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Toshiro Mochizuki
Work Department
Capital Markets
Antitrust
Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
Partner
Career
Toshiro Mochizuki is a partner in the Corporate Group. His practice comprises capital markets as well as general corporate matters, with a particular focus on advising issuers and underwriters on global offerings, SEC registrations and other securities law issues, including those relating to business combinations. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, he was an in-house counsel for six years at a leading international investment bank in Tokyo, where he covered primarily capital markets transactions, cross-border M&A financial advisory engagements and compliance matters. Toshiro began his career at another U.S. law firm, where he spent eight years at its Tokyo and New York offices handling both issuer-side and underwriter-side assignments for debt and equity offerings by Japanese and U.S. issuers. Toshiro also has experience representing clients on U.S. anti-corruption, economic sanctions, antitrust and other compliance matters.
Languages
- English
- Japanese
Memberships
ADMISSIONS:
- New York
- Japan (as a Registered Foreign Lawyer)
Education
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
J.D., cum laude
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
A.B., magna cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
(Leading individuals: Gaiben)The Tokyo-based corporate department at Shearman & Sterling is commended for its ‘presence and good networks with Japanese local firms‘, and offers clients assistance in complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Karl Pires, who has more than 20 years’ experience, frequently advises Japanese clients on transactions taking place outside Japan and transactions within Japan for multinational clients. Other sectors the team advises on include the energy and renewables, healthcare, automotive, and chemicals industries, with clients ranging from private equity huoses to government institutions and publicly listed companies. Key contacts within the team include Toshiro Mochizuki for matters involving corporate and capital market aspects, and Masahisa Ikeda for cross-border acquisitions.
Japan > Capital markets: International firms and joint ventures
(Next Generation Partners: Gaiben)Shearman & Sterling‘s capital markets practice is headed by Masahisa Ikeda, who frequently advises underwriters and financial entities on a range of capital market transactions. The practice displays broad experience when advising on governance-related mandates, disclosure requirements, and securities law. Toshiro Mochizuki is recommended for his vast knowledge of SEC registrations and global offerings.
Japan > Antitrust and competition: International firms and joint ventures
Shearman & Sterling‘s antitrust practice is jointly led by Masahisa Ikeda, Toshiro Mochizuki, and Kana Morimura. Ikeda is the name to note for government investigations and securities law, while Mochizuki regularly advises on corporate issues and US antitrust matters. Morimura is skilled at antitrust litigation and compliance matters. The department as a whole is recommended for its regular collaboration with teams in Europe and the US, which enable it to offer advice on US and EU antitrust matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals: Gaiben Japan > Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
- Next Generation Partners: Gaiben Japan > Capital markets: International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures Japan
- Antitrust and competition: International firms and joint ventures Japan
- Capital markets: International firms and joint ventures Japan