Attorney Profiles

Mitsutoshi Matsushita Born Kobe, Japan, 1970 | Admitted to bar, 1997, Japan

Mitsutoshi Matsushita regularly provides advice to clients on a wide range of corporate issues. He also has substantial experience advising companies at each stage of M&A transactions, from due diligence, structuring to document drafting.
In addition, he has broad experience in the area of insolvency (bankruptcy, corporate reorganization, civil rehabilitation) in different roles, including as trustees and supervisors appointed by the court.
Having been appointed as outside director and auditor of listed companies, he strives to conduct effective audits to improve internal control and contribute to the enhancement of corporate value.
Some of his experiences include the following:

Corporate

  • Writing opinion letters related to business decisions by BODs,
  • M&A (advice on structuring, due diligence, document drafting)
  • Advice on internal control systems and corporate governance
  • Assistance with preparation of and during shareholder meetings
  • Preparation and reviewing of transactional agreements
  • Representation in commercial litigation

Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Insolvency

  • Involved in the filing of the civil rehabilitation of CRE, Inc., 2010
  • Trustee representative in the corporate reorganization of Tokyo Tower Development Company, 2005
  • Trustee representative in the corporate reorganization of Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange), 2002
  • Liquidator of Sako Tatemono Company, 2005
  • Trustee representative in the corporate reorganization of Crosswave Communication, Inc., 2002
  • Involved in the corporate reorganization of Tokyo Life Insurance Company, 2001
  • Liquidator of Tosei Real Property Company, 2001
    In addition, he has been involved in numerous bankruptcy cases as court-appointed trustee and in civil rehabilitation cases as court-appointed supervisor

Education

  • The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 1997
  • Tokyo University (LL.B in Law), 1994

Admissions and Certifications

  • Admitted in Japan, 1997 (Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association)

Other Activities and Memberships

  • Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee member, Tsumura & Co., 2017-
  • Outside Company Auditor, Pacific Systems Corporation, 2016-
  • Registered auditor of political funds, 2009-

Publications

Co-authored

  • Solutions to the Latest Issues in Insolvency Law, Kobundo, 2013
  • Heisei Copyright Law Handbook, Sanseido, 2002
  • Everything about Business Reorganizations, Shoji-homu-kenkyu-kai, 2001
    All publications are in Japanese.