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Atsushi Nishitani

Atsushi Nishitani

Partner
Tokyo Office
TEL:
81-3-6775-1097
FAX:
81-3-6775-2097

Atsushi Nishitani is a partner handling domestic/cross-border M&A, crisis management and insolvency matters with practical advice enhanced by his experience in Tokyo and New York at one of the largest Japanese trading corporations.

Nishitani Atsushi
Practice Areas Practice Groups Background Publications Lectures Professional Admissions Professional and Academic Associations Languages

Practice Areas

Key Practice Areas

M&A
M&A/Business Restructuring Cross-border M&A
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Internal investigations and organizing third-party committees Accounting fraud Anti-bribery regulations
Restructuring/Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Creditor Representations Cross-Border Restructurings Court Appointments

Related Practice Areas

Corporate
Corporate and Commercial Transactions Corporate Disputes
M&A
Joint Ventures Business Alliances
Competition/Antitrust
Competition Compliance
Dispute Resolution
General Commercial Litigation
International Practice
United States

Topics

External Seminars
Jul 19, 2023
Fraud-related control activities - how to prevent and detect fraud
Articles
Jun 2023
The Guide to Cyber Investigations - Third Edition (Japan Chapter)
Books
Apr 2023
Essential Points of English M&A Drafting

Practice Groups

  • Corporate Transaction Group
  • Corporate Crisis Management Practice Group
  • Financial Restructuring & Insolvency Group
  • Competition Law Group

Background

1997 The University of Tokyo(LL.B.)
2001 - 2002 The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
2013 University of California Berkeley School of Law（LL.M.）

Publications

The Guide to Cyber Investigations - Third Edition (Japan Chapter)
Jun 2023
Essential Points of English M&A Drafting Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc
Apr 2023
The Guide to Cyber Investigations - Second Edition(Japan Chapter)
Jul 2021
Product Liability & Safety 2021: Trends and Development (Japan Chapter) Chambers Global Practice Guides
Jun 2021
International Fraud & Asset Tracing 2021 Chambers Global Practice Guides
May 2021
Commercial Dispute Resolution - Essential Intelligence: Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery (Japan Chapter) Commercial Dispute Resolution
Mar 2021
Practical points regarding downsizing or closure of a business in the U.S.: Dealing with litigation risks and monetary compensation issues arising from employee dismissal as well as with environmental regulations Business Homu, Jan 2021 Issue
Nov 2020
Commercial Dispute Resolution - Essential Intelligence: Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery (Japan Chapter) Commercial Dispute Resolution
Mar 2020
U.S. Contracts: Basic Principles and Practice DAI-ICHI HOKI CO.,LTD.
Jun 2018
U.S. Contracts: Basic Principles and Practice LexisNexis Japan Co., Ltd.
Oct 2016
Essential Points about U.S. Contracts - Fifth installment of the Series: Warranty Clause of Goods Sales and Purchase Contracts
Sep 2015
Some measures to prevent conflicts and confusion arising from the differences of legal structures, legal policies and national interests among countries in the context of international insolvency The Lawyers
Jul 2015
Essential Points about U.S. Contracts - Second installment of the Series: Recent U.S. Cases on Interpretation of Contracts
May 2015
The First Extradition of a Foreigner for U.S. Antitrust Law Violations – Possible Increase of DOJ’s Extradition Requests and Its Negotiating Posture Toward Plea-Bargaining The Lawyers
Jul 2014

Lectures

Fraud-related control activities - how to prevent and detect fraud The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Jul 19, 2023
Lessons on the global compliance matters based on fraud cases occurred at overseas subsidiaries FRONTEO Inc., Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Jan 28, 2021
Causes of and Practical Responses to Accounting Fraud ACFE JAPAN
Nov 17, 2020
"Series of seminars on Government Investigation & Crisis Management - First seminar: How to deal with quality assurance fraud" Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Jun 3, 2020
Frauds at overseas subsidiaries and relevant issues on the internal control system Research group of Certified Fraud Examiners in Tokyo
Feb 12, 2020
Causes of and Practical Responses to Quality Fraud ACFE JAPAN
Jul 25, 2019
Effective Internal Control and Crisis Management - Lessons from Recent Incidents of Fraud by Subsidiaries Japan Audit & Supervisory Board Members Association
Jun 5, 11, 12, 2019
Corporate crisis management ~ focused on financial fraud and quality fraud Osaka office of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Mar 12, 2019
Deferred Prosecution Agreements: a game changer for corporates in Asia Pacific and beyond the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum
Mar 1, 2019
Basic Strategies for Corporate Crisis Management BUSINESS LAWYERS / Bengo4.com,Inc.
Jan 29, 2019
Essential points of quality assurance fraud and accounting fraud -How to deal with the difficult situations corporations face in practice Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Dec 18, 2018
Essential points of quality assurance fraud and accounting fraud -How to deal with the difficult situations corporations face in practice Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Oct 3, 2018
Essential points of quality assurance fraud and accounting fraud -How to deal with the difficult situations corporations face in practice Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Sep 14, 2018
Crisis management of quality-inspection fraud and accounting fraud -on the basis of the latest practices- Global Business Laws Institute
Jun 23, 2018
Learn from recent scandals caused by subsidiaries how to establish an effective internal control system and implement preventive measures Global Business Laws Institute
Nov 25, 2017
How to establish a compliance structure and handle crisis management matters at domestic and foreign subsidiaries Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Sep 21, 2017
How to deal with prosecution of an individual for violation of the U.S. anti-trust law and establish an effective compliance program - Learn from the actual investigation practices and recent trends at U.S. DOJ Corporate Management Forums, Inc.
Nov 2014

Professional Admissions

  • Japan (2002)
  • New York (2014)
  • Certified Fraud Examinar (2016)

Professional and Academic Associations

  • Tokyo Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • ACFE Japan

Languages

  • Japanese (first language)
  • English