Professor Akio Otsuka

Akio OTSUKA is Professor of Law at the University of Tsukuba, Law School in Tokyo. His main areas of specialization include corporate law and international transaction law.


Education:

Ph.D. in Law, The University of Tsukuba, Graduate School, Tokyo (March 2001)

M.B.A., Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University (August 1991)

LL.M., Deadman School of Law, Southern Methodist University (May 1990)

LL.B., Hitotsubashi University (March 1984)


Professional Appointments:

Dean: The University of Tsukuba, Law School, 2013-2015

Professor: The University of Tsukuba, Law School (2005-present) (tenure)

Tokai University, Law School, Tokyo (2004-2005)


Publications

Books;

“Case Study on International Business Litigation -- Comprehensive Approach of International Business Laws, Conflict of Laws and International Civil Litigations” Nihon Hyoron Sha (2007)

"Casebook: International Business Laws" Seirin Shoin (2004)

"Private Enforcement of Antitrust Laws Q & A" Chuo Keizai Publishing (2002) v "M&A Defense Based on the Corporate Law Reformation" Chuo Keizai Publishing (2002)


Articles:

International Jurisdiction and Choice of Law in Cross-border infringement Actions involving Intellectual Property Rights, 18 Tsukuba L.J. 1 (2015)

Legal Valuation on Corporate Social Responsibility, in CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND LAWS (Japan Association of Business Law ed., 2015)

Directors’ duties under the U.K. Companies Act 2006 with a focus on a duty to promote the success of the company, 42 International Business Law 359 (2014)

Normative Analysis of Corporate Governance: Toward a Functional Analysis of Japanese Model, 28 Keio Law Journal 31 (2014)

Contemporary Problems in Corporate Governance – Principles concerning concentration of power and adjustment of stakeholder interests, 10 Tsukuba L.J. 51 (2011)

A Study of Squeeze-out of Minority Shareholders and Shareholder Equality Principle (1) (2), 1878 Commercial Law Review 31, 1879 Commercial Law Review 24 (2009)

Significance of Business Purpose Test in Squeeze-out Transactions, 2 Tsukuba L.J. 15 (2007)

Legal Study of International Merger, in Harmonizing Of Jurisprudence (Koichi Aoyagi ed., 2007)

Overview of M&A Defenses to be Checked Before General Meetings, Business Homu [Business Legal Affairs] Vol.5, No.5 (2005)

Precaution and Countermeasure against Hostile TOBs, Business Homu [Business Legal Affairs] Vol.4, No.8 (2004)

Recent Trend of U.S. & Japan Parallel Importation Cases, 32 International Business Law 6 (2004) International Immigration and Nationality Law in Japan, in International Immigration and Nationality Law (Dennis Campbell and The Center for International Legal Studies ed., Martinus Nijhoff Publishers (2003) Takeover Defense Based on the Commercial Code Amendment Regarding Stock System, 1618 Commercial Law Review 26 (2002) International Jurisdiction and Applicable Law Concerning International Disputes over Intellectual Property Rights, 29 International Business Law 1171 (2001)

Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Antitrust Laws, 20 International Business Law 486 (1993)