Hideroku Hara (原 秀六; born 1956) is a Japanese legal scholar and professor emeritus at Shiga University. He was granted the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Law for his study of The Legal Theory on the Distribution of the Synergistic Effects caused by Mergers from Waseda University. His research covers Commercial law, Corporate Law and Securities. Career He first became assistant professor at Nagoya University of Commerce & Business and later was appointed associate professor and then full professor at Shiga University. In 2002, Hara was granted a Doctor of Philosophy in Law for his study of Gappei Shinajī Bunpai no Hōri [The Legal Theory on the Distribution of Synergistic Effects caused by Mergers] from Waseda University under the ronbun hakase system. In 2020, he was appointed professor emeritus by Shiga University. Hara has consulted for government agencies, law firms, and multinational corporations. He was invited to teach at Japanese Central Railway School where the employees of Japanese National Railways (JNR) were trained to move into Ministry of Finance at the time of the reconstruction of JNR. Hara was also invited to teach at other universities such as Aichi University Law School, Konan University Graduate School, Aichi University Graduate School, Shimane University, Meijo University, and Chukyo University. Selected publications Books Kigyō Soshiki Hōmu [Legal Practice on Business Organizations], Zeimu Keiri Kyokai (1997) Gappei Shinajī Bunpai no Hōri [The Legal Theory on the Distribution of the Synergistic Effects caused by Mergers], Chuokeizai-Sha (2000) Articles "Haitō Seigen Kitei ni okeru Tōsan Yobō Kinō – Shihon ni kansuru San Gensoku no Saikentō -" ["The Function of the Regulation Limiting Dividends in Preventing Bankruptcies – Reconsideration of three principles concerning the capital stock system – "], The Hitotsubashi review 97(4) : 557-76 (1987) "Kigyō Shūdan-nai ni okeru futōna Torihiki no Kisei – Renketsu Haitō Seido ni yoru Kisei -" ["Regulation of Unreasonable Transactions between Corporations in a Corporate Group"], Hitotsubashi journal of social sciences 12(2) : 27–46 (1987) "Gappei ni okeru「Kyōdō-teki Kōka」no Bunpai" ["The Distribution of Synergistic Effects Resulting from Merger"], Shihō 1994 (56) : 222-27 (1994) "Genshi-Kisei・Haitō-Kisei to Gappei Shinajī no Bunpai" ["Distribution of Synergistic Effects and Regulations on Stated Capital and Dividends"], Shiga Daigaku Keizai Gakubu Kenkyu Nenpo 4 : 107–122 (1997) "Hasan-Kanzai-Nin no Kengen to Dōsan Tanpo" ["The Trustee's Avoidance Powers and Article 9 Security Interests"], The Hikone Ronso 306 : 141-61 (1997) "Gappei Hiritsu no Kōsei Kakuho to Keisan-jō