Band 3
Spotlight
About
Provided by Yasuhiko Fujitsu
Practice Areas
Crisis Management; Capital Markets, including J-REITs; Corporate, including M&A.
Career
Joined Hamada & Matsumoto in 1999, becoming Partner of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in 2008. Foreign Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York (2004-05).
Professional Memberships
Daini Tokyo Bar Association (1999). The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Junior CPA)(1994).
Publications
"M&A of J-Reits" (IFLR, Co-author). "Doing Business in Japan" (Lexis Nexis, Co-author).
"Getting the Deal Through - Risk & Compliance Management - Japan Chapter"(Getting the Deal Through - Risk & Compliance Management, Co-author). "The International Investigations Review - Japan Chapter" (The International Investigations Review 11th Edition, Co-author).
Personal
Born May 1972. Waseda University (BA in Economics, 1995). University of California, Davis, School of law (LLM, 2004).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Yasuhiko Fujitsu comes recommended by market sources for his track record of handling REIT offerings on behalf of issuers.
Yasuhiko Fujitsu regularly advises on crisis management as a co-lead in the firm's crisis management team, with a strong emphasis on capital market-related matters such as accounting irregularities and financial inspections.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mr Fujitsu is the most reputable lawyer in the crisis management area. His expertise in capital markets and accounting fraud is outstanding."
"Mr Fujitsu is the most reputable lawyer in the crisis management area. His expertise in capital markets and accounting fraud is outstanding."