Background
Hiroyuki Kano is a qualified Japanese lawyer ("bengoshi") as well as a qualified lawyer in the US (New York) and Australia (Queensland and Federal). He is the only bengoshi practising law in Australia.
Hiroyuki has experience in international transactions, foreign investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings, contract negotiation and commercial litigation. Hiroyuki's expertise is in bridging the gap between Australian law and Japanese law, based upon his knowledge and experience as a Japanese qualified bengoshi and an Australian qualified solicitor.
Before joining Clayton Utz in 2002, Hiroyuki practised Japanese law as an associate with Anderson Mori & Tomotsune in Tokyo, Japan.