About
Hiro Iwamura is the Managing Partner of Bird & Bird's Japan office and a corporate/commercial partner. He advises Japanese clients on cross-border corporate matters, including M&A, joint ventures, and foreign direct investment, with a focus on the technology, communications, energy, media, entertainment, and automotive sectors. He also handles day-to-day legal matters such as compliance, commercial contracts, employment, and dispute resolution. His experience extends to advising on English law matters for clients in India, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Practice areas
CorporateCommercialMergers and AcquisitionsJoint VenturesForeign Direct InvestmentComplianceData ProtectionAnti-BriberyCompetitionDispute ResolutionArbitrationLitigationEmploymentReal EstateIntellectual Property
Office
Expertise
Cross-border corporate mattersM&A transactionsJoint venturesForeign direct investmentEstablishment of subsidiariesCompliance (data protection, anti-bribery, competition, regulatory)Corporate reorganisationsDispute resolution (arbitration and litigation)Employment mattersReal estate transactionsAdministrations/liquidationsCommercial contracts
Education
- BA in International Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
- JD (Hons), Brooklyn Law School, NY, USA
- PGDip in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Oxford
Admissions
- England and Wales (2005)
- New York (2004)
- New Jersey (2003)
Languages
JapaneseEnglish