Insolvency regimes in Asia: hot topics and case studies

Tomohiro Okawa is a partner at the Tokyo office of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. He has been mainly involved in cross-border transactions by leveraging a variety of deal experiences, such as business reorganization and insolvency, banking, and M&A. In particular, he has a wealth of experience in helping distressed companies as debtor’s counsel, whether in-court or out-of-court, including handling distressed M&A and DIP financing. Member: Japanese Association of Turnaround Professionals, All Japan Bankruptcy Lawyers’ Network, INSOL International (INSOL Fellow), International Insolvency Institute NextGen, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association Insolvency law study group, and Business Rehabilitation Research Organization. Awards: The Best Lawyers in Japan 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 “Insolvency and Reorganization Law”, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021, 2022, 2023 Next Generation Partners “Restructuring and insolvency”, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022, 2023（Chambers & Partners）“Restructuring/Insolvency”

Edward is the Deputy Head of the Firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency Practice. His main areas of practice are corporate restructuring and insolvency, commercial and banking litigation and property disputes. He has been lead counsel in several high-profile cases, in particular, restructuring matters (both cross-border and domestic), and commercial disputes. In insolvency, he has advised statutory boards, government-linked companies, major banks, corporates and financial institutions on schemes of arrangements and compromise, judicial management, liquidation, standstills and clawbacks. In litigation, he has represented major banks and blue chip companies in private banking, construction, property and commercial disputes, as well as fraud investigations. Edward has been recommended for his expertise in several legal publications such as Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Benchmark Asia-Pacific. In IFLR1000, he is highly regarded for his expertise in Restructuring and Insolvency. He is also mentioned as a prominent partner in Global Restructuring Review and is recommended in Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Restructuring & Insolvency 2021. WWL notes that Edward “‘strives to find solutions to problems’ and is ‘creative and constructive when taking into account different stakeholders’ concerns and needs’. He is ‘cool and collected even under the most trying situations’”. Recent accolades from Chambers Asia-Pacific note that Edward “got a very sharp mind and the depth of his experience comes through”. He “has very good commercial awareness and client-liaison skills; his management of the relationship is exceptional” and is “a good, sound practitioner”. Edward has also written extensively and is a co-author of Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore on Insolvency. He is a Fellow of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore. Edward graduated from the University of Hull with an LL.B. (Hons) degree. He joined Allen & Gledhill after his call to the Singapore Bar in 1998.

Dhananjay is a restructuring and insolvency lawyer in India and has extensive experience in advising creditors including credit funds in their recovery, insolvency and restructuring matters.