Mr Katsumasa Suzuki > Mori Hamada & Matsumoto > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Offices
16TH FLOOR, MARUNOUCHI PARK BUILDING
2-6-1 MARUNOUCHI, CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-8222
Japan
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Mr Katsumasa Suzuki
Position
Capital Markets, M&A, Asia Practice, Crisis Management.
Career
Admmited to Practice:2000 (in Japan) and 2005 (in New York); Linklaters, London(2004-2005); Partner of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto since 2008.
Languages
Japanese/English.
Memberships
Daini Tokyo Bar Association (2000); New York State Bar Association (2005); Security Analysts Association of Japan (Chartered Member, 2006); Capital Markets Association for Asia (Official Member, 2008); Member of International Bar Association; MIGA Global Finance Study Group (2014); Chair of the Public Company Practice and Regulation Subcommittee in the Securities Law Committee of the Internal Bar Association (2020-)
Education
Keio University (LL.B., 1998); Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 2004).
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Capital markets: Independent local firms
(Hall of Fame)The practice at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is praised by clients for displaying ‘great teamwork’, and ‘profound insight’ when handling both domestic and international matters, including securities offerings, initial public offerings, euro-convertible bond offerings, and debt offerings. Recent work for the practice includes representing domestic and overseas names such as Japan Bank for International Cooperation, NTT Finance Corporation, and Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. The team is jointly headed by Katsumasa Suzuki
and Taro Omoto, who lead on the capital markets side, and Masanori Sato and Akira Ehira, who lead the structured finance and derivatives part of the team. Key contacts within the team include the ‘client-oriented’ Katsuyuki Tainaka, ‘stand-out’ of counsel Yu Nimura, and the ‘outstanding’ Toshimitsu Nemoto.
Lawyer Rankings
- Capital markets: Independent local firms Japan
- Hall of Fame Japan > Capital markets: Independent local firms
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