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Michiko Hara
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Biography

A corporate and commercial lawyer who practises in Canada and internationally, Michiko Hara has extensively lectured and written on various legal topics. Mrs. Hara counsels a clientèle that does business in North America and internationally. She holds directorships in many companies and frequently provides advice on corporate governance issues as well as the duties and liabilities of corporate directors and officers. She has authored many policies and procedures manuals dealing with corporate governance for publicly traded and private companies.

After enjoying uninterrupted success since the beginning of her legal career, in 1991 she co-founded the law firm Hara Rothschild, a full service boutique that serviced the unique needs of Japanese corporations, entrepreneurs and individuals doing business in Canada and elsewhere.

In February 1997, Hara Rothschild merged with Davis LLP, one of Canada's pre-eminent national law firms. Davis LLP has Canada's leading Japan Practice Group and it is the only Canadian law firm with offices in Japan.

Directorships, Memberships & Professional Activities

• Member, Québec Bar Association
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• President, Shoko-kai, Montréal
• Member, Shoko-kai, Toronto

Publications & Seminars

Publications:

• 2006, published "Business Guide: Overview of Canada's Legal System" in collaboration with JETRO (The Japan External Trade Organization).
• 1999, contributor to the Canada Business Guide published by Prosper Kikaku
• 1994, contributor to the Canada Business Guide published by New Media
• 1991, published in collaboration with the law firm Fraser & Beatty, a Japanese booklet titled Doing Business in Canada
• 1986, published in Québec business magazine Les Affaires, a series of articles which analyzed how a company might successfully penetrate the Japanese market
• 1978, authored a Japanese language book which described Quebec's distinct society and its culture. In 1980, this work was published by the University of Tamagawa Press, Tokyo

Seminars:

• Employment and Labour Law - 2009; Speaker at a Honda Supplier Seminar in Alliston, sponsored by Honda of America
• Employment Strategies in Bad Times and Good Times - 2009; Speaker at a JETRO Emergency Support Seminar for Japanese Businesses held in Toronto
• Issues relating to Employment Law in British Columbia - 2009; Speaker at a JETRO Emergency Seminar for Japanese Businesses held in Vancouver
• Employer Strategies during a recession - 2009; Speaker at a JETRO Emergency Support Seminar for Japanese Businesses held in Toronto
• Recent Developments in Employment Law - 2008; Speaker at a Toronto seminar sponsored by JETRO
• Contract: Common Traps - 2008; speaker at a Toronto seminar sponsored by JETRO.
• Workplace Harassment - 2006; speaker at a Toronto seminar sponsored by JETRO.
• Doing Business in Quebec and Canada - 2006, speaker at Tokyo seminar jointly sponsored by the Canadian Embassy and the Government of Quebec.
• Corporate Governance - 2005; speaker at a Toronto seminar sponsored by JETRO.
• PIPEDA - 2004; speaker at a Toronto seminar jointly sponsored by JETRO and the Toronto Japanese Commerce and Industry Association.
• PIPEDA - 2004; speaker at Montreal seminar sponsored by the Montreal Japanese Association of Commerce and Industry.
• Investor Immigrant Program - 2003; speaker at Tokyo and Osaka seminars jointly sponsored by the Canadian Embassy and the Government of Quebec.
• Contracts: common traps - 2003; speaker at a Toronto seminar sponsored by JETRO.
• Joint Venture and Financing - 1999; speaker at a Tokyo seminar sponsored by the Canadian Embassy ored
• Legal Issues Related to Doing Business in Japan - 1996; speaker at a Montreal seminar sponsored by JETRO.
• Concept of Contracts in Japan - 1996; speaker at a Toronto seminar sponsored by JETRO.
• Intellectual Property and Contracts - 1995; speaker at an Ottawa seminar sponsored by the Canada-Japan Trade Council.
• Intellectual Property Law - 1995; speaker at Toronto and Vancouver seminars jointly sponsored by Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada, JETRO, the Ontario International Trade Corporation and the British Columbia Government.
• Doing Business in Quebec - 1995; speaker at a Toronto seminar jointly sponsored by the Quebec Government and JETRO.
• The Concept of Contracts in Japan - 1994; speaker at a Toronto seminar sponsored by the Canada-Japan Industrial Co-operation Forum (ICF).
• The New Quebec Civil Code and its impacts on business - 1994; key speaker at a Tokyo seminar sponsored by the Government of Quebec and a Montreal seminar sponsored by JETRO.
• NAFTA and the Canadian Business Environment - 1994; key speaker at a series of investment conferences hosted and sponsored by the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo and the Canadian Consulates General in Hiroshima, Matsuyama and Fukuoka.
• Various Legal Aspects of Investing in Canada - 1993; key speaker at a Nagoya seminar sponsored by the Canadian Consulate.
• Trips and Traps in Doing Business in Canada - 1993; key speaker at a luncheon seminar sponsored by the Osaka Century Club in collaboration with the Canadian Consulate General in Osaka.
• Legal Aspects of Investing in Canada - 1992; key speaker at a series of investment conferences sponsored by the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo.
• Introduction to Canadian Legal Notions - 1991; key speaker at a conference sponsored by the following associations - The Japanese Businessmen's Association, Shinki - Kai (a Japanese Immigrant's Association) and Harmonize International (a Japanese Businesswomen's Association).
• Crucial Issues For Successful Investment In Canada - 1991; speaker at the Japanese Government and Private Sector Joint Conference (Kan-Min Godo Kaigi) held in Montreal.
• Introduction to the Canadian Competition Act - 1987; speaker at the Japanese Government and Private Sector Joint Conference (Kan-Min Godo Kaigi) held in Toronto.
• Industrial Cooperation - 1985; key note speaker at various conferences sponsored by Investment Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
• International Contracts with Japan - 1985; key speaker at a conference sponsored by the World Trade Center for Eastern Quebec.
• The Legal Aspects of Doing Business with Quebec and Investing in Quebec - 1985; key speaker at conferences sponsored by the Chambers of Commerce of Tokyo and Osaka.
• The Customs Act - 1985; key speaker at a Montreal conference sponsored by JETRO.
• The Notion of a Contract in Japan - 1984; key speaker at a conference sponsored by Quebec's Ministry of Foreign Trade.

Education

• LL.L., (Cum Laude), University of Ottawa, 1983.
• B.A. (Political Science), Faculty of Law, Keio University (Tokyo), 1972.
• Certificate of Private International Law, Academy of International Law at The Hague, 1983.
• Certificate of Business Administration, University of Ottawa, 1983.

Place and Year of Call

• Québec, 1984

Languages Spoken

• English
• French
• Italian
• Japanese

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