Tomoki Debari

Key Practice Areas
Insurance　 Financial Regulation　 Establishing a Business Presence in Japan　 Financial and Securities Dispute Resolution　 Real Estate Transactions　 Related Practice Areas
Corporate and Commercial Law　 M&A　 Corporate Governance　 Corporate Compliance, Anti-Corruption and Investigations　 Venture Capital　 Private Equity　 Banking　 Derivatives　 Structured Finance 　 Distribution Issues/Premiums and Representations Act/Subcontract Act/Unfair Trade Practices Act　 Competition Compliance　 Commercial Litigation　 Alternative Dispute Resolution　 India　 Asia and Emerging Countries　 US　 EU　 Other Jurisdiction　

Since joining the firm in 2001, Tomoki Debari has been involved principally in the fields of insurance, banking, securities and asset management, as well as M&A projects involving insurance companies and other financial institutions. He has extensive experience representing Japanese and foreign insurance companies in various matters in Japan, including:

(a) formation of insurance joint venture companies in Japan and applications for insurance business licenses;
(b) acquisition of insurance portfolios in Japan through insurance portfolio transfer procedures;
(c) strategic alliances and mergers involving insurance companies;
(d) development of new life and non-life product lines;
(e) ongoing advice on all major issues relating to the Insurance Business Act and Insurance Contract Act; and
(f) FSA inspections.

As an additional area of specialization, Mr. Debari has also developed extensive expertise in environmental law matters. He assisted Japan's Environmental Ministry in its development of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act of Japan, adopted in 2002, and since then has advised clients on a wide variety of environmental issues, including:

(i) development of environment impairment liability policies and environment remediation expense policies for several insurance companies;
(ii) numerous real estate projects in which analysis and management of environmental risks played a key role, including sales, transfers, securitizations and M&A transactions;
(iii) global studies by clients in the areas of soil, groundwater, and air contamination (including one such study for a major U.S. airline);
(iv) development by clients of emergency reaction and contingency plans against soil and groundwater contamination; and
(v) dispute resolution (including both litigation and alternative mechanisms) regarding environmental issues between joint venture partners, as well as with local governments and the public.

・Financial Services & Transactions
・Structured Finance

・Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
・Kouki Iinkai (which serves as the disciplinary body with respect to the practice of law in Japan)

・Japanese (first language)
・English