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Masaki Fujita

Masaki Fujita

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Tokyo Office
TEL:
81-3-6775-1176
FAX:
81-3-6775-2176

Masaki Fujita has dealt with a wide range of corporate matters with a focus on cross-border transactions involving Japanese entities. He is well experienced in financial restructuring, insolvency, merger and acquisition, litigation cases and general corporate matters.

Fujita Masaki
Practice Areas Practice Groups Background Publications Lectures Professional Admissions Professional and Academic Associations Languages

Practice Areas

Topics

Books
Apr 2023
Essential Points of English M&A Drafting
External Seminars
Apr 27, 2023
Key points of overseas crisis management and compliance
External Seminars
Apr 26, 2023
Key points of JV agreement and withdrawal from JV (considering increasing economic security risk)

Practice Groups

  • Corporate Transaction Group
  • Dispute Resolution Group
  • Financial Restructuring & Insolvency Group

Background

Mar 2003 Waseda University, Faculty of Law, (Bachelor of Laws)
Mar 2006 Kyoto University Law School (Juris Doctor)
Jan 2014 - May 2015 Worked for the legal devision of one of the largest trading companies in Japan
May 2016 University of California, Berkeley (LL.M.)
Sep 2016 - July 2017 Associated with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (New York Office)

Publications

Essential Points of English M&A Drafting Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc
Apr 2023
Global Legal Issues: Tasks regarding Economic Security and Human Rights around the world Kaishahoumu A2Z VOL2023-1
Dec 2022
Overview of US sanctions laws and regulations Business Lawyers' website
Jul 2022
Practical tips for the withdrawal of foreign companies from Japan Turnaround & Credit Management No.177 (Summer issue 2022)
Jul 2022
Key Developments and Latest Trends in Japan The International Insolvency & Restructuring Review 2022/23
Apr 2022
General overview of and recent developments in Japanese rescue-type insolvency proceedings Insolvency and Restructuring International - October 2021
Nov 2021
Restructuring and insolvency in Japan: overview Practical Law -A Thomson Reuters Legal Solution
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
Guidebook of English Language Contracts around the World Shojihomu Co., Ltd.
Apr 2019
English Contracts around the World – Around-the-world trip starting from America The Association of Corporate Legal Departments, No.519
May 2017
LAWSUITS RELATED TO BANKRUPTCY LAW Minjihou Kenkyukai
Nov 2014
PRECEDENTS, PRACTICE OF JAPANESE BANKRUPTCY LAW AND PROPOSALS FOR REFORM OF THE LAW Koubundou
Jan 2014

Lectures

Key points of overseas crisis management and compliance Bizup Research Institute Inc.
Apr 27, 2023
Key points of JV agreement and withdrawal from JV (considering increasing economic security risk) Kinyu Zaimu Kenkyukai
Apr 26, 2023
Overview and Recent Developments of U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls FRONTEO, Inc.
Feb 2, 2023

Professional Admissions

  • Japan (2007)
  • New York (2017)

Professional and Academic Associations

  • INSOL (International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
  • Tokyo Bar Association (Insolvency Study Group)
  • Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals
  • Japanese Association for Business Recovery
  • Japanese Federation of Insolvency Professionals
  • Japan Insolvency Practitioners’ Network
  • The East Asian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Prospectus
  • Japan In-House Lawyers Association

Languages

  • Japanese (first language)
  • English