Professional Summary
Masao Tozaki is a member of the Corporate / M&A Practice Group at Baker McKenzie’s Tokyo office.
Practice Focus
Masao’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, antitrust and competition law, labor law and general corporate law. He advises on due diligence, contract drafting and other legal issues with respect to domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.
Representative Clients, Cases or Matters
- Advised a leading machinery manufacturer listed in the first section of TSE in relation to its acquisition of an international machinery manufacturer.
- Advised a leading French pharmaceutical chemical manufacturer in relation to its acquisition of an international pharmaceutical chemical manufacturer.
- Advised a leading US pharmaceutical chemical manufacturer in relation to its global corporate restructuring.
- Advised a leading US medical device manufacturer in relation to its global corporate restructuring.
- Advised a leading US Fortune 100 company in relation to successful leniency submissions to the JFTC in an international cartel case.
- Advised a leading electronic component manufacturer listed in the first section of the TSE in relation to a successful leniency submission to the JFTC and a class action lawsuit in the US in an international cartel case.
- Advised a leading electronic component manufacturer listed in the first section of TSE in relation to merger filings in multiple jurisdictions in a horizontal business acquisition.
Publications, Presentations and Articles
- Co-author, Business and Compliance Strategies for Investment in Asia, Chuokeizai-sha, January 2014, Language: Japanese
- Co-author, “Chapter 2: Business Environmental Law & Regulations,” Understanding the Manufacturing Process Through Environment Business Law, LexisNexis, March 2012, Language: Japanese
Admissions
- New York 〜 United States (2022)
- Japan (2010)
Professional Association and Memberships
- Tokyo Bar Association – Member
- New York State Bar Association – Member
Education
- University of Southern California (LLM) (2019)
- Waseda Law School (JD) (2009)
- Waseda University (LLB) (2004)
Languages
Japanese, English