JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Hironori Nishikino and Koji Kanazawa, Chuo Sogo LPC
Chuo Sogo LPC routinely advises on and issues opinions regarding insurance laws and regulations, as well as matters related to the incorporation, merg- er and acquisition, restructuring, and liquidation of insurance companies. The firm also regularly handles insurance-related litigation and dispute resolution. Since 2005, Chuo Sogo LPC has seconded its law-
yers annually to the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the regulatory body overseeing Japan’s insurance in- dustry. This experience has provided the firm with in- depth insight into the inner workings of this complex agency, enabling it to navigate the often intricate and constantly evolving insurance regulatory landscape more effectively.
Authors
Hironori Nishikino is a partner at Chuo Sogo LPC and chair of the firm’s insurance and reinsurance group. He advises on finance-related laws and regulations, corporate matters – including entity
Koji Kanazawa is a partner at Chuo Sogo LPC with key expertise in insurance and reinsurance, banking
and finance, regulatory matters, corporate/M&A, and cross-border transactions. He is admitted to practice in Japan and in the State of New York. Koji has served as a visiting attorney at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP in Chicago, USA, and at Rodyk & Davidson LLP (now Dentons Rodyk) in Singapore. During a secondment with the Supervisory Coordination Division of the Supervisory Bureau of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) from 2014 to 2015, he handled a range of regulatory, compliance, and dispute resolution matters in the insurance sector. He currently serves as an external statutory auditor for Rakuten General Insurance Co, Ltd.
establishment and organisation, M&A, and bankruptcies and liquidations – and represents insurance companies in legal disputes concerning financial and insurance products and services, including judicial proceedings, mediation, and financial services ADR. Hironori has previously been seconded to the Insurance Business Division of the Supervisory Bureau of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan as a fixed-term governmental official. Since 2007, he has been a member of the Japanese Society of Insurance Science and is a prolific author on all aspects of insurance law.
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