Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Restructuring/Insolvency

Japan

4 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Taro Awataguchi

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Taro has regularly represented (i) distressed debtor companies, (ii) large creditor groups (including creditors' committees), and (iii) strategic/financial buyers of the debtor's business in high-profile restructuring cases for more than two decades. His work is greatly appreciated by his many clients for his ability to achieve full or near-to-full recovery in debt collections and successful exits from restructuring in very difficult cases. He has extensive experience in the area of cross-border insolvency. His expertise covers a wide range of industries including banking, security brokerage, manufacturing, construction, retailing, real estate, hotel, golf resorts and fintech. He is often appointed by the Japanese courts as a trustee in complex bankruptcy cases. Taro is regarded as one of the opinion leaders in the area of secured transactions, and was a member of an official preparatory group for an upcoming reform of the law of security interests in Japan. He frequently speaks at prestigious symposia and conferences, and has published articles that have been frequently cited by leading practitioners and academics in the field of insolvency. He also educates practice of restructuring at Waseda Law School.

Career

Admitted in Japan (2002)

Professional Memberships

Tokyo Bar Association (Japan), 2002

INSOL International

EAAIR

JATP

JABR

ABL Association of Japan

Personal

Waseda University (LLB, 1995)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Restructuring/Insolvency - Japan

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Taro Awataguchi is establishing a solid reputation in Japan's legal market, acting for both creditors and debtors in restructuring proceedings. He frequently acts as a bankruptcy trustee for international clients with regard to complex bankruptcy mandates.

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