Hiroshi Shimuta

Education
Georgetown University Law Center Washington D.C.
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Business and Economic Law
Relevant Courses: International Business Transactions, International Project Finance and Investment,
Law and Foreign Investment in China, International Bankruptcy
The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Bachelor of Laws

Professional Experience
Shimuta Law Firm Fukuoka, Japan
Principal Attorney October 2013 – Present
Fukuoka Realty Co., Ltd. Fukuoka, Japan
Part-time Director June 2007 – Present
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer April 2004 – May 2007
Nishimura & Asahi Tokyo, Japan
Associate, Attorney at Law June 2007 – June 2012
Shimuta Law Firm Fukuoka, Japan
Principal Attorney December 2003 – May 2007
Shindo Law Firm Fukuoka, Japan
Associate, Attorney at Law October 2000 – December 2003

Other Information
Bar Admission: Japan, 2000, New York, 2014
Publication: Real Estate Investment Trust (Co-Author), Minjiho-Kenkyukai, June 2012
Other Information: Licensed as a Chief Real Estate Broker under the Japanese Real Estate Brokerage Law since February 2007

Keishi　Kuma

Education
Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas LLM in EU law, Paris, France,2020
Kyushu University Law School, Fukuoka, Japan
Juris Doctor
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Bachelor of Laws

Professional Experience
Shimuta International Law Firm, Fukuoka, Japan
Attorney at law, January 2016– Present
Wakakusu Law Firm, Saga, Japan
Attorney at law, January 2014 – December 2015

Other Information
Secretary General:Kyushu Federation of Bar Associations,2023
Visiting Associate Professor:Saga University Facaluty of Economics,2015
International Committee of the Fukuoka Bar Association,menber
FECC(Fukuoka Employment Consultation Center, member
European Union Studies Association Japan,member 
Bar Admission: Japan, 2014

Award
Received the highest award in the16th New Lawyer Awardfrom the publication KEIJI-BENGO(criminal defender)in January, 2019 on behalf ofGendaiJinbun-sha, Ltd, which publishes expertlegal books related to criminal law in Japan

Tsuyoshi　Hori

Education
the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Chuo University

Graduate School of Law, Keio University

Professional Experience

Shimuta International Law Firm, Fukuoka, Japan
Attorney at law, June 2023– Present

Hacchobori Law Office due to the integration of Nozomi Law Office

Attorney at law, April 2023-May 2023

Nozomi Law Office

Attorney at law, October 2015-April 2023

Takahashi General Law Office

Attorney at law, December 2014-September 2015

Main Affiliations

Associate Member of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Other Qualifications

Passed the Certified Public Accountant Examination

Tatsuhiko Sakamoto

Education
Kyushu University Law School, Fukuoka, Japan
Juris Doctor

The University of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Faculty of Foreign Language, Major in English

Professional Experience
Shimuta International Law Firm, Fukuoka, Japan
Attorney at law, May 2019– Present
Otemachi Law Office, Fukuoka, Japan
Attorney at law, December 2016 –  April 2019

Other Information
Bar Admission: Japan, 2016