Partner

KUROUDO SUZUKI

Personal history

Auditor, Shuchiin University (November 2011 -)
・ Significance of Corporate Use of “Inspectors of General Meetings” by Corporations and Practical Matters for Attention
　(Kaisha Homu A2Z, September 2007 Issue; joint authorship)
・ Appropriate Working Hours Management from the Perspective of Workers’ Health Maintenance
　(Kansai Employers’ Association, August 2008 Issue)
・ Legal Advice on Employment Contracts for Corporations
　(Seirin Shoin, November 2011; joint authorship)

　Mr. Susuki is responsible for providing various forms of advice and handling litigation in relation to corporate law.

　He currently focuses on the following fields and would like to further enhance his expertise in these areas.

◇Companies Act
　Measures for general meetings of shareholders, company reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, MBOs, corporate governance, internal control, compliance, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, litigation related to the Companies Act, non-contentious cases, etc.

◇Employment and Labor Affairs (on behalf of Employer)
　Issues relating to contracts for work and worker dispatching, mental health, sexual harassment and moral harassment in the workplace, responses to labor unions, personnel retrenchment and dismissal, work related accidents, working hours management, secondment and reshuffling of personnel, etc.

Major Lectures

・”Seminar to Explain the Ordinances of the Ministry of Justice issued in connection with the New Companies Act”
　”Internal Control System Construction from the Standpoint of Shareholder Derivative Action”
　(hosted by Dai-Ichi Hoki Co., Ltd. and held in February 2006)
・”Basic Course on Legal Practice of General Affairs and Accounting for Bills and Checks”
　(hosted by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and held in May 2008)
・ “Contract Practice: M&A Contracts (Corporate Law in a Risk Society)”
　(hosted by Dai-Ichi Hoki Co., Ltd. and held in August 2008)
・”Laws on Facilitation of Management Succession in Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises” by Jigyo Shokei Juku
　(hosted by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and held in October 2009)
・ “Smooth Business Succession in Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises”
　(hosted by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and held in November 2009)
・ “Legal Practice for Prevention of Personnel Difficulties”
　”Authority over Personnel Matters such as Reshuffling, Secondment of Personnel, Employment Transfer, etc.” and “Working Hours”
　(hosted by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and held in November 2009)
・”Trial by Lay Judges: What If I am Selected as a Lay Judge?”
　(hosted by the Council for Regional Female Groups in Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, and held in December 2009)
・”Training for Business Succession in Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (Introduction) ”
　(hosted by the Osaka Bar Association and held in March 2010)
・Seminar for Specialists regarding Business Succession: “Laws Regarding Business Succession ”
　(hosted by the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan (SMRJ), Kinki Head Office, and held in October 2010)
・Legal Practice Course for Persons Responsible for Personnel Affairs
　”Authority over Personnel Matters such as Reshuffling, Secondment of Personnel, Employment Transfer, etc.” and “Working Hours”
　(hosted by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and held in November 2010)
・”Moral Harassment in the Workplace and Corporate Responses” by Hanrei Kenkyukai (Case Study Workshop)
　(hosted by Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) and held in December 2010)
・”Laws and Practice Concerning Worker Dispatching, etc.” by Rodo-ho Kenkyukai (Labor Law Workshop)
　(hosted by the Amagasaki Employers’ Association and held in October 2011)
・”Legal Practice Course for Persons Responsible for Personnel Affairs”
　”Disciplinary Action,” “Dismissal and Resignation,” and “Mental Health Measures, Death from Overwork, and Industrial Accidents”
　(hosted by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and held in November 2011)
・”Matters for Attention in Business Succession: What to Do Now for Smooth Business Succession”
　(hosted by the Japan Corporate Auditors Association and held in December 2011)
・”Labor Difficulties in Earthquake Disasters” by Hanrei Kenkyukai (Case Study Workshop)
　(hosted by Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) and held in December 2011)

Principal Practice Areas: He is responsible for providing various forms of advice concerning corporate law, handling of litigation, etc.