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Hayato Kimura
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Hayato Kimura

Senior Partner

Main Practices
Project Finance / Structured Finance and Securitization / Corporate Governance / M&A, Corporate Reorganization, and Joint Ventures / General Civil Litigation / Wealth Management, Business Succession, and Inheritance / Real Estate Financing and REITs / Real Estate Transactions / Real Estate Development / North/Latin America
Languages
Japanese / English
Office
Tokyo
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Overview

Publications & Seminars

Awards

Admitted

Japan (2012) and New York (2025)

Bar Association

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Education

The University of Tokyo, (B.A., in Cultural Anthropology, 2009)
The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D., 2011)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
University of Michigan Law School (LL.M., 2022)
Passed the New York State Bar Examination (2022)

Publications

  • “Commercial Leaseholds and the 2027 Issue,” Monthly Registration Information No.763 (June 2025)
  • “PFAS Issues and How Financial Institutions Should Respond,” Kinyu Houmu Jijo No. 2257 (May 2025) [Co-author]
  • “Lawyers Guide 2025,” Lexis Nexis and Business & Law LLC (January 2025) [Interview]
  • Current Status of PFAS (organic fluorine compounds) and its Impact on Regulations and Future Actions, JOHOKIKO Co.(2024) [Co-author]
  • “Japan: Trends & Developments,” Chambers Global Practice Guides - Securitisation 2024, Chambers and Partners (2024) [Co-author]
  • Techniques for Utilizing Regional Financing, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2022) [Co-author]
  • “Japan: Trends & Developments,” Chambers Global Practice Guides - Blockchain 2022, Chambers and Partners (2022)  [Co-author]
  • 6000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.4: Money Lending & Collection, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2022) [Co-author]
  • Real Estate Investment Trust – Theory and Practice, 2nd Edition,  Koubundou Publishers Inc. (2019) [Co-author]
  • Guide to PPP/PFI Practices Covering Concessions, Conventional Type and New Methods, CHUOKEIZAI-SHA, INC. (2018) [Co-author]
  • 5000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.3: Lending, Management, and Guarantees, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2018) [Co-author] 
  • “How to Restore Business Value at an Early Stage When Dealing with a Corporate Crime or Scandal,” The Lawyers, ILS Publications, Inc. (October, 2015) [Co-author]

Web Articles

  • “Contract Formation and Enforcement in Japan: Overview,” Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (June, 2024)[Co-author]
  • “20 Q&As about Proposition 65,” Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO) (September, 2023) [Co-author]
  • “[Attorney Supervision] Property Division and Retirement Benefits,” Retirement Benefits Navigator (ADVISER navi, August, 2023)[Co-author]
  • “Contract Formation and Enforcement in Japan: Overview,” Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (August, 2022)[Co-author]
  • “Contracts, Negotiation and Enforcement in Japan: Overview,” Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (February, 2017; November, 2020 updated) [Co-author]

Newsletters

Seminars

  • “Key Points and Risk Management of Privately Placed Real Estate Fund Contracts - Thorough Explanation of Contract Clauses and Negotiation Perspectives to be kept in mind at GK-TK and TMK sites,” hosted by Financial Management Forums, Inc., June 17, 2025
  • “The Latest Trends in PFAS Regulations by U.S./Federal and State Laws: In Light of PFAS Regulations under Japanese Law,” hosted by JOHOKIKO Co., Ltd., on April 15, 2025
  • “Methods and Practical Considerations for Specified Joint Real Estate Ventures, a National Webinar,” hosted by Real Estate Market Organization Division, Real Estate and Construction Economy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, February 14, 2025.
  • “Recent Developments in PFAS Regulations: Comparison of U.S. Federal, State and Japanese Law, Corporate Responses and Litigation Cases,” hosted by Research and Development Support Center Co., Ltd., January 20, 2025
  • “Doing Business in Sri Lanka：First Steps for Japanese Companies Entering Sri Lanka,” hosted by Atsumi & Sakai and supported by Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI), November 27, 2024
  • “The Latest Trends in PFAS Regulations under U.S. Federal, State and Japanese Law - Litigation Cases, Movements in Each State and Measures to be Taken by Companies,” hosted by The Chemical Daily Co., Ltd., October 31, 2024
  • “PFAS Seminar - Forever Chemicals and How to Respond,” co-hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, Smith Gambrell Russell LLP and ERM Japan Ltd., and supported by Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI), September 24, 2024
  • “Introduction to Private Placement Real Estate Funds, including Effective Use of Corporate Real Estate,” hosted by Pronexus Inc., video available from April 15, 2024 to May 14, 2024
  • “Human Rights Due Diligence in the Global Supply Chain ~ Compliance Issues Associated with the U.S. Prohibition on Forced Labor ~,” co-hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP and Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg, P.A. and supported by Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI), June 28, 2023
  • “(1) Overview of Private Real Estate Funds and Real Estate Trust Beneficiary Interests” and “(2) Schemes for Private Real Estate Funds” at the seminar entitled “Techniques for Utilizing Regional Financing,” hosted by Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, May 10, 2023
  • “Commentary Seminar on California’s PFAS Regulations,” hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), video available from April 27, 2023
  • “Commentary Seminar on the Latest Proposition 65,” hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), video available from January 19, 2023