Takeuchi Akira

Takeuchi Akira

Partner

  • Attorney at law
  • CFE
Memberships
Tokyo Bar Association
Language
Japanese

Takeuchi Akira’s Profile

Mr. Akira Takeuchi is a nationally recognized practitioner specialized in risk management and crisis management, whose motto is to assist and support proactive risk management and aggressive risk taking by business enterprise. He experienced senior counsel’s position at a large securities firm and has taken many outside director’s/outside auditor’s positions in listed companies.

Admissions/Qualifications

1996 Japan
2014 Certified Fraud Examiner

Education and Professional Experience

1990 Waseda University (LL.B.)
1996 The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (Diploma)
1996-2001 Associate at a law firm in Tokyo
2001-2006 Counsel, Legal Department, Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. (Currently, SMBC Nikko Securities, Inc.)
2006-2010 Partner, Kunihiro Sogo Law Office
2010 Founder, Proact Law Office

Outside Directorships, etc.

2005-2013 Member of Board of Directors, Japan In-house Lawyers Association
2008-2014 Member of Board of Company Auditors, Daiko Denshi Tsushin, Ltd.(TSE 2nd Sec.)
2010-2017 Outside Director and Chair of Audit Committee, Kabucom Securities Co., Ltd.(TSE 1st Sec.)
2014-2016 Outside Director and Member of Audit Committee, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (TSE JASDAQ)
2014-2019 Outside Director, The Nippon Roads Co., Ltd.(TSE 1st Sec.)
2015-2017 Chair, Special Committee on Anti-Racketeering, Tokyo Bar Association
2015-Present Member of Board of Company Auditors, Number-1 Corp. (TSE JASDAQ)
2015-Present Member of Audit Committee on Specific Clinical Study, The University Hospital of the University of Tokyo School of Medicine
2016-Present Member of Anti-Bribery Committee Japan
2017-2019 Vice Chair, Special Committee on Anti-Racketeering, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
2018-Present Member of Board of Directors, Association of Certified Fraud Examiner Japan
2018-2024 Outside Director, Eco-Style Corporation
2018-Present Outside Director, Mynavi Corporation
2022-2023 Comprehensive External Auditor, Minato-Ward, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
2023-2024 Member of Corporate Conduct Improvement Committee, JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
2024-Present Comprehensive External Auditor, Minato-Ward, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Awards

2018 Nikkei Survey – Rank 6th (voted by companies) and Rank 8th (voted by companies and bengoshis) in Crisis management category
2019 Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)
2020 Nikkei Survey – Rank 10th (voted by companies and bengoshis) in Crisis management category
2020 Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)
2021 Nikkei Survey – Rank 10th (voted by companies and bengoshis) in Crisis management category
2021 Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)
2022 Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)
2023 Nikkei Survey – Rank 13th (voted by companies) and Rank 5th(voted by companies and bengoshis) in Crisis management and Fraud response category
2023 Best Lawyers (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice)

Representative Crisis Management Cases

2014 Member, Outside Investigation Committee on Issue Regarding Rebates for Personals with Foreign Government of Japan Transportation Consultants, Inc.
2016 Member, Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Evaluation and Verification of OhSho Food Service Corporation
2017 Member, Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Crisis Management Business of Shokochukin Bank Ltd.
2018 Chairperson, Special Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Inspection of Products of Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
2019 Member, Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Accounting of Hoshizaki Corporation
2020 Member, Outside Investigation Committee on Foreign Corruption of Tenma Corporation
2020 Member, Advisory Committee on Prevention and Compliance of Relia, Inc.
2020 Vice Chair, Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Accounting of Hyas &Co., Inc.
2023 Vice Chair, Outside Investigation Committee regarding some media reports which suspect sock-puppeting of IR Japan Holdings, Ltd.
2023 Member, Independent Review Committee Regarding Governance of Nomination of Directors and Officers and Other Matters of Airport Facilities Co., LTD.
2023 Member, Outside Investigation Committee regarding Improper Accounting of amana inc.
2024 Vice Chair, Outside Investigation Committee regarding Improper conduct by management of LUCKLAND CO.,LTD.
2024 Vice Chair, Outside Investigation Committee regarding Investigation into issues such as double salary payments and other fraudulent expenditures involving seconded employees of Tokyo Women’s Medical University