiting researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(to present)

Books and essays

・University Life and Jurisprudence(co-author, YUHIKAKU PUBLISHING CO., LTD.),etc.

Yoshiaki Watanabe

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2009
Mar. 2011

Dec. 2012
Apr. 2013
Apr. 2018

Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Law
Completed major at the School of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Tokyo University
Completed legal apprenticeship
Employed by TOKYO Metropolitan Government
Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

Books and essays

・Points and Examples of Clauses for Settlements in Individual Labor Disputes (coauthor, SHINNIPPON-

HOKI PUBLISHING CO.,LTD.), etc.

Kento Takenoya

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2012
Mar. 2014
Dec. 2015

Sep. 2016

Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law, Department of Law
Completed course at Waseda Law School
Admitted to the bar ( Daini Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined Akino, Ariga, Nagase & Yoshikawa L.P.C.
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

External committee membership

Feb. 2017－

Mar. 2022

Apr. 2017

Apr. 2020

Waseda Law School JD Mentor
Secretary of the Labor Issues Review Committee of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association (to present)
Member of Daini Tokyo Bar Association Information Disclosure and Privacy Protection
Committee (to present)

Books and essays

・Creative planning for emergencies: Drafting termination clauses in English contracts

(coauthor, Business Homu, August 2019)

・Points and Examples of Clauses for Settlements in Individual Labor Disputes (coauthor, SHINNIPPON-

HOKI PUBLISHING CO.,LTD.)

Lectures

・Basic Legal Course: Civil Law I (General Provisions)(Center for Professional Legal Education and Research,

Waseda University course Feb. 2017－Mar.2022)

・Aiming for Risk Response and Developmental Continuity

(seminar at ASAMA Research Extension Center 2017)

Nobuhiro Uhara

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2013
Mar. 2016
Dec. 2017

Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Law, Department of Law
Completed course at Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Law
Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNER

Taisuke Otono

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2015
Mar. 2017

Jan. 2019

Jul. 2020

Graduated from School of Law, Osaka University
Completed major at the School of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Tokyo University
Admitted to the bar (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined a law firm mainly handling corporate matters
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

External committee membership

Apr. 2021

Daini Tokyo Bar Association Young Lawyers Forum Committee Member (to present)

Masaharu Sato

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2018
Dec. 2019

Apr. 2022

Graduated from Law Department of the College of Law and Politics, Rikkyo University
Admitted to the bar (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined Nishimura & Asahi Law Firm
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

Mai Wakabayashi

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2017
Mar. 2019

Dec. 2020

Feb. 2023

Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Law
Completed major at the School of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Tokyo University
Admitted to the bar (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined Nishimura & Asahi Law Firm
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

Sawaka Kadomi

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2019
Mar. 2021
Dec. 2022

Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Law, Department of Law
Completed course at Keio University Law School
Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

Yusuke Daino

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2020
Mar. 2022

Dec. 2023

Jan. 2024

Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Law, Department of Law
Completed major at the School of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Tokyo University

Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

Ryo Nishijima

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2019
Mar. 2022

Dec. 2023

Jan. 2024

Graduated from Tokyo University Faculty of Law, Department II: Legal Profession Course

Completed major at the School of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, Tokyo University

Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS

Kota Yoshioka

Academic background/career history

Mar. 2020
Mar. 2022
Dec. 2023

Jan. 2024

Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Law, Department of Law
Completed professional degree program at Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law

Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)
Joined TOYOSHIMA & PARTNERS