Hajime Ueno
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 3 : Restructuring/Insolvency
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About
Provided by Hajime Ueno
Practice Areas
Restructuring & Insolvency
Career
2021 - Fellow, INSOL International
2004 - 2005 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York
Professional Memberships
Fellow, INSOL International
Publications
・GRR Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review 2025
・Chambers Global Practice Guides - Insolvency 2023: Japan
・The Japan chapter of ESG in Restructuring, published by INSOL International
Languages Spoken
English
Japanese
Clients
・Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
・Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
・Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
・Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Work Highlights
・Providing legal advice to a credit facility provider in relation to
・MTGOX’s civil rehabilitation plan
・Restructuring of an LCC during the COVID - 19 pandemic
・Sharp Corporation's receipt of capital injection from Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
・Representing a major creditor in the Skymark civil rehabilitation proceedings
・Acquisition of Alico’s global business by MetLife, Inc.
・Represented Japan Airlines in their filing for a corporate reorganization proceedings combined with a support from the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (“ETIC”)
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Japan
Education
Harvard Law School
LL.M.
2004
The University of Tokyo
LL.B.
1997
Awards
Best Lawyers in Japan 2025 (Asset Finance Law, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, and Structured Finance Law)
Best Lawyers
2024
JAPAN LEADING LAWYERS (Highly regarded)
IFLR1000 Japan
2024
Restructuring and Insolvency (Leading Individual)
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
2024
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Hajime Ueno is an experienced counsel for businesses undergoing restructuring and reorganisation.
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Hajime Ueno
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Regardless of the size of the case, he provides prompt and accurate advice in a friendly manner, demonstrating his ability to break through even in troubled situations."
"Regardless of the size of the case, he provides prompt and accurate advice in a friendly manner, demonstrating his ability to break through even in troubled situations."
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