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Shiro Kuniya

Shiro Kuniya has been highly acclaimed; Ranked among Nikkei Business Journal’s top ten most highly regarded lawyers in Japan in the areas of “Corporate and M&A” and “International Transaction and Dispute Resolution”. Listed as Leading Lawyer for M&A in IFLR 2015, for Financial & Corporate Law in IFLR 2017 (International Finance Law Review) Listed as leading individuals in “Corporate / M&A” section and “Dispute Resolution" section, Chambers Asia Pacific, Asia, Pacific’s Leading Lawyers for Business, (since 2009). Listed as leading individuals in “Corporate and M&A” section, the Asia Pacific Legal 500 (since 2009). Listed in Corporate and M&A, International Business Transactions, Litigation, Intellectual Property and Trade section in “Best Lawyers” (since 2008). Awarded “Project Finance of the Year 1999” (Universal Studio Japan Theme Park Project) by Euromoney. · Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

JapanCorporate / M&A, International Business TransactionsJapanese, English

About

Shiro Kuniya is a highly acclaimed lawyer at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, noted for his work in corporate/M&A, international transactions and dispute resolution. He has been repeatedly ranked in IFLR, Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers, and was awarded Euromoney’s Project Finance of the Year (1999) for the Universal Studios Japan theme park project.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&AInternational Business TransactionsInternational ArbitrationLitigationIntellectual PropertyBanking & FinanceProject Finance

Office

Expertise

Project finance (Universal Studios Japan theme park project)Cross-border M&A and international transactionsArbitration and international dispute resolutionServed as arbitrator at Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC) and The Asian International Arbitration Center (AIAC)

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.), 1986
  • Legal Training and Research Institute (Supreme Court), Japan, 1982
  • Kyoto University (LL.B.), 1980

Languages

JapaneseEnglish