Professional Summary
Hiroshi Kasuya helps clients with legal issues related to insolvency / corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. He also has extensive experience representing a variety of clients in litigation and dispute resolution.
Hiroshi has been listed as a “Ranked Lawyer” for Restructuring/Insolvency by Chambers Asia-Pacific (2022-present), a “Leading Individual” for Restructuring and Insolvency by The Legal 500 (2020-present) and a “Best Lawyer” for Insolvency and Reorganization Law by The Best Lawyers in Japan (2021-present).
Practice Focus
Hiroshi focuses his practice on insolvency/restructuring, debt collection and mergers and acquisitions. He frequently advises on matters relating to cross-border and domestic corporate insolvency, reorganization, restructuring and debt collection. He also has extensive experience representing clients in dispute resolution cases in various industries and fields.
Representative Clients, Cases or Matters
- Represented a domestically listed sporting goods company in its acquisition of a listed golf goods company.
- Represented a major private equity fund in its takeover bid for a domestically listed apparel company.
- Represented a domestic life insurance company in its insolvency proceedings under the Japanese Corporate Reorganization Act.
- Represented a major Japanese financial company in connection with its insolvency proceedings under the Japanese Civil Rehabilitation Act.
- Represented the Japanese subsidiary of a US semiconductor manufacturer in connection with insolvency proceedings under the Japanese Corporate Reorganization Act in parallel with Chapter 11 proceedings filed by its parent company.
- Represented creditor companies with respect to large cross-border insolvency cases and out-of-court workouts.
- Advised Japanese companies in connection with the cross-border insolvency case of a major shipping company in South Korea.
- Acted for a nuclear power company as Japanese legal counsel in connection with the company’s global insolvency and restructuring.
- Represented a major auto parts maker with respect to its civil rehabilitation case and global restructuring and advised the client in connection with chapters 11 and 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code and other foreign insolvency proceedings.
- Represented a major foreign airline company as debtor counsel in filing a petition with the Tokyo District Court to seek recognition of and assistance for the company’s foreign reorganization proceeding pursuant to the Act on Recognition of and Assistance for Foreign Insolvency Proceedings.
- Represented a domestic airline company as debtor counsel in filing a petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings.
Publications, Presentations and Articles
Publications and articles
- Co-author, “Debt Restructuring Practice in the US, Europe and Singapore,” Shoji Homu, April 2023
- Co-author (as a member of the study group below), “Report of Study Group on Financing and Debt Restructuring Practice Utilizing All-Assets Security Interests,” Shoji Homu Kenkyukai, published in Financial Services Agency’s website, March 2023
- Co-author, “Inherent Conflict between Arbitration and Bankruptcy – US/UK’s Endeavors towards Harmonization and Their Practical Implications for Japanese Law,” JCA Journal, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, August 2021
- Co-author, “Attachment orders (freezing injunctions) Q&A: Japan,” Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, 2021
- Co-author, “Recent Trends in Distressed M&A – Business Acquisitions under Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code,” Business Homu, Chuokeizai-sha, November 2020
- Co-author, “Recovery of trade debts Q&A: Japan,” Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, 2020
- Co-author, “Legal Risk Management Practices for Overseas Subsidiaries,” Chuokeizai-sha, September 2019
- Co-author, “An Overview of Spanish Insolvency Law,” Turnaround & Credit Management, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, July 2018
- Co-author, “Realities and Challenges of Chapter 11: An Overview and Analysis of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Recommendations on the Reform of Chapter11(1)-(3),” Kokusai Shoji Homu, The Japanese Institute for International Business Law, December 2015; January and February 2016
- Contributor, Doing Business, The World Bank, 2015-2021
- Co-author, An Overview of the Bankruptcy Law of the United States, Shoji Homu, June 2014
- Co-author, “Disclosures concerning tender offers,” Commentary on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Volume 1, Chapter 2-2, Kinzai, April 2011
- Co-author, TOB Handbook (2nd Edition), Nikkei Business Publications, October 2010
- Co-author, A Strategic Manual for Creditors in Bankruptcy Proceedings, Nikkei Publishing Inc., January 2010
- Co-author, Cartel & Leniency Practice, Shoji Homu, March 2008
Presentations
- Speaker, “Restructuring & Insolvency Laws and Practice for SMEs in Japan,” 2nd International Research Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy, organized by Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, February 2023
- Speaker, “Debt Restructuring Practice in Germany and Creditors’ Involvement” (Japanese Association for Business Recovery (JABR) Symposium 2022), May 2022
- Speaker, “Significant Change – New Common Knowledge in Indian Legal Matters,” September 2019
Admissions
- New York~United States (2012)
- Japan (2000)
Professional Association and Memberships
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association – Member
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) – Member
- INSOL International – Member
- Japanese Federation of Insolvency Professionals – Member
- East Asian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring – Member
Education
- St. John’s University, School of Law (LLM in Bankruptcy) (2012)
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law (LLM) (2011)
- Waseda University (Master’s degree in Finance) (2006)
- Waseda University (LLB) (1997)
Languages
Japanese
English