LAWYER PROFILE

Soichiro Fujiwara

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Provided by Mori Hamada

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

M&A (M&A / Reorganizations / Capital and Business Alliances); Corporate Law (Corporate Governance, Shareholder Relations, Corporate and Commercial Disputes); Restructuring (Out-of-Court Workouts (Turnaround ADR), In-Court Insolvency Proceedings, International Bankruptcy, Rescue Financing, Distressed M&A); Real Estate / REITs (Real Estate Transactions); Dispute Resolution (Real Estate Disputes, Construction Disputes)

Career

Background

The University of Tokyo (LL.B.); Joined Mori Sogo Law Offices (currently: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto) (1991)

Major Activities

Director of Japanese Association for Business Recovery; Member of The East Asian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring; Executive Member of Permanent Council, Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals; Inspector for Private Education Institutions, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Member of Study Group on DES in Business Revitalization, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2010); Member of the Subcommittee of the Study Group on Voluntary Liquidation Legislation for New Business Restructuring, Cabinet Secretariat (2022-); Member of the Subcommittee for Business Restructuring, Committee on New Direction of Economic and Industrial Policies, Industrial Structure Council, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2024-)

Professional Memberships

admitted in Japan, 1991

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Restructuring/Insolvency - Japan

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Soichiro Fujiwara is greatly respected in Japan as a go-to name for distressed debtors and shareholders, as well as lenders, involved in restructurings, pre-insolvency workouts and in-court bankruptcies.

Strengths

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  • He is a market veteran and one of the best.

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  • He is a leading expert who continues to be at the forefront of the field.

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