Takayuki Kihira
Adjunct Professor of Law (Spring term)
Ithaca, NY 14853-4901
Fax: (607) 255-7193
Email: tk268@cornell.edu
Cornell Law School
L44 Hughes Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4901
Email: jsa97@cornell.edu
Professional Biography
Takayuki Kihira is a corporate M&A partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (MHM) in Tokyo, where he practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities laws, and international commercial transactions. After graduating from Cornell Law School in 2006, he practiced with Shearman & Sterling in New York City before returning to MHM. In addition to his legal practice, Kihira teaches M&A and Finance at Chuo University Law School in Japan. He has lectured for Cornell Law School’s Clarke Program Colloquium Series and for University of St. Gallen’s Executive M.B.L.-HSG program. His recent publications include Chambers Legal Practice Guides: Corporate M&A, Japan, 2017 (Chambers and Partners, 2017) and Corporations and Partnerships in Japan (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2012), as well as web articles for the Practical Law Company. Kihira has been selected by various media as a recommended lawyer in the corporate and M&A sector. Most recently, he is listed as a recommended lawyer in the 2018 Asia-Pacific-wide rankings by Chambers, as well as in the eight edition of "The Best Lawyers in Japan" by Best Lawyers.