Isao Shindo is an of counsel at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, who has been involved principally in the fields of banking, securities transactions, asset management, insurance, trust and structured finance, as well as M&A projects involving financial institutions and insurance companies. Mr. Shindo has long experience representing a large number of Japanese and foreign financial firms with respect to various aspects of their businesses in Japan, including regulatory issues. Mr. Shindo is a pioneer in the area of advising financial institutions regarding global multi-currency loan facilities. Mr. Shindo has also acted as Japan counsel in relation to the merger of major global financial companies.

Ken Kawai advises domestic and international financial institutions, fintech companies, self-regulatory organizations, investors, and corporate clients across a broad range of industries on complex financial regulatory matters. He is widely recognized as a leading practitioner in fintech law. His practice covers a wide spectrum of fintech-related legal issues, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, digital securities, NFTs, digital asset investment funds, DID/VC, cross-border electronic payments, open banking, and the metaverse. He also has expertise in derivatives and advises global banks, broker-dealers, and investors on regulatory matters and best practices in this area.

Taro Awataguchi is well experienced in advices on various finance transactions including asset-based lending, and representation of large creditors and strategic buyers in major financial restructuring cases. In the corporate reorganization case of Spansion Japan Limited (semi-conductor manufacturer), he represented the first-ever secured creditors committee officially admitted in the history of Japanese corporate reorganization cases and achieved full recovery plus award through contribution for successful business reorganization of the reorganization company. He also has been repeatedly appointed by the Tokyo District Court as the trustee in bankruptcy, including a notable bitcoin-related case. Taro has extensive experience in disputes and litigations as well in the matters of finance, insolvency and corporate law. He was included in the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan for banking and finance law. He is a fluent speaker at important domestic and international conferences on finance and insolvency law, and has experience of teaching the Companies Act of Japan in a university. He is the head of the operating committee of ABL Association in Japan.