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Masahisa is Global Co-Head of Sector Strategy, Co-Managing Partner of Japan & Korea and Head of Tokyo.
He has extensive experience representing global companies and government agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on a wide variety of matters, including cross-border acquisitions, financings and disputes.
He also represents numerous corporations on various government investigations, and regulatory and compliance matters, including investigations relating to securities law, antitrust law and FCPA, before the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the European Commission.
Masahisa speaks frequently on international business issues and legal issues. Masahisa is on the board of numerous non-profit organizations in the U.S. and Japan including serving as the Asia Pacific Director of the Trilateral Commission, a Board Member of the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research and an Auditor of the International House of Japan. Masahisa has been named a leading practitioner for capital markets, M&A and asset management by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, IFLR 1000 and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
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Board Member, the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
Auditor, the International House of Japan
Research Collaborator, the Japan Fair Trade Commission, Competition Policy Research Center
Asia Pacific Director, the Trilateral Commission
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Kinh nghiệm nổi bật

  • 1. Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Corporation in a $16.5 billion tender offer for shares of common stock of NTT DATA Group Corporation.
  • 2. Sumitomo Rubber Industries., Ltd. on its acquisition of the DUNLOP brand from The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Europe, North America, and Oceania.
  • 3. Kirin Holdings Company, Limited as U.S. counsel in its $1.40 billion tender offer for FANCL Corporation.
  • 4. Ajinomoto Co. Inc. in its acquisition of Forge Biologics Holdings LLC, through a reverse triangular merger transaction valued at approximately $554 million.
  • 5. NTT DOCOMO, INC. in its tender offer at approximately $316 million to acquire common shares of INTAGE HOLDINGS, Inc.
  • 6. Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, in its entry into a joint venture with Accenture to consolidate the administrative, back-office and support services of Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Group.
  • 7. LINE Corporation in connection with its business integration with Z Holdings Corporation, which involved among other steps a joint tender offer by SoftBank Co., Ltd. and NAVER Corporation to acquire all of LINE’s outstanding common stock (including American Depositary Shares), stock options and convertible bonds.
  • 8. Toyota Motor Corporation in a $1.5 billion SEC-registered offering of sustainability bonds.
  • 9. Toyota Motor Corporation in a $2.75 billion SEC-registered offering of sustainability bonds.
  • 10. Toyota Motor Corporation in a $1.5 billion SEC-registered offering of senior notes.
  • 11. Mizuho Bank, Ltd. as a selling shareholder in a U.S. $2.6 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S international offering of common stock of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • 12. Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. regarding a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form F-4 in connection with the sole share transfer to establish Sawai Group Holdings Co., Ltd. as a holding company.
  • 13. Toyota Motor Corporation regarding a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form F-4 in connection with the triangular share exchange to make Misawa Homes Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary.
  • 14. Japan Exchange Group, Inc. in a U.S. $48.4 million tender offer for shares of common stock and non-voting stock of Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.
  • 15. Danone Probiotics Pte. Ltd. in its capacity as the selling shareholder in a US$1.3 billion Rule 144A/Reg S global offering of common stock of YAKULT Honsha Co., Ltd.
  • 16. Alps Electric Co., Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components, and Alpine Electronics, Inc., a Japanese manufacturer of car audio systems, in connection with their $794.7 million business integration involving a registration on Form F-4 with the SEC.

Bài viết/xuất bản

Quoted in “Nichibei ōgon jidai wa kin-mekki ka [Is the Japan-US golden age just gilded?],” February 9, 2025, the Nikkei
Featured in the cover story of the February 2025 edition of the monthly Bungei Shunju magazine regarding Trump 2.0 and impact on the global economy and geopolitics—President elect Trump and Global Trade War (January 2025)
Quoted in “US Steel baishu meguru Nittetsu sosho [Nippon Steel Lawsuit Over U.S. Steel Acquisition],” January 20, 2025, the Nikkei
Quoted in “Nittetsu, semarareru senryaku saiko [Nippon Steel forced to reconsider its takeover plan],” September 6, 2024, the Nikkei

Giải thưởng

Leading Lawyer for Corporate/M&A: International in Japan, Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2025
Leading Lawyer for Capital Markets: International: US Law in Japan, Chambers Asia Pacific, 2025
Hall of Fame for Capital markets: International firms and joint ventures in Japan, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2025
Recommended Lawyer for Corporate and M&A in Japan, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024
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