横木増井法律事務所

Masatoshi Yokogi

Background
March 2001 Graduated from Izumo Senior High School
March 2005 Graduated from Hitotsubashi University (LL.B.)
March 2006 The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics (Left earlier)
September 2007 Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
September 2010 Yokogi & Masui Partners
Bar Association Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Qualification Attorney-at-law (Japan)
Language Japanese, English
Affiliation Management Lawyers Council, Committee for Labor Laws of Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association

 

Awards

In January 2022, his team was recommended as a “Firms to Watch” for “Labour and Employment: Independent local firms: Independent local firms” in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022.

In January 2023, his team was ranked in Tier 4 for “Labour and Employment: Independent local firms: Independent local firms” in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023.

In October 2023, he was recommended as National Leader by the “Who’s Who Legal: Japan 2023” in the practice area of “Labour & Employment”.

Publications

“Careful selection of comments about authority of finance” Nihon Kajo Shuppan Kabushikigaisha, January 2013 (Joint Authority)

“Flow and check – Guide to compliance on labor issues” Shinnippon Hoki Publishing Co., Ltd., April 2014 (Joint Authorship)

“Practices concerning bankruptcy (Third Edition)” Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., October 2019 (Joint Authorship)

Articles

“Measures for compulsory execution against entire real estates that a corporation without legal capacity to hold rights possesses – In case of using name of a third party -” Minji Kensyu No.642, October 2010

“Whether a company can dismiss an employee who is expected to be reinstated after a leave due to injury and disease if there is no task to be allocated to the employee” Rosei Jihou No.3883, February 2015

“Is it possible that an employer will dismiss a mid-career worker who has a capability but has a trouble with boss after the expiration of trial period?” Rosei Jihou No.3888, May 2015

“Whether a company can file a damage claim against the intern who released the details of internship on the web” Rosei Jihou No.3892, July 2015

“Is the adoption of de facto working hours system admitted if the subordinate behavior is grasped through LINE application?” Rosei Jihou No.3898, November 2015

“Does the action to continuously force a woman to use her recorded name instead of maiden name fall under power harassment?” Rosei Jihou No.3904, February 2016

“How to deal with a family refusing to leave a house even after the employee applied for leaving and left a house” Rosei Jihou No.3910, June 2016

“Is it possible to discontinue payment of housing allowance of a company one belongs to when one’s partner who belongs to another company starts receiving payment of housing allowance of the latter company?” Rosei Jihou No.3918, October 2016

Seminars

“Practice of law regarding social media” hosted by More-Selections Inc., April-June 2011

“Practice of law based on case studies -how to prepare contract document and more-” hosted by More-Selections Inc., April-June 2011

“Building framework for legal affairs with advantage in litigation and dispute” hosted by More-Selections Inc., June 2011

“How to deal with problematic employees – from encouragement to retire to dismissal” hosted by More-Selections Inc., September 2011

“Ordinance concerning elimination of an organized crime group” hosted by More-Selections Inc., January 2012

“Formulation of social media policy – examples of risks and troubles, measures to prevent and deal with internal rules, monitoring and dispositions -” hosted by Financial Management Forums, Inc., May 2012

“How to deal with problematic employees” hosted by Business Research Institute, 2012-2016

“Basic method for contract document preparation” hosted by Business Research Institute, 2012-2016

“Points to be noted when dealing with people in a bad condition of mental health” hosted by Business Research Institute, March and August 2014

“Points to be noted when dealing with people in a bad condition of mental health” hosted by Seminar Info Co., Ltd., March and October 2015

“Practice of law regarding disciplinary actions and how to deal with problematic employees according to specific examples” hosted by Business Research Institute, October 2015

“Several issues in labor and employment management in relation to management positions” Panelist at the 50th Convention hosted by Management Lawyers Council, September 2018 (Articles about the seminar was published in the Report of Management Lawyers Council No.93)