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Shinichiro Shimizu
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Shinichiro Shimizu

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Main Practices
Risk Management / General Compliance / Regulatory Investigations (Domestic and Foreign) / Accounting Fraud / Insider Trading and Market Manipulation / Anti-bribery (Domestic) / Internal Reporting Systems / Corporate Governance / Shareholder Meetings / Corporate Disputes / Proxy Disputes and Special Shareholders / General Corporate Legal Affairs / Establishing Companies and Businesses for Startups / Securities Transactions, Disclosure, and Securities-related Litigation / Tax Advice and Tax Planning / Corporate Disclosure Compliance
Languages
Japanese / English
Office
Tokyo
Qualifications
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) (Certified in April, 2019)
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Overview

Publications & Seminars

Awards

Admitted

Japan (2018)

Bar Association

Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association

Education

Hitotsubashi University (LL.B., 2000)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan

Background

Public prosecutor（October 2001-August 2018）
Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office (Special Investigation Department)（2010）
Administration Division, Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, Financial Services Agency（2012-2014）
Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office (Special Investigation Department)（2015)
Secondment with Japan Exchange Regulation, Listed Company Compliance / Examination Department (August 2018- August 2020)
Members of the Board (Audit & Supervisory Committee), JASTEC Co., Ltd. (February 2022-)
Member of the Discipline Maintenance Committee of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (June 2022-)

Special Investigation Committee Member, Fraud Investigation Cases Relating to Amana Inc. (June 2023)

 

 

Publications

  • "How to Prevent and Respond to Insider Trading - What Former Prosecutors Value," the August 2023 Issue of the Compliance News (2023)

  • "IPO and Compliance," the July 2023 Issue of the Compliance Support Declaration (High Technology Communications, Inc.'s Newsletter) (2023)

  • ”Lawyers Guide 2023,"  Lexis Nexis and Business & Law LLC (January 2023) [Interview]

  • Explanation of Actual Cases: Market Manipulation - For the Formation of a Fair Market, SHOJIHOMU Co., Ltd. (2022) [Co-author]
  • "Considerations on the Crime of Fraudulent Means under Article 158 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act," Kinyu Houmu Jijo September 25, 2019 issue (2019)
  • The Legal 500 Comparative Guides - Bribery & Corruption (2nd edition), Japan chapter, Legalease Ltd. (2019) [Co-author]
  • "The Power of Specialists for Preventing, Identifying, and Responding to Misconduct," Business Law Journal No.131, LexisNexis Japan (2018) [Co-author]

Web Articles

  • "Interview with Authors! Attorney Shinichiro Shimizu and Attorney Satoshi Shimura 'Explanation of Actual Cases: Market Manipulation'," SHOJIHOMU PORTAL (January, 2023) [Interview]

Seminars

  • "Introduction of IPO by Local Companies," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, December 5, 2022
  • "Establishing an anti-social forces screening system when preparing for an IPO," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, November 7, 2022
  • "Ex-TSE listing examiner sheds light on the black-boxed anti-social forces checks by explaining IPO preparation practices and assessment methods based on listing standards," hosted by SOCIALWIRE CO., LTD., August 24, 2022
  • "A Former TSE Lawyer Talks about the Key Points of Listed Companies’ Response to Scandals, Effective Self-purification and Recovery of Trust," hosted by the Business Research Institute, January 31, 2022
  • "Effective Measures to Promote Compliance Awareness - For Front-line and Aecond-line Compliance Personnel," hosted by Financial Management Forums, Inc., December 14, 2021
  • "Overview and Points of IPO Examination in Non-Accounting Fields," hosted by Liaison Council of Small and Medium Audit Firms of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, June 3, 2021
  • "Responding to Corporate Scandals – One day intensive seminar," hosted by the Business Research Institute, July 3, 2019