松本真輔｜ Notice｜NAKAMURA, TSUNODA & MATSUMOTO

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NAKAMURA, TSUNODA & MATSUMOTO

松本真輔Shinsuke Matsumoto

Nakamura, Tsunoda & Matsumoto　Partner

Brief History

April 1970 Born in Fukuoka Prefecture October 1994 Passed Japan’s National Bar Examination March 1995 Graduated from The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (LL.B.) April 1997 Graduated from the Legal Training and Research Institute Registered with the Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association Nishimura & Partners (currently Nishimura & Asahi) October 1999 Nagashima & Ohno (currently Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu) May 2002 Graduated from the Stanford Law School (Master of the Science of Law (JSM)) September 2002 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York Office March 2003 Admitted to the New York State Bar April 2004 Nakamura & Tsunoda January 2005 Partner, Nakamura, Tsunoda & Matsumoto (current position) December 2005 Registered with the Tokyo Bar Association April 2008 Distinguished Visiting Professor (Corporate Law), Gakushuin University, Faculty of Law April 2014 Professor (Commercial Law), Waseda Law School March 2017 Outside Supervisory & Audit Board Member, Betrend Corporation (current position) October 2021 Member, Contract Review Committee for Artificial Satellite Business June 2023 Outside Supervisory & Audit Board Member, Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd. (current position)

Areas of Practice

M&A / Corporate Restructuring, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Finance, Startup Support, Corporate Litigation, Other General Corporate Legal Affairs ▼ Major Awards ・Triangular share exchange between Nikko Cordial and Citigroup, in which Mr. Matsumoto served as the legal advisor for Nikko Cordial’s special committee, selected as M&A Deal of the Year by the IFLR Magazine and selected as the M&A Deal of the Year and Japan Deal of the Year at the 2008 ALB Japan Law Awards. ・Sale of Sanyo Electric to Panasonic, in which Mr. Matsumoto served as the legal advisor for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, one of the major shareholders of Sanyo Electric, selected as the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Japan Award M&A Deal of the Year at the 2010 ALB Japan Law Awards. ・Investigative Report dated July 2, 2014 issued by the Third Party Committee for Tama Home Co, Ltd., where Mr. Matsumoto served as a member, rated as a 1st （2014） Superior Third Party Committee Report by the Third Party Committee Report Rating Committee. ・Management integration of Z Holdings and LINE, in which Mr. Matsumoto served as the legal advisor for LINE’s special committee, selected as M&A Deal of the Year （Premium） at the 2021 ALB Japan Law Awards. ・Since 2017, Mr. Matsumoto has been selected as one of The Best Lawyers in Japan in the practice of Corporate and M&A Law by Best Lawyers, and was selected as the Lawyer of the Year in these same fields of practice in Tokyo in 2023.

