Watanabe Takashi

Watanabe Takashi

Partner

  • Attorney at law
  • CIA
  • CFE
Memberships
Tokyo Bar Association
Language
Japanese, English

Watanabe Takashi’s Profile

Mr. Takashi Watanabe was the top legal officer at the top agent/entertainment contents producer for seven years, where he experienced in wide issues relating to entertainment business such as intellectual property, investment, distribution, public relations, compliance and so on. He obtained certification relating to fraud investigation as well as audit and expand his experience in, among other things, investigation, governance and internal control

Admissions/Qualifications

2004 Japan
2018 Certified Fraud Examiner
2020 Certified Internal Auditor

Education and Professional Experience

1995 Keio University (LL.B.)
2004 The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (Diploma)
2004-2007 Associate, Nagawa-Okamura Law Firm (Tokyo)
2008-2014 Manager, Legal Department, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.
2015-Present Partner, Proact Law Office

Outside Directorships, etc.

2008-2014 Member of Board of Directors, Yoshimoto Love & Peace Co., Ltd.
2010-2014 Chair, Compliance Committee, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.
2010-2014 Vice Chair, Risk Committee, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.
2013-2014 Director, Yoshimoto Administration Co., Ltd.
2018-Present Vice Chair, Special Committee on Anti-Racketeering, Tokyo Bar Association
2019-Present Member of Company Auditor, ABC Tempo Inc.
2020-2021 Outside Director, Leifras Co., Ltd.
2021-Present Member of Board of Directors, Japan Space Law Association
2023-Present Regular member of Japan Governance Research Association (formerly Japan Internal Control Research Association)

Representative Crisis Management Cases

2016 Member of investigation team under Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Evaluation and Verification of OhSho Food Service Corporation
2017 Member of investigation team under Outside Investigation Committee of Japan Academic Association for copyright Clearance
2018 Member of investigation team under Special Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Inspection of Products of Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
2019 Member of investigation team under Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Accounting of Hoshizaki Corporation
2020 Member of investigation team under Outside Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Accounting of Hyas &Co., Inc
2022 Member of investigation team under Special Investigation Committee Regarding Improper Accounting of Grace Technology Co., Ltd.
2023 Supporting member for Outside Investigation Committee regarding some media reports which suspect sock-puppeting of IR Japan Holdings, Ltd.
2023 Supporting member for Outside Investigation Committee regarding Improper Accounting of amana inc.
2024 Supporting member for Outside Investigation Committee regarding Improper conduct by management of LUCKLAND CO.,LTD.