Yuichiro Mori

As a highly experienced international lawyer, Yuichiro Mori acts as bridge between Japanese corporations and foreign corporations and facilitates various global transactions. Yuichiro has counseled clients in international and domestic commercial transactions and in international and domestic dispute resolutions for approximately 30 years. His experience covers a wide range of matters, including restructurings, M&A, buyouts, and joint ventures, in a variety of industries and jurisdictions. Recently, Yuichiro supported Japanese companies in their overseas expansions, including in the United States and in Asia. He is frequently appointed by the Tokyo District Court as a bankruptcy trustee. Yuichiro also has served as the Tokyo Office administrative partner since 2015.

In recent M&A projects, Yuichiro worked for Cardinal Health, which acquired a leading patient product portfolio from Medtronic for $6.1 billion, and The Norinchukin Bank in its business and capital alliance transaction with Mitsubishi UFJ Fiancial Group (MUFG) for the consumer business, in which The Norinchukin Bank received JPY50 billion in cash as the result of a share exchange transaction between MUFG and Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos Co., Ltd. Yuichiro also represents debtors, creditors, distressed investors, and other stakeholders in insolvency proceedings. His experience includes the chapter 11 proceedings of Lyondell Chemical, as advisor to Sumitomo Chemical, a joint venture partner in Japan. He also successfully led the workout of a Japanese consumer finance company in a ¥43 billion debt restructuring involving 15 commercial banks.

Yuichiro is a member of the Japanese Bar Association, the Dai-ichi Bar Association, and the Nationwide Lawyers Network for Insolvency Proceedings.