Michihiro Mori Verified Lawyer

Qualification Admitted in Japan (2005)

Education 1999 Harvard Law School (LL.M.) 1993 The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional Experience 2007 - 2019 Partner, Nishimura & Asahi 2005 - 2006 Counsel, Nishimura & Asahi 2003 - 2005 Judge of the Fukuoka District Court 2000 - 2003 Staff Attorney, Civil Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat Office of the Supreme Court of Japan 1995 - 1998 Judge of the Tokyo District Court

Major Achievements Defence against petition for provisional disposition of suspension of issuance of new shares of Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Idemitsu side) Filing of Corporate Reorganization of Japan Airlines (JAL) Filing of Corporate Reorganization and Act as a Trustee of Hayashibara Group Lawsuit concering failure of system, representing for Mizuho Securities against Tokyo Stock Exchange (appeals, appeals, and first instance) Large Tax Litigation Related to Repo Transactions Canon Recycling Inc. Patent Rights Infringement Litigation (Appeal)

Major Publications Japanese-English Model Work Rules [3rd Edition] (Author-Editor, Chuou-Keizaisha, 2019) Practical Law Global Guide 2018 & 2019: Pensions (Japan Chapter) (2018) Japan Chapter and Asia Overview Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited International Insolvency: Group insolvency and directors' duties - 4th Edition (2015) The Labour and Employee Benefits multi-jurisdictional guide (Japan Chapter) (Co-author, Practical Law Company, 2011) PLC Cross-Border Labour and Employee Benefits Volume 2: Employee Share Plans Handbook 2010/11 (Japan Chapter) (Coauthor, Practical Law Company, 2010) PLC Cross-border Labour and Employee Benefits Volume 1 Handbook 2009/10 (Japan Chapter) (Co-author, Practical Law Company, 2009)

Languages Japanese, English