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Akira Ehira
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 1 : Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives
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About
Provided by Akira Ehira
Practice Areas
Structured finance, derivatives and banking. Financial regulations and compliance, especially communication strategies with regulators. Providing one-stop comprehensive advice from both transactional and regulatory perspectives.
Career
Joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in 2002, becoming Partner in 2011. Worked with The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. (1996-1998). Seconded to Allen & Overy LLP (Securitisation and Structured Finance & Derivatives) (2007-2008); Financial Services Agency of Japan (Financial Inspector) (2012). Chairman of the Compliance Committee of The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd. (2023-).
Professional Memberships
Admitted in Japan, 2002; New York, 2008. Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), 2013.
Publications
"M&A Rules in Emerging Asian Countries - Fourth edition"(Shojihomu Co., Ltd., 2023); "Cryptoassets Law - Second edition" (Chuokeizai-sha, Inc., 2023); "Global Compliance of the Financial Institution" (Economic Legal Research Institute, 2020); "The Legal 500: Banking & Finance 2nd Edition Country Comparative Guide" (The In-House Lawyer, 2019); "JFSA's Supervisory Approaches to Compliance Risk Management" (Kinyu Zaisei Jijyo No.3290, 2019); "Chambers Global Practice Guides Securitisation 2018 – Japan Trends & Developments"; "Group Management of the Bank" (KINZAI, 2016); "Security Trust and Parallel Debt - How to Create Security in Japan for a Group of Creditors" (The Euromoney Asia-Pacific Capital Markets Handbook 2010); and "U.S. Corporate Law" (Yuhikaku, 2009).
Languages Spoken
Japanese and English
Education
The University of Tokyo
LL.B.
1992 - 1996
Columbia University School of Law
LL.M.
2006 - 2007
Awards
Japan's Top 100 Lawyers
Asia Business Law Journal
2023
Lawyer of the Year – Derivatives in Tokyo
Best Lawyers
2023
Highly regarded – Capital markets: Structured finance and securitization
IFLR1000
2023
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