Akihiro Wani > Morrison Foerster > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile

Morrison Foerster‘s banking and finance practice, complimented for its ‘great depth of knowledge‘, is headed up by Akihiro Wani, who is especially experienced in derivatives transactions and advising major Japanese financial institutions. The general team are also adept at assisting clients with financial regulatory matters, real estate finance mandates, project and acquisition finance issues, and IPOs. Katsuhiko Fujihira departed the team for Kaynex Law Offices in 2022.

The capital markets group at Morrison Foerster is headed by Fuyuo Mitomi, Mitsutoshi Uchida, and Jesse Gillespie, frequently handling cross-border mandates for large financial institutions and underwriters. The group is particularly experienced in advising on mandates within the US high-yield debt space, with work involving US disclosure rules, derivative matters, investment-grade offerings, and SEC-registered transactions. Key contacts in the team also include Akihiro Wani, associate Naoko Ueda, and of counsels Reiko Omachi and Hiroki Etani. Associate TJ Park is rated by clients as ‘one of the best in the industry‘. Ex-head of the team Kenji Hosokawa left the practice for an in-house position in 2022.