Transforming
Legacy Practices
and Culture

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Contract Lifecycle Management

Our vision is to transform outdated business practices by placing contracts at the center of innovation. Through our CLM platform, we help organizations unlock new value and drive meaningful change.

By digitizing the entire contract lifecycle, we empower legal and business teams to focus on what matters most—confidently and efficiently.

LegalXross offers solutions across five key categories, each designed to align with real-world contract operations. Start with a single feature or combine multiple modules to create a solution tailored to your goals and challenges.

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five key categories : the Creation, the Signature, the Analytics, the Management and the Compliance

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Company Name	SMBC Legal X, Inc.
Head Office	Nishishinbashi Square, 1-3-1 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Founded	August 18, 2025
Executives	Hideki Mishima – President, CEO&CSO Hiroaki Taira – Director, COO Shin Haseba – Executive Officer, CFO Yoichi Fujimoto – Director (Part-time) Sadaoh Inoue – Auditor (Part-time)
Executive Adviser	Maki Kadonaga – Partner, Chief Knowledge Officer, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Wataru Shimizu – Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Dinesh Sharma – Founder & CEO, Volody Products Pvt Ltd
Business Description	(1) Providing "LegalXross," a platform that utilizes advanced technologies, including AI, to enhance and optimize contract management. (2) All other operations incidental or related to the foregoing.

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Career

In 2018, Hideki Mishima joined Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) as a mid-career hire. In 2019, he launched SMBC Cloudsign, Inc. as an in-house venture and became its President and CEO at the age of 37—the youngest in the SMBC Group. In 2023, he joined the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and was appointed Vice Chair of its Open Innovation Committee. He assumed the position of President, CEO of the Company in 2025.

"Driving Japan’s Economic Growth from a Unique Position as a Venture Originating from a Megabank"

Our company was founded as an internal venture from the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and we are guided by the following management vision:

1. Transforming Legacy Practices and Culture

As part of a financial group often seen as a symbol of legacy, we believe it is highly meaningful for us to lead by example—transforming ourselves first and using that momentum to inspire change across Japanese businesses.
As our first step, we aim to revolutionize how companies approach contracts by advancing the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) domain.
By leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as AI, we’re not just streamlining contract processes—we’re turning them into strategic solutions that drive business performance and accelerate corporate growth.
Looking ahead, we are committed to expanding this transformation beyond the legal domain to reshape traditional practices across a wide range of industries.

2. Becoming a Role Model for Open Innovation

By combining the robust assets of a megabank group with open innovation in collaboration with top leaders across various fields, and by designing our business with a global perspective from the outset, we aim to achieve a level of innovation and growth that neither traditional ventures nor large enterprises could accomplish alone.
Through these efforts, we strive to become a role model for new business creation in Japan and contribute meaningfully to the country's economic development.

Harnessing our unique position, we are committed to making a distinct and lasting impact on the Japanese economy. We deeply appreciate your continued support and encouragement.

August 18, 2025Hideki MishimaPresident, CEO

Hiroaki Taira

Director, COO

SMBC Legal X, Inc.

Career

In 2011, Hiroaki Taira founded a company that operated mobile game publishing and crowdfunding businesses in Tokyo and Thailand. After joining Bengo4.com, Inc. in 2017, he was appointed Director of SMBC Cloudsign, Inc. in 2019. In 2025, he joined Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) as a mid-career hire and became a Director of the Company in 2025. Member of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.
Shin Haseba

Executive Officer, CFO

SMBC Legal X, Inc.

Career

Shin Haseba joined Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in 2011, where he was engaged in corporate restructuring and new business establishment for listed companies. In 2021, he was in charge of accounting auditors in the Audit Committee Office of the SMBC Group. After serving as Head of HR and General Affairs at SMBC Cloudsign, Inc. in 2023, he was appointed Executive Officer of the Company in 2025.
Maki Kadonaga

Executive Advisor

Partner, Chief Knowledge Officer, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Career

Maki Kadonaga joined Anderson Mori & Tomotsune in 2008 and was appointed Chief Knowledge Officer in 2020. She became a partner in 2022 and has served as Co-Lead of the Japan Chapter of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) since 2023. In 2025, she received the Legal Intrapreneur Award at the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia Pacific.
Wataru Shimizu

Executive Advisor

Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Career

Admitted to the bar in 2005, Wataru Shimizu joined Anderson Mori & Tomotsune in 2016 and served as Head of the Nagoya Office from 2017 to 2021. His main practice areas are technology law and intellectual property law. He has been recognized in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025 under Technology, Media, and Telecoms (TMT), and in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025, among others.
Dinesh Sharma

Executive Advisor

Founder & CEO, Volody Products Pvt Ltd

Career

Dinesh Sharma is a seasoned legaltech entrepreneur with extensive experience in legaltech, banking, and finance. He spent 12 years at Deutsche Bank focusing on credit, finance, and automation, and later served as Global CFO at CRISIL (an S&P Global company). In 2015, he founded Volody to help businesses automate contract management, growing it into a trusted legaltech partner for global enterprises.