PwC Legal Japan - Our people - Hidenori Shibata
Hidenori Shibata
Bar Admission: Japan, Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2013)
Languages: Japanese, English
Areas of practice: General corporate, M&A, Wealth management, Financial regulatory compliance and financial transactions, Technology.
Hidenori Shibata focuses on domestic and cross-border corporate matters, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. He also advises on financial regulatory compliance and legal issues arising from blockchain technology, including cryptoassets and NFTs.
Following approximately three years with Nishimura & Asahi, a leading Japanese law firm, he joined PwC Legal Japan in 2016. His experience includes a secondment to the legal department of a major domestic securities company and hands-on involvement with a startup company.
Education
| 2010 | University of Tokyo (B.A.) |
| 2012 | University of Tokyo, Law School (J.D.) |
Professional experience
| 2013-2016 | Nishimura & Asahi |
| 2016- | PwC Legal Japan |
| 2019-2021 | Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities (seconded) |
Publications
| December 2022 | PwC Global Crypto Regulation Report 2023 |
| May 2022 | Japanese Regulations on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) |
| July 2021 | New Japanese Regulation on Telecomunications Businesses Provided by Foreign Business Operators |
| February 2016 | The Inward Investment and International Taxation Review- Sixth Edition – (Japan Chapter) Law Business Review (co-author) |
September 2015 |
Practical Law Tax on Transactions Global Guide 2015/16 (Japan Chapter, Tax on corporate transactions) Thomson Reuters (co-author) |
September 2014 |
The Tax on Transactions multi-jurisdictional guide 2014/15 (Japan Chapter, Tax on corporate transactions) Practical Law Company (co-author) |
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