Toshiaki Nakanishi’s main areas of practice are corporate rehabilitation, M&A, and real estate development. He has focused on corporate rehabilitation since joining the firm, and has handled a wide variety of cases. His practice also includes private liquidation, which has recently become more common than court ordered liquidation. Moreover, when handling corporate rehabilitation matters, Mr. Nakanishi often represents the seller’s side in M&A transactions; however, he has also been involved in a number of transactions on the buyer’s side. He has also dealt with a wide variety of development related matters, including those involving real estate developers and general contractors, and has accumulated a deep knowledge and experience as a legal advisor in such areas.
Work Highlights
Rehabilitation Trustee Representative
Revitalization Trustee Representative
Filing a petition for civil rehabilitation
Civil Rehabilitation Supervisor
Filing a petition for special arbitration
Business revitalization ADR, attorney representing debtors in SME revitalization support councils, etc.
Education & Professional Career
2009 – Present
Kitahama Partners, Partner
2002
Graduated from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan; Admitted to practice in Japan; Joined Kitahama Partners
2001
Kyoto University (LL.B.)
Other Activities
2015 – Present
Director, Turn-Around & Succession Support Organization (TASSO)
2011 – 2015
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, ARRK CORPORATION (listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange)
2008 – 2021
Adjunct Professor, Osaka Prefecture University (Corporate Law)
Memberships
National Network of Insolvency Attorneys
Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals
Judicial System Committee, Osaka Bar Association
Civil Code Amendment Affairs Special Committee, Osaka Bar Association
Member of the Judicial System Research Committee (Commerce and Economy Division), Japan Federation of Bar Associations
