Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Maintaining its established position in the market, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto has experienced growth in the number of in out-of-court cases it handles, with the restructuring and insolvency team provides its clients with out-of-court workouts and pre-packaged reorganisations. The practice advises on the full range of Japanese bankruptcy and reorganisation proceedings, spanning a variety of sectors and jurisdictions. Practice co-head Takahiro Inou is often involved in cross-border insolvency cases across Asia. Inou leads the team alongside Ryota Yamasaki and Soichiro Fujiwara, who are both restructuring, litigation and M&A specialists. The group acts for a diverse client list which includes debtors, creditors and financial advisors, as well as financially distressed or insolvent clients. Dai Katagiri regularly advises domestic and foreign clients, taking a lead role in a number of the team’s restructuring and bankruptcy cases.