"Overseas Development Support Research Lecture" : Mitsuru Misawa (Partner) and Tatsuya Kakihara (Of Counsel)

Mitsuru Misawa, Partner, and Tatsuya Kakihara, Of Counsel, presented a lecture entitled "Overseas Development Support Research Lecture" for member banks of the Regional Banks Association of Japan, and explained legal considerations regarding the expansion of business into Southeast Asia.

Regional banks are increasing efforts to provide information and financial support for their clients' business expansion into Asia.

The lecture covered legal points to keep in mind with regard to business expansion, the current situation and points to keep in mind in each country regarding e-commerce websites, subjects that bankers of regional banks who provide support should know, as well as local circumstances with respect to Southeast Asia (especially Indonesia and Vietnam), a popular destination for overseas expansion for many clients of regional banks.