Masahiro Wakabayashi

Masahiro Wakabayashi has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector, having practiced in both Japanese international law firms and in in-house roles, including at top international investment banks, a Japanese infrastructure fund and, most recently, at a Japanese megabank securities firm. He was General Counsel and Statutory Internal Management Officer at a Japanese megabank private banking securities firm.

Masahiro focuses on finance and advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious legal and regulatory issues based on his insights on the business and the financial regulatory environment and related experience in solving both regulatory and transactional issues faced by financial services sector institutions.

His coverage includes financial services sector regulatory compliance, derivatives and markets transactions, asset management and fund formation, FinTech, private banking and wealth management and investment banking and capital markets transactions. He has also advised clients transactions in energy sector including renewable energy and carbon credits.