Social Science Seminar

ProfessorHOSHI, Akio

Law is one of the most effective social institutions humankind created to live a social life with people holding different cultural, religious, conventional and linguistic backgrounds. Understanding law will equip you with a powerful tool to survive the modern society which becomes increasingly globalized and complicated.

Courses

Introduction to Business Law
Comparative Company Law
Law and Economics
Corporate Finance and Law
Basic Seminar Ⅰ・Ⅱ
Advanced Seminar Ⅰ・Ⅱ
Graduation Seminar

Law courses at ISS are designed to equip non-law students with the ability to effectively communicate with lawyers when they are faced with legal issues in the course of business. Topics discussed at the courses include the basic private law areas, such as property, torts and contracts, as well as advanced legal issues relating to corporate governance and finance.

Seminar

At Hoshi's seminars, specific topics are analyzed and discussed by participating students. Past topics include case studies of accounting fraud, tax avoidance schemes and corporate acquisitions, as well as readings of English literature on economic analysis of law and business organizations.

Profile

2025	Professor, Gakushuin University
2015	Associate Professor, Gakushuin University
2012	M.Fin., University of Cambridge
2006	Foreign Attorney, Nishimura & Asahi (formerly, Nishimura & Partners) (-2010 and 2012-2015)
2004	LL.M., Harvard Law School
2001	Research Associate, University of Tokyo (-2003 and 2005-2006)
2001	LL.B., University of Tokyo

Fields of Specialization

Corporate LawSecurities RegulationInternational Business LawLaw and EconomicsLaw and Finance

Research content

Hoshi’s research focuses on legal issues relating to corporate governance and finance. His recent papers discussed judicial review of anti-takeover and anti-activist measures, interpretation of corporate acquisition contracts and judicial valuation of unlisted shares.

Major Publications

“Shareholders' Equity and Dividend Regulation in Japan: How Can Financial Reporting and Capital Maintenance Be Reconciled?” Accounting, Economics, and Law: A Convivium, Vol. 15, Iss. S1 (January 2025), pp. S349-S383 (with Mioko Takahashi and Clemence Garcia).
"The Peculiar Development of Anti-takeover Measures in Japan," Journal of Corporate Law Studies, Vol. 24, Iss. 2 (2024), pp.587-623
"Doing Deals in Japan Revisited: An Updated Introductory Guide for U.S. Practitioners," The M&A Lawyer, Vol. 27, Iss.1 (January 2023), pp.8-29 (with Stephen D. Bohrer).
"Interpretation of Corporate Acquisition Contracts in Japan: A Legal Transplant through Contract Drafting," Asian Journal of Comparative Law, Vol. 16, Iss. 1 (July 2021), pp.106-123.
"Uncertainty Avoiding Behavior and Cross-border Acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific Region," Japan and the World Economy, Vol. 41 (March 2017), pp.99-112 (with Marc Bremer, Kotaro Inoue and Kazunori Suzuki).
"Appraisal or Injunction? Corporate Takeovers under Uncertain Judicial Valuation", in Zenichi Shishido (ed.), Enterprise Law: Contracts, Markets and Laws in the US and Japan (Edward Elgar, 2014), pp.237-251.

Contact

E-mail : HOSHI, Akio

Office : South 2-303

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