Masahisa Ikeda
Masahisa Ikeda
  • Quoted in “Mitsubishi Denki, kucho sochi wo kaigai 15-kakokuni nonyu [Scandal-hit Mitsubishi Electric Supplied Train Equipment for NY, London],” July 6, 2021, the Nikkei Asia
  • Quoted in “Kaisei Gaitame-ho jizen shinsa nogare, chugoku Tencent no Rakuten shusshi [Tencent-Rakuten deal exposes limits of Japan investment rules],” April 20, 2021, the Nikkei Asia
  • Quoted in “Nichibei ōgon jidai wa kin-mekki ka [Is the Japan-US golden age just gilded?],” February 9, 2025, the Nikkei
  • Speaking Engagements

    • Moderator, “Big Tech” and the Antitrust Paradigm Shift, Shearman & Sterling, February 2022
    • Speaker, Investigations In Asia – Japan & South Korea, Shearman & Sterling, December 2020
    • Panelist, Overview of Foreign Listing Process and Consideration Points, EY ShinNihon LLC, June 2017
    • Lecturer, Current Status of Compliance Practices and Measures for Antitrust Law Compliance by Japanese Companies, Competition Policy Research Center of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, September 2016
    • Speaker, Corporate Governance in the Global Economy: The Changing Role of Directors, Salzburg Global Seminar, October 2015

    Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

    • Board Member, the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
    • Auditor, the International House of Japan
    • Research Collaborator, the Japan Fair Trade Commission, Competition Policy Research Center
    • Asia Pacific Director, the Trilateral Commission
    • Harvard Law School Association, Executive Committee
    • Founder and Council, UWC ISAK Japan

    Recognition

    [Masahisa Ikeda] can answer our questions in a rapid manner. He is persuasive and client-friendly.
    Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2024
    [Masahisa Ikeda] has extensive experience in corporate matters in Japan and is a valuable presence who can clearly advise when risks are high.
    Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2024

    Awards

    • Leading Lawyer for Capital Markets: International: US Law in Japan, Chambers Asia Pacific, 2025
    • Leading Lawyer for Corporate/M&A: International in Japan, Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2025
    • Hall of Fame for Capital markets: International firms and joint ventures in Japan, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2025
    • Recommended Lawyer for Corporate and M&A in Japan, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024
    • Recommended Lawyer for Antitrust and Competition in Japan, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024
    • The A List: Japan’s Top Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal 2024

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