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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

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 ~
Mar. 17, 2023 RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY NEWSLETTER: Rescue Financing in Japanese Restructuring Proceedings
Feb. 15, 2023 RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY NEWSLETTER: Sponsor/Investment Process in Japanese Restructuring
Jan. 13, 2023 RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY NEWSLETTER: FTX Chapter 11 from Japanese Law Perspective (2)

Bankruptcy/Restructuring：News

Sep. 26, 2023Awards: MHM receives award at asialaw Awards 2023
Sep. 14, 2023Awards: Top rankings received from asialaw 2023-24
Jul. 27, 2023Awards: Top rankings received from IFLR1000 2023
Jun. 8, 2023Awards: MHM receives awards at ALB Japan Law Awards 2023
May 4, 2023Awards: Firm receives award at FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 for “Innovative Lawyers in Restructuring” and highly commended in other categories

Bankruptcy/Restructuring：Seminars

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"
Jul. 24, 2017External Seminars: "The frontline of financial monitoring"

Bankruptcy/Restructuring：Publications

Article: "The Insolvency Review 11th Edition -Japan Chapter"
Book: "All Guidelines for Corporate Revitalization, Etc. of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises"
Article: "How to Obtain Recognition of a Foreign Insolvency Process and Enforce Insolvency-Related Judgments (Japan)"
Article: "The Restructuring Review 16th Edition - Japan Chapter"
Article: "International Comparative Legal Guide to: Aviation Finance & Leasing 2023 - Japan chapter"