Derivatives 2025

JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Daisuke Tanimoto, Etsuko Yamazaki and Miki Okuda, Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune

Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune has a well-established derivatives practice and is adept at responding to the complex issues surrounding sophisticated de - rivatives transactions. Its expert lawyers regularly provide services for the negotiation and drafting of ISDA documents and other derivative contracts. They also provide support on a broad range of regu - latory compliance issues regarding over-the-counter derivatives transactions including variation and initial margin requirements. They provide advice on all ma - jor categories of derivative, such as currency, interest

rate, equity, credit and commodity derivatives. They also advise on earthquake, energy, carbon credit and crypto-asset derivatives, as well as structured fi - nance transactions involving hybrid instruments such as structured deposits, synthetic collateralised debt obligations, credit-linked notes, credit-linked loans and repackaged notes. In addition, they advise on cross-border transactions with multi-jurisdictional elements and conduct research on foreign laws and regulations by working closely with leading overseas law firms.

Authors

Daisuke Tanimoto has deep experience in the areas of derivatives, securitisation and structured finance. In particular, he has worked on countless derivatives transactions involving ISDA documentation on

Etsuko Yamazaki is experienced in the areas of derivatives, investment funds and financial regulation. In particular, she is experienced in reviewing ISDA documentation and drafting legal opinions related to

behalf of his clients and is familiar with derivatives documentation practice. He robustly deals with complex transactions with multi-jurisdictional elements while working closely with leading overseas law firms. He also covers a wide range of financial regulatory and cross-border legal issues, taking advantage of his work experience at the Financial Services Agency of Japan and at the Financial Markets Law Committee in London.

Japanese regulations associated with derivatives. In the field of investment funds, she is experienced in representing both the fund and investor sides, as well as providing advice on financial regulatory laws covering cross-border issues.

Miki Okuda is experienced in the areas of derivatives, financial regulation and fintech. From 2018 to 2020, she served as a fixed-term government officer at the Financial Services Agency of Japan, where she

engaged in the revision of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, which introduced regulations for cryptocurrency-related derivatives. She has engaged in various matters related to derivatives transactions including ISDA documentation.

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