Wataru Higuchi
Partner
- TEL:
- 81-3-6775-1142
- FAX:
- 81-3-6775-2142
Wataru Higuchi has been involved in a wide range of finance transactions including asset based finance, syndicated loan, securitization, capital markets and fund business. Mr. Higuchi also has expertise in the fields of financial regulatory issues. In addition to his professional experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mr. Higuchi has also worked for Tokyo Stock Exchange (from October 2012 – September 2013) as a secondee, where he was in charge of listings of both Japanese and non-Japanese companies, ETFs, and J-REITs.
Practice Areas
Topics
Mar 2024
Practice Groups
- Structured Finance Group
- Capital Markets Group
- Financial Services & Transactions Group
- Energy Practice Group
Background
Mar 2002 | Hitotsubashi University (LL.B.) |
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Apr 2004 - Oct 2005 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
May 2011 | Columbia Law School (LL.M.) |
Aug 2011 - Jul 2012 | Associated with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York |
Apr 2020 - Mar 2022 | Part-time Lecturer, The Business Law Department of Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law (HBL) |
Publications
The Renewable Energy Law Review - Seventh Edition (Japan Chapter)
Lexology In-Depth
Jul 2024
Banking Business Proficiency Test; Official Text; Financial Instruments Exchange Grade 3
Economic Legal Research Institute
Mar 2024
Nov 2018
Apr 2018
Outline of Products Listed under the Trust Structure and the Regulatory Regime thereof
Trust Forum,Vol.3
Mar 2015
Structure and Regulation of ETFs - An Outline of the Regulations Concerning Establishment, Management and Disclosure of ETFs
Capital Market Monthly, No. 343
Mar 2014
Outline of the Listing Rules and Structures of JDR
Capital Market Monthly, No. 338
Oct 2013
Summary of the Report by the Study Group on the Listed Infrastructure Market - Towards Establishing the Listed Infrastructure Market in Japan -
ARES Real Estate Securitization Journal, Vol.15
Oct 2013
JDR and Other Listed Products Using Certificate of Beneficiary Interests in Trust and Their Legal Issues
Junkan Shoji Houmu, No. 2006
Aug 2013
Outline of the Report by the Study Group on the Listed Infrastructure Market - Towards Establishing the Listed Infrastructure Market in Japan -
Kinyu Homu Jijo No.1973
Jul 2013
Legal Analysis of Risks of and Countermeasures to Lawsuits in the U.S. by U.S. Investors Against Japanese Corporations and Their Officers (Part 2)
Kokusai Shoji Homu, Vol.40 No.7
Jul 2012
Legal Analysis of Risks of and Countermeasures to Lawsuits in the U.S. by U.S. Investors Against Japanese Corporations and Their Officers (Part 1)
Kokusai Shoji Homu, Vol.40 No.6
Jun 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court Judgment Regarding Extraterritorial Application of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 - The Impact on Companies Issuing American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) -
Kokusai Shoji Homu, Vol.39, No.9
Sep 2011
Summary of Legal structure and Law regulation of ETF
Capital Market Monthly, No. 307
Mar 2011
Lectures
2 Nov, 2023
The Ultimate Guide to IPO in Japan
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Oct 16, 2023
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment
The International Bar Association
Mar 31, 2023
【Online seminar】Seminar of listing on Tokyo Stock Exchange for Taiwan Company
PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC, Tokyo Stock Exchange,Inc., Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Oct 21, 2021
【Online seminar】 How to manages risk for IPO?
PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC
Feb 19, 2021
Roadmap to Tokyo Stock Exchange IPO for Singapore Companies
KPMG Japan Asia Listing Advisory Group / Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Sep 3, 2019
Transition to subsidy-free solar
SOLAR PLAZA
May 25, 2018
Nov 14, 2016
Solar project transactions in Japan
SOLAR PLAZA
Jun 3, 2016
Infrastructure funds - Practice and Outlook
Seminar Info
May 20, 2016
July 7, 2015
What's my name, and does it matter – securities law considerations for listed investment funds
The International Bar Association
Oct 24, 2014
Project finance of power generation business
FN Communications
July 30, 2014
Key Points for Listing of JDR on TSE
DR Listing on Tokyo Stock Exchange Workshop 2014
July 25, 2014
Professional Admissions
- Japan (2005)
- New York (2012)
Professional and Academic Associations
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
Languages
- Japanese (first language)
- English