Kento Tanei

Associate

Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

Tokyo

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Biography

Kento Tanei is a member of both the Corporate/M&A and Labor/Employment groups at Baker McKenzie's Tokyo office and worked as an employment law adviser while on a part-time secondment with a global consulting firm.

Practice Focus

Kento handles a full range of labor/employment law matters, from drafting terms and conditions of employment to advising on reductions in force and labor disputes. He has also been involved in a range of cross-border corporate transactions, including due diligence relating to mergers and acquisitions and international litigation.

Representative Legal Matters

Acted for various domestic and international clients in analyzing, structuring and preparing documents for reduction-in-force projects, including early retirement and voluntary resignation programs.
Represented various domestic and international clients in labor disputes and litigation (including labor tribunals).
Acted for various domestic and international clients in relation to performance management, overtime work management and other employment-related issues.
Acted for various domestic and international clients in relation to long-term incentive plans and other compensation and benefit schemes for executives and employees.

Professional Associations and Memberships

Tokyo Bar Association - Member

Admissions

Japan (2015)

Education

Keio University Law School (JD) (2014)
Waseda University (LLB) (2012)

Languages

English
Japanese

                    Publications
                
            Co-author, "COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Obligations and Other Considerations for Employers in Japan," Client Alert, Baker & McKenzie, April 2020
Co-author, "Working Style Reform-related Bills," Client Alert, Baker & McKenzie, July 2018

Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.