Shin-Ichiro Abe is one of Japan’s leading specialists in Japanese and international corporate restructuring and insolvency law. In addition to the foregoing, he also well versed in domestic corporate/commercial transactions and disputes including domestic and international arbitration. Shin-Ichiro has also contributed to numerous publications and spoken at various seminars and events on the topics of insolvency, arbitration/mediation and other topical subjects. Shinichiro is an adjunct law professor both at Chuo Law School, and Kokushikan University (Department of Law).
Shin-Ichiro is a member of various professional affiliations. including: Chair of East Asia Association of Insolvency and Restructuring (Japan Chapter); board member of Japanese Association for Business Recovery (affiliation of Insol); board member of the Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals; char of Japan Institution of International Arbitration Research and Training (JIIART); former chair of insolvency committee of International Pacific Bar Association (IBA); and former board member of the International Insolvency Institute (III).
Shin-Ichiro’s recent publications include:
• “Expedited Business Restructuring: Integration Between Out-of-Court Workout and Court Procedure” Chuo Law Journal 19 Vol. Chuo Law School (March 2024)
• “ Recent Trends on U.S. Insolvency cases (1) (2) ” Jigyo Saisei To Saiken Kanri 118 VOl.182 (October 2023) and 134 Vol.183 (January 2024)
• “Plain Procedure of Business Rehabilitation” Kinyu Zaisei Jijo Kenkyu Kai (October 2023)
• “Role and Issues of Tax and Account for Group Company Insolvency ” Jigyosaisei & Saikennkanri 108 Vol.180 (April 2023)
• “International Arbitration in Japanese Bankruptcy Cases ”Japan Commercial Arbitration
Journal VOL.2 (JCAA, September 2021)
• Recent Case Review “In re Taggart v. Lorenzen, 139 S. Ct.1795 (2019)” AMERIKAHO 2020-2, 373 (Japanese American Society for Legal Studies, July 2021)
• “Creditors’ right during provisional order under the Insolvency Act” “Q&A 150 for the Civil Rehabilitation Act” (Kinzai, February 2021)
• “Insolvency Regulations in Europe” “Progress of Civil Procedure Law” (Seibundo, March 2020)
• “Recent Trends in Japanese ADR for Restructuring Insolvent Business” KLRI Journal of Law and LegislationVol.9Number2 2019, (KORIA LEGULATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE, November 2019)
• “Recent developments in Japanese insolvency practice” , International Insolvency &Restructuring Report 2018/2019 (Capital Market Intelligence, 2018)
• “The Role of Mediation in Japanese Insolvency Practice”, Transnational Dispute Management 4, 2017
• Co-author, Japan, Cross-Border Insolvency, Globe Law and Business, 2016
• Co-author, A Reivesed Corporate Law, Yachiyo Shuppan, 2016
• “Creditor Reorganization Procedure Strategy”, Final Results of Reorganization, Shoji Homu, February 2015
Established by founding partner Shinichiro Abe, the Firm first opened its doors in January of 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Abe established his career first at small to mid-sized domestic firms then moving on to large international firms, including Baker & McKenzie in Tokyo and the law firm formerly known as Bingham McCutchen Murase. Mr. Abe’s unique experience also includes time as vice president for Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd. headquartered in the U.S.A.. With decades of experience behind him, Mr. Abe’s vision was to establish a new kind of boutique firm that could deliver superior expertise and at the same time be agile in responding to the needs of business.
Japan