Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Corporate and M&A International Practice Risk Management & Compliance Industries Intellectual Property Law Employment Law Pro Bono Practice Life Science, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare

Norihiro Sekiguchi is highly active advising on cross-border and domestic matters. His recent experience includes acting on joint ventures, share sales and acquisitions across a wide variety of sectors. A market source reports: "He has a lot of deal experience and his advice is always on point."

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.

Mr. Sekiguchi 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 has authored various publications, including the best-selling TOB Handbook and has given lectures on a variety of topics related to corporate and securities law.

Japanese and English

Tokyo Bar Association (1997-present), New York State Bar Association (2004-present)

University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M., 2003), Waseda University (LL.B., 1994)