Kanako Watanabe
Partner
- TEL:
- 81-3-6775-1196
- FAX:
- 81-3-6775-2196
Kanako Watanabe is working for various corporate matters in Japan and overseas with a focus on domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency cases, corporate and commercial transactions and M&A cases. She is also well experienced in government investigations and crisis management cases.
Practice Areas
Topics
Practice Groups
- ・Financial Restructuring & Insolvency Group
- ・Corporate Transaction Group
- ・Corporate Crisis Management Practice Group
- ・Financial Services & Transactions Group
Background
| Mar 2004 | Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan (Bachelor of Social Sciences) |
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| Mar 2007 | Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Law (Juris Doctor) |
| 2007 - 2008 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| Apr 2015 | Graduate study, University of Virginia (LL.M.) |
| Oct 2016 - Jun 2017 | Associated with Mayer Brown LLP, New York |
Publications
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice (Sixth Edition)
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Sep 2024
Restructuring & Insolvency Laws & Regulations Japan 2024
International Comparative Legal Guide - Restructuring & Insolvency 2024
Apr 2024
Restructuring & Insolvency Laws & Regulations Japan 2023
International Comparative Legal Guide - Restructuring & Insolvency 2023
May 2023
Key Developments and Latest Trends in Japan
The International Insolvency & Restructuring Review 2023/24
May 2023
Corporate Turnarounds in the U.S., Europe, and Singapore
SHOJIHOMU.,Ltd.
Apr 2023
Case Studies regarding "Guidelines for Business Revitalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, etc."
Chuokeizai-sha
Oct 2022
Practical tips for the withdrawal of foreign companies from Japan
Turnaround & Credit Management No.177 (Summer issue 2022)
Jul 2022
Key Developments and Latest Trends in Japan
The International Insolvency & Restructuring Review 2022/23
Apr 2022
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice Fifth Edition
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Nov 2021
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice Fourth Edition
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Sep 2019
Recent Enhancement in Protection of Trade Creditor Claims in Japan – Amendments to the Industrial Competitive Enhancement Act
INSOL World First Quarter 2019
Apr 2019
U.S. Contracts: Basic Principles and Practice
DAI-ICHI HOKI CO.,LTD.
Jun 2018
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice Third Edition
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Sep 2017
U.S. Contracts: Basic Principles and Practice
LexisNexis Japan Co., Ltd.
Oct 2016
#7 How to Mitigate Risks of FCPA Violation
Lexis AS ONE
Feb 2016
Annotations on the Civil Rehabilitation Act (third edition)
KOUBUNDOU Publishers Inc.
Mar 2013
Q&A and Forms; Dismissal and Retirement
SHOJIHOMU.,Ltd.
Feb 2013
Lectures
Corporate Turnarounds in the U.S., Europe, and Singapore – Analysis of Overseas Trends with Particular Focus on Debt Governance
Japanese Association for Business Recovery (JABR)
May 28, 2022
Achievements
Apr 20, 2023
Professional Admissions
- Japan (2008)
Professional and Academic Associations
- Tokyo Bar Association
Languages
- Japanese (first language)
- English