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Kishimoto Building 2F
2-2-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005
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Norihiro Sekiguchi
Work Department
- Corporate and M&A
- International Practice
- Risk Management & Compliance
- Industries
- Intellectual Property Law
- Employment Law
- Pro Bono Practice
- Life Science, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
Position
Norihiro Sekiguchi is highly active advising on cross-border and domestic matters. His recent experience includes acting on joint ventures, share sales and acquisitions across a wide variety of sectors. A market source reports: “He has a lot of deal experience and his advice is always on point.”
Career
Norihiro Sekiguchi is a partner at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, with a broad experience in the area of M&A. He has handled domestic and cross-border M&As representing non-Japanese acquirers in various jurisdictions. The types of transactions in which he has been involved cover tender offers, mergers, stock swaps, asset or business acquisitions, management buyouts and various types of private equity investments. He has extensive experiences in corporate governance and disputes including corporate lawsuits, exercising shareholders rights, and disputes regarding corporate control. He is also familiar with securities regulations and corporate compliance. He has experiences in forensic investigation of listed companies as a chairman or leading investigator of independent committees. He has advised on litigations and dispute resolution matters regarding corporate or labor law issues, M&As, and commercial transactions for both domestic and international cases.
Mr. Sekiguchi was formerly a partner at the Tokyo office of Baker & McKenzie from 2006 to 2014. He worked at Baker & McKenzie’s Chicago office from 2003 to 2004. He has been recognized as one of the leading individuals in the field of corporate / M&A in Japan by several international rankings for the legal industry including Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and Best Lawyers, and received the ALB Japan Law Awards. He has authored various publications, including the best-selling TOB Handbook and has given lectures on a variety of topics related to corporate and securities law.
Languages
Japanese and English
Memberships
Tokyo Bar Association (1997-present), New York State Bar Association (2004-present)
Education
University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M., 2003), Waseda University (LL.B., 1994)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms
(Leading partners: Bengoshi)Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners‘ corporate and M&A team offers legal services to companies and undertakings in Japan and overseas in corporate restructuring and business collaborations. Among these are matters related to life sciences and healthcare. The team is jointly led by Norihiro Sekiguchi, who has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border private equity investments, and Seigo Takehira, who focuses on the investment banking industry. Hajime Taniuchi offers an international perspective on M&A, dispute resolution, and finance-related matters, while Takuro Yamaguchi advises clients on both public and private M&A, as well as commercial transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners: Bengoshi Japan > Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms
- Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms Japan
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: Independent local firms
- Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms
- Intellectual property: Independent local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: Independent local firms
- Banking and finance: Independent local firms
- Investment funds: Independent local firms
- Dispute resolution: Independent local firms
- Labour and employment: Independent local firms
- Projects and energy: Independent local firms