MASATO MATSUMURA
【PERSONAL】
| Born April, 1969 |
【EDUCATION】
| Feb. 2007 | The College of International Studies (CIS) China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China |
| Aug. 2006 | International Law Institute, NW Washington, DC |
| March 1996 | Diploma Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| March 1994 | LL.B., Law Faculty of Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan |
【PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE】
| April 2013 - March 2023 | Professor, Gakushuin University Law School, Tokyo |
| Courses taught; Bankruptcy Act Burden of Proof Civil Rehabilitation Act Civil Execution Act Civil Provisional Remedies Act |
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【PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION】
| Tokyo Second Bar Association |
【BAR ADMITTANCE】
| Admitted to Practice in Japan, April 1996 |
【LICENSES and CERTIFICATIONS】
| Technical Radio Operator for On-The-Ground Services |
| Amateur Radio Operator |
| Chief Electrical Engineer |
| Registered Electrician |
| Thermal Energy Manager (Unregistered) |
| Refrigeration Safety Manager |
| Boiler Operator |
| Operations Chief of X-rays and Gamma-rays |
| Hazardous Materials Engineer |
| Oracle Certified Java Programmer, Silver SE 8 |
| Information Technology Engineer |
| Legal Adviser on Condominium Management |
| Certified Condominium Manager |
| Real Estate Transaction Manager |
【LANGUAGES】
| Japanese, English and Chinese |
【PRACTICE AREAS】
| 1. | Bankruptcy Law (Liquidation, Rehabilitation, and Reorganization) |
| 2. | Corporation Law, Corporate Acquisition, and Due Diligence |
| 3. | Business Transaction Law, Commercial Law, Feasibility Study, and other business-related issues |
| 4. | Civil Litigation, Dispute Resolution, and Mediation |
【Representative Cases】
| 1. | Bankruptcy | |
| A) | Represented Debtor | |
| ・Nitto Kogyo, a golf company, in Rehabilitation process | ||
| ・Taiyo Ryokuka, a golf company, in Reorganization process | ||
| ・Kinka Doh, garment business, in Liquidation process | ||
| ・Katokichi Takamatsu Kaihatsu, a golf company, in Reorganization process | ||
| B) | Court-Appointed Deputy Trustee | |
| ・Nissan Kensetsu, a general construct contractor, in Reorganization process | ||
| ・Tsuzuki Bouseki, a cotton-spinner, in Reorganization process | ||
| ・Joint Corporation, a real-estate developer, in Reorganization process | ||
| ・Washi Kosan, a wheel manufacturers, in Reorganization process | ||
| ・Asahi Lite Optical, an optical lens manufacturers, in Reorganization process | ||
| C) | Represented Court-Appointed Examiner and Supervisor | |
| ・Shindo Denshi Kogyo, an electronics components manufacturer, in Reorganization process | ||
| D) | Represented Creditor | |
| ・The Trustee of an European company, to execute the right to a Japanese company under the Reorganization process | ||
| E) | Represented New Owner | |
| ・An investment fund, as a new owner of a Japanese bankruptcy company under the Rehabilitation process, to infuse capital into the company | ||
| 2. | Corporate Acquisition | |
| ・Represented a Telemarketing Company in lawsuit involving share issue | ||
| ・Represented an investment fund in appraisal remedy process | ||
| ・Represented an beverage manufacturer against food company in selling out business deal | ||
| 3. | Commercial Litigation | |
| ・Represented a golf company in membership dispute | ||
| ・Represented a raw material supplier in Worker’s Accident Compensation case | ||
| ・Represented a consumer-electronics company against electronic components supplier in Product Liability suits | ||
| 4. | Intellectual Property | |
| ・Represented a professor who was a coauthor of an economic treatise in Copyright case | ||
| ・Represented a comic artist who drew a Manga in Copyright infringement case | ||
| ・Represented a material supply company in Employee Invention Suit | ||
| 5. | Public Administration | |
| ・Represented a local government against a commercial bank in lawsuit involving a Loan Agreement issue | ||
| ・Represented a local government against building constructors over a Public Bidding dispute | ||
| ・Represented a city mayor against tax payers in law suit involving Taxation mishandling | ||
