HCA Law: Summary

HCA Law was established to provide corporate legal services consistent with companies’ actual needs and based on a knowledge of business, accounting, and finance as well as law.

Satoshi Hirota, HCA Law’s founding partner, provides these services based on his experiences

• – as a corporate lawyer in Japan working in various fields including M&A and financing
• – as a lawyer specializing in international corporate law working for an international law office based in the United States
• – as a team member working to support investment and management decisions at a private equity fund
• – as Head of Control and Services at a venture company

HCA Law: Principles

HCA aims to serve it clients as a partner for frank discussions and consultation by

• – working closely with the executives and offices of the client company to understand their position
• – gaining a deeper understanding of the client’s business principles and intended outcomes
• – demonstrating thorough commitment to each project

HCA Law: Expertise and advantages

1 Advanced corporate legal services grounded in practical business requirements

Satoshi Hirota, the founder of HCA Law, gained practical experience of corporate law with a major corporate law office in Japan and an international law office based in the United States before working as a member of the team in the investment and M&A business, engaging in hands-on work while maintaining a lawyer’s perspective. As such, he is able to provide, for reasonable fees, advanced corporate legal services grounded in practice business requirements.

2 Ability to understand and appreciate client’s business models and principles

The process of constructing a project’s schemes and contractual documents varies with the client’s business model, as does the focal point of the negotiations. The company’s corporate principles and vision also affect its internal organization and regulations. As a result of his experience in business management and first-hand knowledge of the processes behind developing managerial principles and business models, HCA Law understands the importance that business managers place on principles and models and how difficult it can be to reflect and incorporate these matters into practice. It is this practical background that helps to improve and support for your business.

3 Thorough commitment to each product and speedy responses

Based on an understanding of the uncertainties and time pressures facing project supervisors, HCA Law endeavors to eliminate clients’ worries and concerns through a sincere, committed response, responding speedily to the client in accordance with the project’s time demands.

4 Support during negotiations

From his own experience working on the front lines of project management, Satoshi Hirota of HCA Law is able to assist clients not simply by preparing the required documentation but also researching and drawing up negotiation strategies and proposals that take account of prior negotiation history and the counterpart’s needs.