Lawyers

Shinichiro Abe
As a pioneer in the practice of Japanese restructuring/insolvency law, Shinichiro Abe has extensive experience with domestic and crossborder matters in this field. Mr. Abe is renown as an advisor on business restructurings and reorganizations, including distressed M&A. His practice also includes litigation, arbitration, M&A, anti-trust, compliance and general corporate. Mr. Abe is also the author of numerous publications and is frequently a speaker at seminars as well as international conferences and other events. Apart from client work, Mr. Abe is also teaches as a visiting professor at [Chuo Law School] teaching restructuring law and at Kokushikan Graduate School of Law teaching company law.
Mr. Abe also has positions and memberships with various professional associations. Mr. Abe is the president of Japan Institute for International Arbitration Research and Training (JIIART); an executive member of the Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals; a board member of the Japan Federation of Insolvency Professionals; a board member of the Japan/Asia section of the International Insolvency Institute(III) as well as a member of the International Bar Association(IBA), the New York Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute and Japanese American Society for Legal Studies,
He is also the former head of the Insolvency Law section of the Inter Pacific International Bar (IPBA) Association.
[ Bar Admissions ] Japan, 1994
[ Education ] Waseda Graduate School of Law (LL.M, 1989 ); UCLA School of Law (LL.M., 2001)
[ Languages ] Japanese, English
Publications
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著書 Method of Business Restructuring for Listed Corporations and Medium-sized Corporations事業再生と債権管理No.169(2020年7月) 金融財政事情研究会
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Japanese The Bankruptcy System in EuropeAuthor, “Development of Civil Procedural Laws – Compilation of Papers Commemorating the 70th Birthday of Professor Tetsuo Kato” (March 2020), edited by Koichi Miki et al.
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English Interaction between Arbitral Tribunals Seated in Japan and In Japanese CourtsInternational Business Law (Second Edition), (Wolters Kluwer, September 2019)
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Japanese Versatility Examined from the Viewpoint of the Trajectory of Turnaround ADR – Based on 10 Years of AnalysisTurnaround and Claims Management No.164 (April 2019) Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs
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Japanese Versatility Examined from the Viewpoint of the Trajectory of Turnaround ADR – Based on 10 Years of AnalysisShojihomu “NBL No.1140” (February 2019)
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Japanese For the Further Development of Turnaround ADRNBL No.1140 Shojihomu (February 2019)
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English Recent developments in Japanese insolvency practiceInternational Insolvency &Restructuring Report 2018/2019 (Capital Market Intelligence, 2018)
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Chinese Listing Regulations in Japan“Study of Japan and Malaysia Regulations on Investment in Chinese Companies” (China Financial Publishing, March 2018)
Seminars
Upcoming Lectures and Seminars
Past Lectures and Seminars
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Presented at the ABI’s 16th International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium as a panelist for the second session, “ Emerging from the COVID-19 Disruption“ with Mr. Richard Gitlin2020/11/19 11:30-12:30 p.m. EST Shinichiro Abe
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JIIART Opening Seminar Day 22020/11/3 Shinichiro Abe
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JIIART Opening Seminar Day 12020/11/2 Shinichiro Abe, Yoshihiro Takatori
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Resolution Through Mediation and Arbitration of Contract Disputes Arising Out of the Spread of Covid-19 – Cases Studies Including the Options of Business Turnarounds and Mergers (In Japanese only.)Wednesday July 29, 2020, 3:00pm - 5:00pm Shinichiro Abe, Yoshihiro Takatori
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Presented at the APRAG Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand as a panelist for the first session, “The Use of AI in Arbitration”January, 2020 Shinichiro Abe
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Presented at the Leadership Meeting of the International Insolvency Institute held in London on further legislated activity expected in bankruptcy lawJanuary, 2020 Shinichiro Abe
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Presented at the RAIF 2019 held in Brunei as a panelist for the second session, “The Use of AI in Arbitration “Use of Mediation in Singapore United Nations Conventions and Financial and Intellectual Property Disputes”December, 2019 Shinichiro Abe