Akira Ehira

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Structured finance, derivatives and banking. Financial regulations and compliance, especially communication strategies with regulators. Providing one-stop comprehensive advice from both transactional and regulatory perspectives.

Career

Joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in 2002, becoming Partner in 2011. Worked with The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. (1996-1998). Seconded to Allen & Overy LLP (Securitisation and Structured Finance & Derivatives) (2007-2008); Financial Services Agency of Japan (Financial Inspector) (2012).

Professional Memberships

Admitted in Japan, 2002; New York, 2008. Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), 2013.

Publications

"Cryptoassets Law" (Chuokeizai-sha, Inc., 2020); "Global Compliance of the Financial Institution" (Economic Legal Research Institute, 2020); "The Legal 500: Banking & Finance 2nd Edition Country Comparative Guide" (The In-House Lawyer, 2019); "JFSA's Supervisory Approaches to Compliance Risk Management" (Kinyu Zaisei Jijyo No.3290, 2019); "Chambers Global Practice Guides Securitisation 2018 – Japan Trends & Developments"; "Group Management of the Bank" (KINZAI, 2016); "Security Trust and Parallel Debt - How to Create Security in Japan for a Group of Creditors" (The Euromoney Asia-Pacific Capital Markets Handbook 2010); and "U.S. Corporate Law" (Yuhikaku, 2009).

Personal

Graduated from the University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1996); Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 2007). Selected as one of Japan's the Top 100 Lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal.