Gen Takahashi

Gen Takahashi handles a variety of corporate matters with a particular focus on cross-border M&A transactions involving Japanese entities. He provides thorough and practical legal advice based on his experience of working in Singapore and Australia, as well as at the M&A division of a major securities firm in Japan. His other major areas of practice encompass domestic M&A deals including public deals, general corporate, anti-trust and commercial contracts. He also regularly advises on labor and dispute resolution matters for domestic and overseas clients.

Corporate

• Corporate and Commercial Transactions
• Corporate Governance
• Shareholders’ Meetings and Relationships with Shareholders
• Shareholder Activism
• Corporate Disputes
• Support for Start-ups

M&A

• M&A/Business Restructuring
• Joint Ventures
• Business Alliances
• Venture Capital
• Private Equity/Funds
• Hostile Takeovers
• Cross-border M&A

Labor and Employment

• Labor and Employment Disputes
• Labor and Employment Issues Associated with Corporate Restructuring Drafting and Review of Work Rules and Employment Contracts
• Labor and Employment Law Compliance

Competition/Antitrust

• International Cartels and Leniency
• Merger Control
• Dominance and other Unilateral Conduct
• Competition Compliance

Dispute Resolution

• General Commercial Litigation
• International Litigation and Cross-Border Disputes
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Labor and Employment Disputes
• Companies Act related Disputes
• International Arbitration

International Practice

• Hong Kong
• India
• Singapore
• Indonesia
• Vietnam
• Thailand
• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Myanmar
• Other ASEAN countries
• United States
• EU
• Other Central and South American Countries
• Other Jurisdictions
• Australia

• Corporate Transaction Group
• Dispute Resolution Group
• Labor Law Group
• Competition Law Group
• Asia and Emerging Countries Practice Group

• Mar 2001 – The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
• Mar 2006 – The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan; graduate study
• Sep 2007 – Started to work at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
• Apr 2010-Mar2011 – Worked for M&A Advisory Department of a Major Domestic Securities Firm
• May 2013 – Columbia Law School (LL.M.)
• Sep 2013-Sep 2014 – Associated with Clayton Utz, Sydney
• Jan 2015-Nov 2016 – Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Singapore Office
• Dec 2016 – Returned to work at Tokyo Office
• Jan 2019 – Partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune