Hiroto Nakayama
Biography
Overview
Hiroto Nakayama is an investment funds counsel in our Corporate/M&A Practice, based in Tokyo. Hiroto specializes in advising fund managers, investment advisors, global banks, investment banks, securities firms, insurance companies, hedge funds and other financial institutions in relation to a wide range of financial regulatory issues, including license applications, corporate restructuring and internal compliance documentations.
He has extensive experience in various financial transactions including real estate finance and securitization, derivatives and M&A transactions and advises on laws and regulations applicable to Japanese and foreign banks, insurance companies and securities firms, among others.
Experience
Hiroto's experience includes advising:
US international hedge funds, pension funds and securities firms on their investment management/insurance broker licensing applications in Japan, marketing advice, FIEA large shareholding reports, the Japan Stewardship Code, derivatives trading reporting obligations and its successive compliance manual and anti-money laundering and anti-bribery related regulations and sanctions.*
Singapore sovereign wealth funds on Japanese foreign direct investment regulations and available exemptions to the permission/notification requirements.*
Japan's Financial Services Agency (JFSA) on global survey reports addressing money lending regulations in the UK, the US, Germany and France.*
Foreign financial authorities on legal issues arising from transactions with respect to tokenized financial assets.*
An Australian international bank on cyber security and ransomware advice and data protection-related regulations and obligations to notify the competent authorities in the event of an information leak.*
US, UK, Singapore and Chinese fintech companies on payment licensing, including all-in-one finance platforms offering financial products and services, payment collections and disbursement capabilities.*
A Chinese e-commerce trading company on the legal issues arising from the provision of a blockchain-based, global trade finance ecosystem, digitizing international trades, facilitating payment settlements. etc.*
European banks on central securities depository services, banking services, fund settlement services and fund distribution platform-related services on a cross-border basis.*
Foreign reinsurer and reinsurance brokers on reinsurance regulations and preparing reinsurance contract documentations.*
A European non-bank lender on lending licensing requirements and available exemptions.*
*Experience prior to joining White & Case.
