Masahisa Ikeda

Practice Areas

Shearman & Sterling’s Asia Regional Managing Partner and Head of Tokyo Office. Also a member of the firm’s Executive Group.

Has extensive experience representing global companies and government agencies on a wide variety of matters, including capital markets, cross-border acquisitions, financings and disputes. 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.

Frequent speaker on international business issues and legal issues. Serves on board of numerous non-profit organizations in the U.S. and Japan including as a Director of the Tokyo Foundation and a Trustee of the International House of Japan.

Career

Harvard Law School: J.D., cum laude

University of Tokyo: LL.B.

Harvard University: A.B., magna cum laude

Admissions: New York; District of Columbia; Japan (as a Registered Foreign Lawyer)

Languages: English; Japanese; French

Personal

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