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Akira Matsushita

Partner · Mori Hamada

JapanCorporate / M&A, Corporate GovernanceJapanese, English

About

Partner at Mori Hamada focused on cross-border and domestic M&A, joint ventures, private equity, hostile takeovers, shareholder activism, corporate governance and general corporate and securities law matters. Admitted in Japan (2006) and New York (2012); joined Mori Hamada in 2006, worked with Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago (2012–13), and has been a lecturer in M&A Law at Kyoto University Law School since 2022.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACorporate GovernancePrivate EquitySecurities / Capital MarketsShareholder ActivismJoint Ventures

Office

Expertise

Cross-Border M&ADomestic M&AJoint VenturesPrivate EquityHostile Takeovers & Shareholder ActivismCorporate GovernanceCorporate & Securities Law

Education

  • Keio University (LL.B., 2005)
  • Cornell Law School (LL.M., 2012)

Admissions

  • Japan (2006)
  • New York (2012)

Languages

JapaneseEnglish