Satoru Kohdera
Managing Partner
- Lawyer (Kobe & Tokyo offices)
Satoru Kohdera practices in the areas of general corporate law, bankruptcy and civil rehabilitation, medical negligence and administrative law. He also has experience in guardianship cases regarding the management of assets of the elderly as well as wills and the administration of deceased estates. Satoru also holds a current appointment as an external auditor of a publicly listed company and uses that experience to provide legal advice regarding corporate governance and compliance. He has previously served as the President of the Hyogo Bar Association and the Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. He currently serves as the President of the Hyogo Bar Association’s international relations committee.
Professional History
| 1958 | Born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
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| 1984 | Graduated from Osaka University Faculty of Law |
| 1988 | Passed Bar exam |
| 1991 | Completed legal training; registered as a lawyer; entered Ohshiro Law Office |
| 1993 | Partner of Higashimachi Law Office |
| 1999〜2000 | Kobe city nursing care service provider evaluation committee member |
| 2000～2004 | Amagasaki city information disclosure review committee member |
| 2000〜2012 | Kobe city public welfare research committee, special member |
| 2003～2004 | Vice president of Hyogo Bar Association |
| 2004～2006 | Adjunct instructor, Kwansei Gakuin University Faculty of Law |
| 2004～ | Kobe Anshin Support committee member |
| 2004～ | Auditor, Kanki Inc. |
| 2006～ | Civil mediator (Sasayama Summary Court, Kobe Summary Court) |
| 2006～2009 | Kobe city public welfare research committee, special member |
| 2009～2012 | Chairman of regional support examination committee, Hyogo regional office, Japan Legal Support Center |
| 2012～2014 | Deputy Director, Hyogo regional office, Japan Legal Support Center |
| 2012～2014 | Board of Trustees selection committee member, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation |
| 2012～ | Board of Trustees selection committee member, Kobe Public Welfare Promotion Association |
| 2013～2016 | Kato city information disclosure review committee member |
| 2013～2017 | Substitute auditor, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| 2014～2014 | External committee member investigating bribery of former staff member of the Kobe City Hospital Organization |
| 2015～ | Managing partner of Higashimachi LPC |
| 2015～2016 | Kobe volunteer probation officer selection committee member |
| 2015～2016 | President of Hyogo Bar Association |
| 2016～2017 | Vice president of Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
| 2017～2018 | Disciplinary committee member, Kobe Public Welfare Promotion Association |
| 2017～ | Member of expert committee regarding creating dementia patient-friendly communities (Kobe city) |
| 2017～2020 | Auditor, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| 2018～2019 | Member of examination committee regarding the proper enforcement of residential requirements under the Public Offices Election Act (Ono city) |
| 2020～2022 | Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Publications
| Co-editor of “The Elements of the Tramper Shipping Business” by Shigeru Tamura; 2009, Inui Steamship Co., Ltd. |
| Co-author of “An easy to understand guide to company law”; 2003, Shin Nihon Hoki |
Seminars and Presentations
| “Public servants and the revised Civil Code” 2018 Harima-Awaji Regional Association of Equity Commissions staff workshop (12th December 2018) |
| Debt recovery training Kato city (29th February 2016) |
| “Practical implementation of the revisions to the Labor Contracts Act and the Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons Act” Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry (19th December 2012) |
| “Seminar for supporters on how to utilise adult guardianship (in Tamba and Kakogawa)” Hosted by Rights Protection Centre Partner Hyogo, supported by Hyogo Association of Certified Social Workers (21st and 23rd November 2010) |
| “Explanation of the Adult Guardian System” 2010 guardian training seminar hosted by the Japanese Association of Certified Social Workers (11th July 2010) |
Major Published Cases
| Compensation claim case (the “Amagasaki Municipal Amagasaki Higashi Senior High School Case”, (Kobe District Court, 10th September 2002, published in Rodo Hanrei No. 841, p. 73) |
Major Maritime Cases
| Case claiming compensation for damage due to the oil spill from the tanker Nakhodka, Fukui District Court case number Heisei 11 (1999) (Wa) 295 |
| Case seeking a provisional disposition order against a vessel (published in 1991 “Kaijihou Kenkyukai Journal” No. 111, p1-13) |
Memberships
| Kobe Rotary Club |
| Japan Bar Association |
| National Insolvency Lawyers Network |