Publications

▼ Books ・The New Insider Trading Regulations: Interpretation, Case Studies and Practical Responses – Shojihomu Co., Ltd. （2006）・General Meetings of Shareholders Handbook – Shojihomu Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2008）・Analysis and Development of M&A Judicial Precedent II [Separate Volume: Financial and Commercial Precedent] – Economic Legal Research Institute （co-author, 2010）・Issue Based Series: The Companies Act 1 Kabushiki Kaisha I – Daiichi Hoki Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2012）・Issue Based Series: The Companies Act 2 Kabushiki Kaisha II – Daiichi Hoki Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2012）・Commemoration of Shigeyuki Maeda’s 70th Birthday: New Trends in Corporate Law and Finance Law – Shojihomu Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2013）・Issue Based Series: The Companies Act ＜Supplementary Volume＞ – Daiichi Hoki Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2015）・Compliance and Internal Control Handbook – Shojihomu Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2017）・Corporate Governance Handbook – Shojihomu Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2017）・Corporate Litigation Handbook – Shojihomu Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2017）・M&A Contract Research: Theory, Empirical Research and Model Contract Provisions – Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2018）・Compliance and Internal Control Handbook II – Shojihomu Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2019）・Standard Commercial Code IV: Financial Instruments and Exchange Act – Horitsu Bunka Sha （co-author, 2021）・Issue Based Series: The Companies Act 1 General Rules, Kabushiki Kaisha I ＜2nd Edition＞ – Daiichi Hoki Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2021）・Issue Based Series: The Companies Act 2 Kabushiki Kaisha II ＜2nd Edition＞ – Daiichi Hoki Co., Ltd. （co-author, 2021） ▼ Articles ・Corporate Structural Changes and the Taxation System – Zeiken No. 85, p. 34 （co-author, 1999）・Hostile Takeovers in Japan: Japanese Style Corporate Governance in Transition and the Adoptability of the Delaware Law Standards – Ryudai Law Review No. 69 / Edition Commemorating the Retirement of Professor Tetsuo Shimabukuro, p. 331 （co-author, 2003）・Deal Protection Provisions in Friendly M&A Transactions [1st Volume] [2nd Volume] - Journal of Japanese Institute of International Business Law Vol. 31, No. 7, p. 993 （2003） / No. 8, p. 1100 （2003）・Responses to Takeover Offers from Multiple Companies – Junkan Keirijouhou No. 1073. p. 8 （2005）・Practical Issues Related to the Rules Surrounding Hostile Takeovers – Junkan Shojihomu No. 1756. p. 41 （2006）・Ministry of Justice Orders on the Companies Act and Their Impact on Business Restructuring and Revitalization Practices – Turnaround Manager Vol. 2, No. 6, p. 35 （2006）・Significance, Specific Examples and Practical Notes for Deal Protection Measures in M&A Transactions – M&A Review Vol. 20, No. 3, p. 6 （2006）・Anti-takeover Effect of the Establishment of Holding Companies – Business Houmu Vol. 7, No. 1, p. 39 （2007）・Responses to the Proxy Fight seen in the Tokyo Kohtetsu Case – Business Houmu Vol. 7, No. 6, p. 42 （2007）・Companies Act: Credit Decisions Accompanying Changes to a Counterparty’s Organizational Structure or Company Form – Ginkou Jitsumu Vol. 37, No. 8 （August 2007）, p. 56 （2007）・Cross-shareholding and the Companies Act – Business Houmu Vol. 7, No. 12, p. 73 （2007）・Examination of the Lower Court Decision in the Murakami Fund Case – Journal of Audit & Supervisory Board Members No. 532 （October 2007 Edition）, p. 48 （2007）・Insider Trading Regulations Seek Greater Strictness: Interpretation and Notes on the Decision in the Insider Trading Case for Nippon Broadcasting System Shares – Financial Compliance Vol. 37, No. 12 （December 2007 Edition）, p. 59 （2007）・System Reform to Strengthen Deterrence: Reassessment of and Issues with the Surcharge System – Financial Compliance Vol. 38, No. 4 （April 2008 Edition）, p. 95 （2008）・One Tentative Draft of the Rules for the Triggering of Advance Warning-Type Defensive Measures – Journal of Audit & Supervisory Board Members No. 542 （June 2008 Edition）, p. 82 （2008）・Currently Requred New Internal Control System and Mindset Change – Business Houmu Vol. 8, No. 10 （October 2008 Edition）, p. 22 （2008）・Stricter Insider Trading Regulations and the Required Response – Risk Management Today No. 50, p. 6 （2008）・First Trial Challenging a Surcharge for Insider Trading: What responses toward employees during trial? – Business Houmu Vol. 10, No. 4 （April 2010 Edition）, p. 4 （2010）・M&A Contract Study Group: 1st Session （General Remarks / Contracting Parties / Consideration） – Quarterly Jurist, No. 14 （Summer 2015 Edition）, p. 120 （co-author, 2015）・M&A Contract Study Group: 2nd Session （Representations and Warranties） – Quarterly Jurist, No. 15 （Autumn 2015 Edition）, p. 102 （co-author, 2015）・M&A Contract Study Group: 3rd Session （Closing / Conditions Precedent for Closing） – Quarterly Jurist, No. 16 （Winter 2016 Edition）, p. 104 （co-author, 2016）・M&A Contract Study Group: 4th Session （Covenants / Cancellation and Ending of Contract） – Quarterly Jurist, No. 17 （Spring 2016 Edition）, p. 136 （co-author, 2016）・M&A Contract Study Group: 5th Session （Compensation） – Quarterly Jurist, No. 18 （Summer 2016 Edition）, p. 106 （co-author, 2016）・M&A Contract Study Group: 6th & Final Session （Miscellaneous Provisions） – Quarterly Jurist, No. 19 （Autumn 2016 Edition）, p. 118 （co-author, 2016）・Mock Negotiations for a Share Transfer Agreement in a Commercial Clinic: One Example of Clinical Legal Education at Waseda University – Clinical Law Seminar No. 13, p. 101 （2018）

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