Hiroki Kodate is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and engaged principally in the fields of M&A and general corporate matters, and regularly advises both Japanese and non-Japanese clients in this regard. In addition to his professional experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mr. Kodate worked for the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, where he was in charge of the legislative project to modernize Japanese corporate laws (2002-2005). He also worked for Slaughter and May in London as a foreign secondee (2000-2001). Mr. Kodate serves as a member of "Study Group on Fair Takeovers" of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan to formulate the "Guidelines for Corporate Takeovers."

Keiko Kaneko focuses her practice on corporate M&A and M&A-related transactions. In addition, she provides advice to a wide variety of clients on general corporate matters, labor issues, and dispute settlement. Ms. Kaneko has extensive experience advising on and conducting transactions in heavily regulated sectors, such as energy and natural resources and pharmaceutical. She also routinely advises clients in the automotive and food industries.

Kenji Hirooka has particular experience in cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, and corporate finance transactions. He supports clients for the success of clients’ businesses from various aspects including setting up a business, risk management, or resolving disputes.

Hiroshi Ishihara specializes in international and domestic corporate law matters including M&A, business reorganization, antitrust law, real estate and intellectual property transactions. In connection with M&A transactions, he has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, business integration between listed companies, joint ventures and intragroup reorganizations. Also, he advises on many international commercial transactions, such as negotiation for a license agreement, manufacturing agreement and other agreements between Japanese and overseas companies. For domestic corporate matters, he advises on corporate crisis management and operation of shareholders’ meetings. He also specializes in healthcare and life sciences industry and handles many transactions and regulatory issues, including regulations with respect to regenerative medicines. Prior to joining Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Hiroshi served as a lawyer at Nishimura & Asahi, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Bingham Sakai Mimura Aizawa. Also, He has experience working for the Bank of Japan as well as one of the largest general trading companies in Japan. Hiroshi is a qualified Japanese lawyer (bengoshi) as well as a qualified lawyer in New York and California.

Shigeki Tatsuno has a thorough knowledge in M&A, Joint Venture and cross-border transactions. In addition, he regularly advises a number of venture companies and PE funds, and engages in general corporate matters, including IP transactions, broadly.

Ryo Kohdate has been engaged in a broad range of matters at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune since he joined the firm in 2003. He focuses on a variety of corporate matters such as issuance of securities in both the international and domestic capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, advice regarding financial regulations, securitization and other structured finance transactions and investment transactions.

Yoichiro Yukimura represents a broad clientele in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions including mergers, corporate restructurings, business integrations as well as the setting-up and dissolution of joint ventures. He regularly advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters.

Raku specializes in the area of merger and acquisitions. He provides advice to foreign and domestic clients on the acquisition of companies in Japan as well as business integration and other corporate restructuring.

Yoshihide Matsushita is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. He has extensive experience in corporate matters, M&A transactions, joint ventures, and alliances, both domestic and international. He also has expertise in financial regulations in Japan including banking, insurance, and securities.

Daisuke Asai, a partner in Anderson Mori’s financial restructuring and insolvency group, specializes in restructuring and insolvency/bankruptcy, litigation/dispute resolution and M&A both domestic and international. He has broad experience in cross-border restructuring and bankruptcy and has represented domestic and foreign clients/trustees in many large bankruptcy cases of global businesses.