Norihiro Sekiguchi

Practice Areas

Norihiro Sekiguchi is a partner at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, with a broad experience in the area of M&A. He has handled domestic and cross-border M&As representing non-Japanese acquirers in various jurisdictions. The types of transactions in which he has been involved cover tender offers, mergers, stock swaps, asset or business acquisitions, management buyouts and various types of private equity investments. He has extensive experiences in corporate governance and disputes including corporate lawsuits, exercising shareholders rights, and disputes regarding corporate control. He is also familiar with securities regulations and corporate compliance. He has experiences in forensic investigation of listed companies as a chairman or leading investigator of independent committees. He has advised on litigations and dispute resolution matters regarding corporate or labor law issues, M&As, and commercial transactions for both domestic and international cases.

He was formerly a partner at the Tokyo office of Baker & McKenzie from 2006 to 2014. He worked at Baker & McKenzie’s Chicago office from 2003 to 2004. He has been recognized as one of the leading individuals in the field of corporate / M&A in Japan by several international rankings for the legal industry including Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and Best Lawyers, and received the ALB Japan Law Awards. He served as one of the examiners for the Japan National Bar Examinations and authored various publications on a variety of topics related to Japanese corporate and securities laws.

Career

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Tokyo (Partner, 2014-present),

Baker & McKenzie, Tokyo (Partner, 2006-2014; Associate, 1999-2003, 2004-2005),

Baker & McKenzie, Chicago (Associate, 2003-2004),

Inami, Ohta & Shibasaki (Associate, 1997-1999).

Professional Memberships

2020-2022

Member of the disciplinary enforcement committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations

2019-2021

Examiner for the Bar Examinations (Corporate Law)

2016-2020

Acted as member of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations supporting small and medium enterprises to expand their businesses overseas

2014-2020

Member of the Small and Medium Enterprise Legal Assistance Center, the Tokyo Bar Association

2011-present

Member of the International Committee, the Tokyo Bar Association

2010-2011

Representative of the Tokyo Bar Association

Publications

2024. Jul. Doing Business In... 2024 Trends and Developments

2023. Jul. Doing Business In... 2023 Trends and Developments

2022. Dec. JAPAN: An Introduction to Corporate/M&A: Domestic

2022. Jul. Doing Business In... 2022 Trends and Developments

2022. Mar. Recent Developments in Court Decisions on Poison Pills in Japan

2022. Jan. Company and Foreign Investment and M&A Law Guide 2022 Jurisdiction : Japan