Masakazu Masujima
FinTech Guide 2025
Band 1 : FinTech Legal
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About
Provided by Masakazu Masujima
Practice Areas
Mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, private equity, venture financing, insurance, data security.
Career
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C, California (2006-2007), Deputy Director at Insurance Business Division and Banks Division I of the Supervisory Bureau, Financial Services Agency of Japan (2010-2012), Research fellow at CSIS-Nikkei Virtual ThinkTank (2011-2013)
Professional Memberships
Admitted in Japan, 2001; State of New York, 2007. member of American Bar Association, New York Bar Association, Daini-Tokyo Bar Association and Japan Patent Attorney’s Association; council member for Digital Market Competition Committee (2019-2024) and Regulatory Sandbox Committee of Japan Cabinet Office (2019-)
Publications
“Laws on Cryptoassets (2nd ed.)” Chuokeizai 2023; "A Practical Textbook for Effectively Acquiring Startups" Nikkei Publishing 2023; "Laws on FinTech" Nikkei Business Publications 2020 (Co-author); “Cybersecurity Case Study” Keidanren 2020; “Rule Change” Nikkei 2020 (Co-author); "Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)" DIAMOND. 2017 (Editorial Supervisor); Startup Innovators (http://startupinnovators.jp/)
Personal
The University of Tokyo (LL.B. 2000), Columbia Law School (LL.M. 2006)
Chambers Review
FinTech
Masakazu Masujima advises clients on FinTech matters, with a particular emphasis on payment services, crowdfunding and InsurTech.
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