Partner Hirotake Tanaka

Osaka Bar Association, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2010)
New York (2018)

Location ： Osaka Office

Practice Areas

      Professional Summary

      Hirotake Tanaka focuses his practice on restructuring and bankruptcy. Since joining Oh-Ebashi in 2010, he has worked on a large number of bankruptcy cases, which spread across different fields including a land developer, golf course management company, medical group, public service company, transport company, food company etc. and his cases are almost all of extreme large scale involving debts of billion dollars. Furthermore, he is familiar with not only legal liquidation but also private arrangements. He has also succeeded in some complex cases such as the one transferred from civil rehabilitation proceedings to company reorganization proceedings via bankruptcy proceedings, the details of which are explained in his article “New Approach for the Use of Corporate Reorganization Proceedings”.

      In addition to the bankruptcy filed, he has dealt with M&A transaction cases and crisis management cases as his day-to-day legal practice. Based on his broad experiences and toughness, he has played significant roles in various cases.

      Education & Professional Experience

      2017-2018
      Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP（New York）

      2017
      University of California Los Angeles School of Law (LL.M.)

      2009
      Kyoto University Law School (J.D.)

      2007
      Kyoto University (LL.B.)

      Publications Archives

      2023.08.24
      Thematic-based: Legal Practice in the Healthcare Business
      2023.08.08
      Bankruptcy of a Party that Agreed to Resolve Disputes through Arbitration Proceedings
      2022.01.11
      Are bankruptcy creditors expected to pay attention to public announcements in the official gazette? (decision of the Utsunomiya District Court on May 13, 2021, Hanrei Times No. 1489, p. 69)
      2021.06.08
      A Case in Which the Right of Avoidance was Held to be Established with Respect to a Notice of Shortfall in So-called “Kizoku-seisan (Liquidation of Security While Retaining Ownership)” (Judgment by the Osaka District Court on December 20, 2019)
      2020.08.11
      Points to Consider for Open Innovation from the Perspective of Insolvency Law (Referring to a Joint R&D Agreement with a Start-up)
      2020.03.10
      Bankruptcy of Licensor and the Consequences for License Agreements
      2019.12.10
      Various Aspects of the US Bankruptcy Law #6 –Validity of Contract Termination on the Basis of “Filing Bankruptcy”
      2019.07.09
      Various Aspects of the US Bankruptcy Law #5 –Venue for Chapter 11 filings
      2019.06.11
      Various Aspects of the US Bankruptcy Law #4 –Can Receivables be Collected through Offsetting?
      2019.05.14
      M&A in the Framework of Statutory Insolvency Procedures
      2019.02.12
      Various Aspects of the US Bankruptcy Law #3 – Automatic Stay Ⅱ
      2018.12.21
      FAQ on Investments in Medical Organizations
      2018.12.11
      Various Aspects of the US Bankruptcy Law #2 – Automatic Stay I
      2018.10.10
      Various aspects of US Bankruptcy Law #1 - How bankruptcy is viewed differently in Japan and the United States
      2015.12
      Commentaries on the Bankruptcy Act (Vol. 1)
      2014.02
      New Approach for the Use of Corporate Reorganization Proceedings – The case in which, after having been shifted from a civil rehabilitation case to a bankruptcy case, the bankruptcy trustee filed a petition to commence corporate reorganization proceedings and, under such corporate reorganization proceedings, the trustee successfully formed an agreement with secured creditors and disposed the building built on leased land, including completed parts of construction (concrete basement and the like) thereof

      Seminars/Lectures Archives

      2022.07.20
      【Onilne Seminar】Series of M&A Legal Practice Seminars (12): Basics of M&A Investment Regulations through Comparison between Japan and the United States
      2022.02.09
      【Onilne Seminar】Life Science Practice Seminar No.5: Practices of Compliance with the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act (Focusing on Development of the Compliance Structure and Monetary Penalty System)
      2021.05.27
      【Online Seminar】Points to Note in Contracting with Overseas Bio Ventures
      2020.05.15
      【Online Seminar】Dealing with Novel Coronavirus Related Matters II: Notes on M&A with a Company under a Civil Rehabilitation Proceeding
      2020.02.27
      【Osaka】FIRRMA will Comprehensively Take Effect in February 2020: Learn through Q&A regarding the Latest CFIUS Review Procedure
      2020.02.21
      【Tokyo】FIRRMA will Comprehensively Take Effect in February 2020: Learn through Q&A regarding the Latest CFIUS Review Procedure
      2020.02.19
      【Osaka】Risk Management & Compliance Seminar ⑥ Answers to Questions You are Hesitant to Ask: Legal Responsibility of a Listed Company for Accounting Fraud and Management of Third Party Committees
      2020.02.14
      【Tokyo】Risk Management & Compliance Seminar ⑥ Answers to Questions You are Hesitant to Ask: Legal Responsibility of a Listed Company for Accounting Fraud and Management of Third Party Committees
      2019.06.14
      Summary of Products Liability Systems in Foreign Countries and Practices Thereunder - Focusing on the Systems to Report and Recall Defective Consumer Goods in the United States, European Countries and China
      2019.04.18
      Most Suitable Measures to be Taken against Business Partners in Bankruptcy Proceedings in Japan and the U.S.A. in view of Case Studies
      2019.02.28
      【Tokyo】Seminar on the Recall System for Chinese, Japanese, American and European Products
      2019.02.19
      【Osaka】Seminar on the Recall System for Chinese, Japanese, American and European Products
      2019.01.28
      【Tokyo】The Cutting Edge of the CFIUS Review Process since the Enactment of FIRRMA
      2018.12.07
      【Osaka】The Cutting Edge of the CFIUS Review Process since the Enactment of FIRRMA
      2018.10.26
      【Tokyo】M&A Legal Practices - Turning the Insolvency of Business Partners and Competitors into a Business Opportunity
      2018.10.10
      【Osaka】M&A Legal Practices - Turning the Insolvency of Business Partners and Competitors into a Business Opportunity

      Languages

      Japanese and English

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