Takeshi Watanabe
Takeshi Watanabe

Partner

Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)
Key Practice Areas
Corporate
M&A
Internal investigations and organizing third-party committees
TEL:81-3-6775-1034
/FAX:81-3-6775-2034
Takeshi Watanabe is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and is engaged principally in the fields of corporate and commercial law and Chinese law, with an emphasis on M&A and corporate governance. He has represented foreign investors in various large-scale M&A transactions and advised in relation to various corporate restructurings of listed companies. He is also involved in M&A related financing transactions and is well versed in Securities Law and other Financial Services Laws. He regularly provides legal services on general corporate matters to various clients including operating companies and financial institutions. In addition to his professional experience at our firm, he has worked for a branch of a Japanese bank in the People's Republic of China. He actively handles legal matters on behalf of clients based in Japan that are interested in entering into business ventures in China.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Key Practice Areas
Corporate
M&A
Related Practice Areas
Finance and Financial Institutions
International Trade
Industries
Other Finance Industries
Private Equity Fund
Sports
CAREER
1990
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
1990 - 1992
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
1996
University of Chicago (LL.M.)
1996 - 1997
Beijing Language and Cultural University
1996 - 1997
Trained at a branch of a Japanese bank in the People's Republic of China
Jul 2023 -
The Local Organising Committee of World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 Auditor
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (1992) New York (1997)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Takeshi Watanabe
Takeshi Watanabe
TEL:81-3-6775-1034
/FAX:81-3-6775-2034
Corporate
M&A
Internal investigations and organizing third-party committees