Chieko Tsuchiya provides advice to both Japanese and international companies on cross-border insolvency matters, dispute resolutions, commercial transactions and employment law issues. She has also engaged in nuclear law related matters using her professional experience at the International Atomic Energy Agency. She has extensively worked on variety of international complex insolvency and civil cases that require coordination of multi-stakeholders’ interests and court proceedings in multiple jurisdictions. Chieko is an adjunct judge/mediator at the Tokyo Family Court and has acted as a mediator in Tokyo Bar Association.

Masaki Fujita is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, based in Tokyo. He specializes in Restructuring & Insolvency, International Trade, National Security, M&A, and Joint Ventures. Masaki has extensive experience in restructuring and insolvency, skillfully representing a wide range of stakeholders—including debtors, creditors, and sponsors—across both court-supervised and private restructuring processes. His expertise is particularly pronounced in cross-border and global insolvency matters, where he combines legal acumen with a strategic perspective to resolve complex, multi-jurisdictional challenges. As an INSOL Fellow and a member of the International Insolvency Institute (III) NextGen, Masaki is recognized internationally for his advanced knowledge and practical insights in this field. In the area of national security and international trade, Masaki provides comprehensive advice on diverse regulatory issues, such as export and import controls, economic sanctions, and security clearances. He has substantial expertise in Japan’s Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), particularly in advising foreign investors on acquisitions of Japanese companies, corporate bonds, and monetary lending transactions. Masaki also assists clients in obtaining regulatory clearances and responding to investigations by the authorities. Additionally, his work spans critical areas such as supply chain risk assessments, sensitive technology management, and the development of tailored compliance frameworks for multinational enterprises. Masaki also advises foreign companies on navigating Japan’s complex legal and business landscapes. He offers strategic counsel on market entry and exit, addressing commercial, corporate, and employment law matters with a nuanced understanding of Japanese business culture. His insights are enhanced by his tenure as a secondee at the legal department of one of Japan’s largest trading companies, where he gained invaluable experience managing cross-border operations and regulatory challenges. Serving clients across a broad spectrum of industries—including banking, fintech, energy, semiconductors, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, IT, logistics, hospitality, food, fashion, and agriculture—Masaki delivers integrated, pragmatic solutions tailored to each client’s unique needs.

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.

Kanako Watanabe is working for various corporate matters in Japan and overseas with a focus on domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency cases, corporate and commercial transactions and M&A cases. She is also well experienced in government investigations and crisis management cases.

Mariko Nagata is a partner handling a wide range of corporate and finance matters with a focus on cross-border transactions.

Sayuri Tago specializes in complex restructuring and insolvency/bankruptcy and mergers and acquisitions, with a focus on cross-border matters. She regularly represents not only debtors, but also creditors, sponsors, as well as other distressed investors, relating to both in- and out-of-court restructurings.

Hideyuki Sakai is an of counsel at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and one of Japan's leading authorities in insolvency and financial restructuring. Prior to joining Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, he was managing partner of Bingham Sakai Mimura Aizawa, the joint enterprise established between Sakai & Mimura, which he founded in 1995, and a leading US law firm. Mr. Sakai focuses on bankruptcy, workouts, civil rehabilitation and other proceedings involving insolvency procedures. He frequently represents financial institutions and large creditor groups in complex debt restructurings and international insolvency matters. He has also served as court-appointed trustee in high-profile cases and as mediator in out-of-court ADR proceedings. Additionally, he has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, complex commercial litigation and crisis management.