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Broad experience in providing support for the restructuring and rehabilitation of businesses

The success of our sizable insolvency practice is a result of our broad experience in representing different parties in bankruptcy disputes and claim collection activities. We act on behalf of debtors, creditors, and financial advisers, in all types of Japanese bankruptcy and reorganization proceedings, out-of-court workouts, and pre-packaged reorganizations involving listed companies and small and medium-sized enterprises. Our lawyers also serve as administrative receivers and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings.

We draw upon the expertise of our corporate, M&A, and finance practices in increasingly complex insolvency cases. We are consistently retained in pioneering transactions that involve a variety of corporate, M&A, and financing techniques in conjunction with insolvency proceedings, including corporate demergers, securitizations, debtor-in-possession financings, asset-backed lending, debt-equity swaps, and debtor-in-possession related corporate reorganizations. The depth and breadth of our practice enable us to provide a comprehensive range of services in transactions and proceedings involving financially distressed companies.

We also serve as a one-stop law firm for international insolvency and restructuring cases by working in close collaboration with major overseas law firms.

Bankruptcy/Restructuring：People

Bankruptcy/Restructuring：Newsletters

Jul. 8, 2024 STRUCTURED FINANCE BULLETIN: Enterprise Value Mortgage to be Introduced by New Legislation
Jul. 8, 2024 RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY NEWSLETTER: Enterprise Value Mortgage to be Introduced by New Legislation
Jul. 8, 2024 BANKING BULLETIN: Enterprise Value Mortgage to be Introduced by New Legislation
Oct. 5, 2023 RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY NEWSLETTER: Turnaround ADR (2) ~ rescue financing and disclosure ~
Sep. 11, 2023 RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY NEWSLETTER: Turnaround ADR (1) ~ the most common out-of-court workout process for large companies ~

Bankruptcy/Restructuring：News

Sep. 12, 2024Awards: Top rankings received from asialaw 2024
Sep. 12, 2024Awards: Top rankings received from IFLR1000 2024
Apr. 18, 2024Awards: The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 edition)
Jan. 17, 2024Awards: Top rankings received from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
Dec. 14, 2023Awards: Top rankings received from Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024

Bankruptcy/Restructuring：Seminars

May 14, 2024External Seminars: "From Freeze to Seize to Confiscation: How to Break the Deadlock on Asset Recovery"
Jan. 24, 2018External Seminars: "The reform of the Japanese FSA and challenges for financial institutions"
Nov. 28, 2017External Seminars: "The reform of the Japanese FSA and challenges for lending business (Osaka)"
Nov. 27, 2017External Seminars: "The reform of the Japanese FSA and challenges for lending business (Tokyo)"
Oct. 25, 2017External Seminars: "Recent developments in financial administration and challenges for compliance"

Bankruptcy/Restructuring：Publications

Magazine Article: "(Editorial) Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Business Revitalization ADR Cases"
Article: "In-Depth: Restructuring Edition 17 - Japan Chapter"
Magazine Article: "Overview of the Act on the Promotion of Cash Flow-Based Lending (Part 2) - Focusing on Enterprise Value Charge (EVC)"
Magazine Article: "Overview of the Act on the Promotion of Cash Flow-Based Lending (Part 1) - Focusing on Enterprise Value Charge (EVC)"
: "Japanese Version of Debtor-in-Possession Financing: Overview and Recent Trends"