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Nishimura & Asahi Offices
OTEMON TOWER, 1-1-2 OTEMACHI
CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-8124
Japan
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Hajime Ueno
Work Department
Restructuring and Insolvency; Banking and Securitization/Structured Finance practice
Position
Partner, Tokyo
Career
Hajime predominantly handles restructuring and insolvency, cross-border transactions, securitizations and other structured finance. He strives to provide creative solutions and, leveraging his English language capabilities and wealth of knowledge regarding overseas legal landscapes, his strength is evident especially in cross-border deals. He also handles IT and DX-related matters.
Hajime has extensive expertise in the area of corporate restructuring and insolvency, as well as securitization/structured finance practice (including concession transactions); especially known for his uncanny skills to see through complex issues and the web of differing interests of relevant parties, he is not confined to conventional thinking and instead strives to devise various new deal structures and provide new solutions. He also has an extensive practice in other areas of corporate finance and capital markets, as well as regulatory matters of financial institutions (including Basel accord capital rules). Having spent his youth in the U.S. and having studied abroad, he is fluent in both English and Japanese. He serves as the Firm’s CTO and is engaged in IT/DX-related matters, as well.
Languages
Japanese, Englihs
Memberships
2021 | INSOL Fellow
2005 | Admitted in New York
1999 | Admitted in Japan
Education
2004 | Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
1997 | The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Restructuring and insolvency: Independent local firms
(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)Displaying deep bench strength in handling cross-border mandates, the team at Nishimura & Asahi handles multi-jurisdictional workouts and international restructuring matters, which are particular areas of focus for Yuri Sugano. Beyond traditional insolvency proceedings and significant bankruptcy cases within Japan, practice head Kenichi Minami is noted for his deep knowledge of in out-of-court workouts and turnarounds. Kentaro Yokoyama also has extensive experience in handling both in-and out-of-court reorganisations. The group is known for representing a variety of debtors, also counting major banks, financial institutions and creditors among its clients. The team draws on the varied expertise of its members to further strengthen its offering; Hajime Ueno is an expert in structured finance; Daisuke Koriya displays vast knowledge of accounting and tax issues; and Yonson Minami advises on M&A aspects of restructurings.
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