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Masayuki Matsunaga

Masayuki Matsunaga

Attorney admitted in Japan Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Japanese, English

Education

2012
Graduate Schools for Law and Politics,The University of Tokyo(J.D.)
2009
Waseda University School of Law(LL.B)

Experience

2021
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 - “Recommended Lawyer” in Dispute resolution: Independent local firms
2018
Joined ZeLo
2014
Joined Tokyo - Marunouchi Law Firm
2013
Registered with Daini Tokyo Bar Association
2012
Passed The Bar Exam

Representative Works

  • Investigated various financial and payment service business models from a legal perspective. Acted for a FinTech business that was concerned about the application of the Debt Services Registration regulations, succesfully applied for acceptance of business model legal compliance under the Elimination of Grey Zone Policy.
  • Succesfully advised companies with regard to financial legal matters with the Financial Service Agency and other matters such as marketing with regard to various projects such as virtual currency exchange service provider registrations, M&A transactions of virtual currency exchange service providers, and numerous ICOs and IEOs.
  • Represented number of clients in litigation and dispute resolution matters.
  • Acted as the bankruptcy trustee (or the bankruptcy trustee agent) as well as the petitioner for creditors on debt collection matters involving a matter with tens of thousands of creditors and multiple bankrupt entities. Worked on complex financial valuations, claim denials, executive responsibility and debt collection matters.
  • Represented clients on various corporate rehabilitation cases as the trustee auditor and acting petitioner and have successfully prevented the loss and dispersement of assets.
  • Lectures on topics related to business succession for investment firms, including providing the latest legal and tax information regarding business succession structures.

Awards & Rankings

2021
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 - “Recommended Lawyer” in Dispute resolution: Independent local firms

Activities

  • Outside auditor at APEX Corporation (March 2023 -)
  • Auditor at APEX Nishi-Nihon Corporation (March 2023 -)
  • Auditor at Japan Vending Refurbishment Center Co., Ltd. (March 2023 -)
  • Outside auditor at ULURU.Co.,LTD. (July 2019 - June 2021)
  • Outside auditor at MUSCA Co., Inc. (March 2019 - February 2021)
  • Fintech Association of Japan (FAJ) (Secretariat of Investment & Asset Management) (FY2019)

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