LAWYER PROFILE

Jiro Toyokawa

Asia-Pacific 2026

Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Insurance

Japan

5 years ranked

Corporate/M&A: Domestic

Japan

8 years ranked

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

Practice Areas

Jiro's practice is focused on M&A (especially inbound and outbound cross-border M&A) and joint ventures. He is also well-versed in M&A-related matters ― including employment and merger control issues ― and has experience advising on a variety of commercial transactions involving license agreements, venture capital funds, stock options, securitizations and litigation stemming from M&As and corporate reorganizations.

Jiro routinely handles matters related to corporate law, securities law (including stock exchange regulations), employment law, antitrust law and foreign exchange law. He has assisted many clients seeking to expand overseas and has advised numerous corporations in the insurance, IT and industrial sectors. Jiro has also advised Japanese companies on their outbound investments in the US, the UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Australia, Poland, Singapore and Thailand, among others.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Insurance - Japan

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Jiro Toyokawa is recognised in the market for his strong insurance-focused M&A practice. He is also well versed in negotiating bancassurance agreements and handling reinsurance transactions.

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Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Japan

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Jiro Toyokawa is a head of the firm's corporate/M&A practice group in Tokyo and regularly advises on cross-border M&A transactions for international clients.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Toyokawa Sensei gives advice by taking many factors into consideration. And he is quick to execute within a tight time frame.
InsuranceChambers Asia & Pacific
He provides advice to clients by presenting both pros and cons of each option in negotiations.
Corporate/M&A: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific
He understands the details of complex project schemes, while trying to explain to clients as plainly as possible.
Corporate/M&A: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific
In addition to giving simple and easy-to-understand explanations, he also facilitated meetings to prevent the discussion losing its focus.
Corporate/M&A: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific