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Masataka Higuchi

Masataka Higuchi
Masataka Higuchi
Masataka Higuchi
Masataka Higuchi

Senior Associate

Osaka
Key Practice Areas
Restructuring/Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Corporate
Labor and Employment
Dispute Resolution
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Key Practice Areas
Restructuring/Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Creditor Representations
Corporate Reorganization & Civil Rehabilitation
Bankruptcy
Out-of-Court Workouts
Early Stage Restructuring
Sponsor/Buyer Representations
Debtor Representations
Management Representations
Cross-Border Restructurings
Financial Institution Insolvencies
Financial Transactions
Bankruptcy Related Litigation
Liquidations
Withdrawal From Foreign Markets
Crisis Management & Turnaround
Corporate
Corporate and Commercial Transactions
Corporate Governance
Shareholders' Meetings and Relationships with Shareholders
Shareholder Activism
Corporate Disputes
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Disputes
Labor Unions
Dealing with the Regulators
Workplace Harassment and Other Misconducts
Severance Matters
Labor and Employment Issues Associated with Corporate Restructuring
Working Conditions including Salary, Retirement Allowance, and Pension
Safety and Well-being of Employees including Mental Health Issues
Executives (Board Members and Auditors)
Non-regular Employment, Temporary Staffing, Outsourcing, Freelancing
Drafting and Review of Work Rules and Employment Contracts
Labor and Employment Law Compliance
Dispute Resolution
Civil and Commercial Disputes (General)
Labor and Employment Disputes
M&A and Corporate Disputes
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Government investigations
Internal investigations and organizing third-party committees
Accounting fraud
Media control and public relations
Related Practice Areas
M&A
M&A/Business Restructuring/
Cross-border M&A/
Public M&A/
Business Succession M&A
International Practice
Capital Markets
CAREER
2016
Waseda University (LL.B.)
2017 - 2018
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
May 2025
University of California, Berkeley (LL.M.) (Certificate in Business Law, with scholarship awarded upon admission, LLM Legal Research&Writing: Best Oral Presentation awarded)
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2018)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
Osaka Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
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Masataka Higuchi
Masataka Higuchi
Restructuring/Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Corporate
Labor and Employment
Dispute Resolution
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Masataka Higuchi
Higuchi Masataka