Hironori Shibata is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, where he leads its capital markets team. He advises investment banks, other financial institutions, and issuers of debt and equity securities, on regulatory matters. He also advises in domestic and cross-border transactions, including initial public offerings, global offerings, straight and convertible bond issues, and other financings in the international public and private markets.
Mr Shibata also advises clients on various corporate matters and M&A transactions. His projects have included groundbreaking capital markets transactions in the Japanese and other Asian markets. His work spans a range of industries, with particular emphasis on financial institutions.
Mr Shibata is a graduate of the University of Tokyo (LLB, 1992) and New York University School of Law (LLM, 1998).
He was admitted to practise in Japan in 1994 and in the State of New York in 1999. Mr Shibata is listed as a leading lawyer in several legal industry and other publications, including Chambers Global and Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is among the largest and most diversified law firms in Japan, offering full corporate services, and has over 300 Japanese and foreign attorneys. Anderson Mori & Tomotsune's capital markets team is recognized for its experience in handling all aspects of Japanese and Japan related cross border capital markets issues, including advice in regulatory matters and the structuring of financial instruments.
The clients of the team include major domestic and foreign investment banks, funds and other financial intermediaries. They also advise Japanese and foreign issuers from various industries and countries.
