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SHOHEI ONISHI

Shohei Onishi

Admitted to the Japanese bar in 2012 (Daini Tokyo Bar Association). Previously worked at Yahoo Japan Corporation (now LINE Yahoo Corporation) Corporate Policy Planning Division, Sato & Partners, and Miura & Partners. Currently serves as External Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, and Nomination Committee Member at SmartHR, Inc., External Director at Wellness Communications Inc., External Auditor at Kaminashi, Inc., and Advisor to the Startup Ecosystem Tokyo Consortium. His main practice areas include startup investment, M&A, IPO, regulatory compliance, and crisis management. In 2022, he was ranked 8th in the intellectual property section of the Weekly Toyo Keizai "Top Lawyers Selected by Legal Department Members," and in 2024, he was selected as a "Lawyer Startups Rely On" by the Nikkei Newspaper.

Career

2011　Completed the Keio University Law School
2013　Yahoo Japan Corporation (now LY Corporation) Corporate Policy Planning Division (until 2015)
2015　Sato & Partners (until 2019)
2018　External Auditor, SmartHR, Inc. (until 2021)
2018　Representative Director, Thinking Entertainments General Incorporated Association (to present)
2018　Mentor, Aoyama Startup Acceleration Center (current position)
2019　External Auditor, Wakrak Inc. (until 2024)
2019　Mentor, Startup City Promotion Council (current position)
2020　Mentor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government NEXs Tokyo Model Business Creation Program (to present)
2020　Advisor, Startup Ecosystem Tokyo Consortium (current position)
2021　External Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, SmartHR, Inc. (to present)
2021　External Director, Wellness Communications Inc. (current position)
2021　Evaluation Committee Member, "Startup Comprehensive Support Program," Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (to present)
2022　Examiner, "Deep Ecosystem" Target Company Selection Review Board, Startup Ecosystem Tokyo Consortium (until 2023)
2023　Chief Examiner, "Green Startup Support" Target Company Selection Review Board, Startup Ecosystem Tokyo Consortium (current position)
2023　Nomination Committee Member, SmartHR, Inc. (to present)
2023　External Auditor, Kaminashi Inc. (current position)
2023　Advisor, "JASTAR" Startup Support Project, AI Incubation Farm, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University (current position)
2023　Committee Member, Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City Rideshare Expert Committee (until 2024)
2023　Evaluation Committee Member, "Moonshot Type Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research and Development Project," Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (current position)