February 13, 2014
Co-hosted by Keio University Law School and Faculty of Law
"Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Corporate Reorganization—From the Perspective of a Comparison of Japanese and Chinese Civil and Commercial Law"
On March 4, the Law School, in co-sponsorship with the Faculty of Law, will host a symposium as detailed below, titled "Contemporary Issues in Corporate Reorganization—From the Perspective of a Comparison of Japanese and Chinese Civil and Commercial Law," inviting three professors from Tsinghua University in China.
The purpose of this symposium is to achieve academic results from a comparative law perspective regarding the rapidly developing civil and commercial laws in both Japan and China. Furthermore, we hope this will serve as an opportunity to foster ongoing academic exchange between the Juku Faculty of Law and Law School and Tsinghua University.
The visiting scholars, Professor Wang Baoshu of Tsinghua University (a leading figure in China's civil law academia) and Professor Zhu Ciwen of the same university (a leading figure in China's commercial law academia), hold important positions in the Chinese legal academic world. Additionally, Lecturer Zhu Daming, also from Tsinghua University, is an up-and-coming commercial law scholar who obtained his PhD in Law from Hitotsubashi University and is well-versed in the legal affairs of both Japan and China.
Through this symposium featuring these three professors, we hope that Keio University can play a part in the academic legal exchange between Japan and China.
We cordially invite all interested faculty members and students to attend.
Details
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Venue: Distance Learning Room, Mita South Building
Symposium Program
10:00 a.m.–:
Professor Akio Ikeda, "Corporate Reorganization and Assignment of Claims, Assumption of Obligations, and Assignment of Contracts"
Professor Wang Baoshu, "Revision of the Chinese Civil Code"
Professor Naoki Kanayama, "Evasion of the Interest Rate Restriction Act and Piercing the Corporate Veil"
2:00 p.m.–:
Professor Tsukasa Miyajima, "Abusive Corporate Demergers and Avoidance of Fraudulent Acts"
Professor Zhu Ciwen, "Corporate Reorganization in China"
Professor Kiyoshi Sugawara, "Practical Issues Surrounding Business Transfers—Focusing on Creditor Protection"
Lecturer Zhu Daming, "Revision of the Chinese Securities Law and Corporate Reorganization"
*Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for presentations in Chinese.