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Dec. 5, 2023 Awards

Top rankings received from Chambers FinTech 2024

Jul. 27, 2023 Awards

Top rankings received from IFLR1000 2023

Apr. 20, 2023 Awards

The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2024 edition)

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Sep. 29, 2022 Public Service

Masayuki Ishibashi became a member of Study Group on Proprietary Trading Systems (PTSs) for Unlisted Securities, Etc., Japan Securities Dealers Association and Japan Security Token Offering Association

Jan. 5, 2021 Firm News

Ten new partners and seven new counsels

May 15, 2019 Public Service

Masayuki Ishibashi became a Secretariat, Capital Markets Subcommittee Meeting of Fintech Association of Japan

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2020/7

New Regulations on Payment and Settlement and Cross-Sectional Financial Services Intermediaries (The Amendment of the Payment Services Act and the Act on Sales, etc. of Financial Instruments) DownloadPDF

March 2020
E_Vol.45

Revision of Prior Notification System under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act: Disclosure of Draft Amendments to Cabinet Orders, Ministerial Ordinances and Public Notices (Breaking News) DownloadPDF

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Mar. 30, 2023External Seminars

"4th Asia-based International Financial Law Conference 'Session two: Fintech’s impact on Asian financial markets I: the regulatory and legislative developments in STO and digital exchanges' "

Mar. 29, 2023 - Mar. 31, 2023External Seminars

"4th Asia-based International Financial Law Conference"

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Book

"Cryptoassets Law (2nd ed.)"

Book

”Comprehensive Analysis of M&A Laws of Japan, 2nd edition”

Magazine Article

"Key Legal and Tax Points Regarding Share Purchase Options and Stock Options Granted for Consideration"

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• Completed Natural Sciences I, College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo (2004)
• The University of Tokyo (B.S.Econ., 2007)
• The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D., 2009)
• New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2016)
• New York University Stern School of Business (Advanced Professional Certificate in Law and Business, 2016)
• with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York, Tokyo (2016-2017)