JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Ken Kawai, Shunsuke Aoki, Takeshi Nagase and Keisuke Hatano, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is one of the larg - est and most international Japanese law firms. The firm is best known for its long history of advising overseas companies doing business in Japan and in cross-border transactions. The main office in Tokyo is supported by two ad - ditional offices in Japan and seven offices over - seas. The firm has one of the leading fintech practices in Japan. With extensive experience across all areas of fintech, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune’s skilled attorneys provide innova - tive and up-to-date legal advice to clients in
this fast-growing and cutting-edge industry. By virtue of the firm’s long history of success and proven understanding of new technology, its advice is regularly sought in fintech-related matters such as applications for licences and regulatory approvals for business start-ups, analysis of financial regulatory issues, consulta - tions and negotiations with regulatory authori - ties and self-regulatory organisations, and the development and marketing of innovative finan - cial instruments, products and transactions.
Authors
Ken Kawai is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. He has extensive experience in advising financial institutions, fintech start-ups, investors and corporate clients on complex
Shunsuke Aoki is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, where he advises primarily on financial regulatory matters, with a particular focus on fintech regulations and corporate
finance and financial regulatory matters. Ken focuses primarily on the fintech industry and regularly advises fintech companies, financial institutions, governmental organisations and industry organisations on legal issues surrounding fintech.
finance transactions, including equity and debt offerings in both domestic and international capital markets. He also regularly assists overseas clients in the cryptocurrency and crypto-derivatives industries on their entry into or exit from the Japanese market. Capitalising on his two-year stint with one of Japan’s leading securities houses, Shunsuke also acts for domestic financial institutions in their structuring of various financial instruments using innovative technologies such as blockchain. He also has considerable experience in matters relating to security tokens.
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