Profile and Expertise

After registered an attorney at law in Japan, Yuki Hashimoto established his own firm in Japan and worked as a representative partner of a law firm with three (3) offices in Japan. He has provided legal service as advisor to a wide range of organization in Japan, including companies in construction, real estate management, system development, real estate brokage, retail, cleaning industries as well as local government and politic parties.
He has extensive experiences in corporate governance matters related to compliance such as Companies Act, Personal Data Protection Act, Anti-corruption and Bribery Policy and investigations related to foreign restriction, license for the Japanese entities entering a business in the ASEAN area including Malaysia, and in subsequent matters related to the establishment of local companies, acquisitions of local companies, business transfers, and Joint Ventures.

He also has a deep understanding of Japanese companies through his experience in running a law firm providing corporate legal services in Japan, and is able to accurately finds the needs of customers and provide appropriate advice.
He has been a member of One Asia Lawyers since September 2020, providing advice on general cross-border Asian legal matters (M&A, regulatory investigations, etc.) with a focus on Malaysia.

• Experience
• Publications
• Seminars
• Newsletter

• Investigating regulations on a major Japanese telecommunication Japanese company for entering Malaysia
  Investigating regulations and drafting relevant regulations related to building EC website for a major retail Japanese company in Japan
  Investigating regulations and drafting relevant regulations related to Personal Data Protection for a major Japanese company entering Malaysia
  Assisting a major logistic Japanese company for entering Malaysia on Joint Venture
  Assisting a major material Japanese company on M&A related to entering Malaysia
  Assisting a major communication companies for setting up local entity in Malaysia
  Investigating regulations related to privacy policy and data transfer for a major IT Japanese company
  Investigating intellectual properties including copyrights for a major financial Japanese company
  Assisting settlement of a local labor dispute for a Japanese company
  

• Civil guardian training seminar (Organized by Kawanishi-City, Hyogo, 2016-2019)
  Corporate Human rights seminar (Organized by Kawanishi-City, Hyogo, September 2017)
  Reading from the latest judicial precedents - Equal Pay for Equal Work(Organized by Osaka Association labor and Social Security Attorneys, November 2019)
  Basic knowledge of the Civil Code necessary for labor law practice(Organized by Osaka Association labor and Social Security Attorneys, May, 2020)

• 2024/09/17Malaysia: Amendments to Personal Data Protection Act 2024

  2024/06/13Malaysian Companies Act 2016 : Proposed Amendments on the Appointment of Nominees

  2024/03/21Malaysia: Companies Act 2016 [Amendment] Bill 2024: Introduction to Beneficial Ownership, and Nominees Reporting Framework

  2024/02/21Navigating ‘Play to Earn’ and NFTs Within Malaysia’s Legal Framework

  2023/12/14Malaysian Civil Litigation Series. Volume 6: Stopping Midway: Strike Outs

  2023/11/14New Code of Ethics for Company Director and Company Secretary

  2023/08/14Data Protection in Malaysia: The General Code of Practice – An Overview

  2023/08/14A Peek into Malaysia’s Proposed Consumer Credit Act

  2023/07/13Empowering Businesses: How Malaysia’s Employment Law Benefits Employers

  2023/04/13Dealing with employee’s misconduct in Malaysia through Domestic Inquiry

  2023/03/13“Mediation” as an Effective Framework for Debt Settlement in Malaysia

  2022/12/13Malaysian Civil Litigation Series

  2022/11/21The Basics on Securities in Malaysia

  2022/10/13Malaysian Construction Law: Expeditious payment dispute resolution through CIPAA 2012

  2022/09/12Malaysian Civil Litigation Series

  2022/09/12Malaysian Tax Law – Stamp Duty

  2022/07/13Tax exemptions for foreign investors in Malaysia

  2022/07/13Basic Concepts of Malaysian Foreign Exchange Regulations

  2022/06/13Trademark Registration in Malaysia – The Process and Procedures, and the Benefits of Registration

  2022/06/13Company Statutory Forms in Malaysia

  2022/06/13Legal updates: the New Minimum Wage and the Recently Passed Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021

  2022/04/14Director’s Duties in Malaysia

  2022/03/14Steps to Consider Before and After Legal Proceedings

  2022/02/25Revised Competition Guidelines in Singapore

  2022/02/15Compliance Framework in Business Corporations

  2022/02/15Debt Recovery in Malaysia

  2022/01/12Amendments to the Fair Trading Act in New Zealand

  2022/01/11Foreign investment restriction in Malaysia ~Construction~

  2022/01/06The Proposed Changes on Malaysia’s Employment Act 1955