Masaki Hosaka is a partner of Nishimura & Asahi, specializing in General Corporate and M&A. He was the managing partner of the firm from 2011 to March, 2021 and has been the Chairman of The Management Board of the firm since April, 2021.

Recent activities

1/2022

The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022: Outstanding Results for Nishimura & Asahi

Awards

10/2021

Law Firm of the Year at ALB Japan Law Awards 2021

Awards

9/2021

IBA webinar: What is a firm-wide strategy and why do you need one?

Seminars

Education

1995

Harvard Law School (LL.M.)

1987

The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional experience

2021 -

Chairman of The Management Board

2020 -

Visiting Professor, Business Law Center, Institute of Business Law and Comparative Law and Politics, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo

2011 - 2021

Managing Partner

2004 - 2008

Lecturer, Keio University Law School

1999 - 2006

Lecturer, Chuo University

1995 - 1996

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York