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Band 5

Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Japan

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Provided by Akira Matsushita

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

M&A (M&A / Reorganizations / Capital and Business Alliances, Private Equity, Start-Ups, Unsolicited M&A, Cross-Border M&A, Distressed M&A); Corporate Law (Corporate Governance, Shareholder Relations, Corporate and Commercial Disputes, Activism Defense / Proxy Solicitation); Crisis Management / Compliance (Internal Investigations, Global Compliance); Life Sciences / Healthcare

Career

Background

Keio University (LL.B., 2005); Cornell Law School (LL.M., 2012); Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago (2012-2013)

Major Activities

Lecturer at Kyoto University Law School (2022-)

Professional Memberships

admitted in Japan, 2006; New York, 2013

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Japan

5
Band 5
Individual Editorial

Akira Matsushita is an established practitioner in the firm's M&A team with particular expertise regarding shareholder activism and hostile takeovers.

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Akira Matsushita

Global Practice Guide
Akira Matsushita
Hideki Ben
Authored by
Akira Matsushita, Hideki Ben
Article • Sep 2025
Global Practice Guide
Akira Matsushita
Nobuhiko Suzuki
Hideki Ben
Norihito Sato
Authored by
Akira Matsushita, Nobuhiko Suzuki, Hideki Ben, Norihito Sato
Article • Aug 2025
Global Practice Guide
Akira Matsushita
Hajime Tanahashi
Takayuki Kihira
Kenichi Sekiguchi
Authored by
Akira Matsushita, Hajime Tanahashi, Takayuki Kihira, Kenichi Sekiguchi
Article • Mar 2025

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