Masahisa Ikeda

Practice Areas

Masahisa Ikeda is the Asia Regional Managing Partner and Head of Tokyo Office. Masahisa is also a member of the firm’s Executive Group. Masahisa has extensive experience representing global companies and government agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on a wide variety of matters, including cross-border acquisitions, financings and disputes. He also represents numerous corporations on various government investigations, and regulatory and compliance matters, including investigations relating to securities law, antitrust law and FCPA, before the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the European Commission. Masahisa speaks frequently on international business issues and legal issues. Masahisa is on the board of numerous non-profit organizations in the U.S. and Japan including serving as a Director of the Tokyo Foundation and an Auditor of the International House of Japan.

Masahisa has been named a leading practitioner for capital markets, M&A and asset management by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia, Asia Pacific Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

Career

Harvard Law School

J.D., cum laude

University of Tokyo

LL.B.

Harvard University

A.B., magna cum laude

Personal

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