Ikenaga Tomoaki
Mr. Tomoaki Ikenaga has abundant experiences in financial regulatory issues as well as listed company’s issues relating to corporate law, governance, compliance/internal control, crisis management, shareholders’ meeting, board of directors meeting, supervisory committee/board of company auditors meeting, disclosure issues, executive compensation and incentive plan for employees, M&A, and other general corporate matters. He also handles various disputes between investors and securities firms/financial institutions as mediator or as counsel for securities firms or financial institutions. He has served as General Counsel at a top notch global financial conglomerate, as a member of audit and supervisory board (statutory auditor) at a major listed company and in other senior positions at rating agencies, a local government and non-profit organizations. He has consecutively been selected as a leading lawyer in corporate and finance area in Japan by international reference service providers.
Admissions/Qualifications
| 1981 | Japan |
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| 1989 | New York |
| 1990-2020 | Michigan (Deregistered) |
| 2021 | Certified Fraud Examiner |
Education and Professional Experience
| 1977 | Waseda University (LL.B.) |
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| 1981 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (Diploma) |
| 1981-1987 | Associate/partner at law firms in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1987-1988 | Cornell Law School (LL.M., 1988) |
| 1988-1989 | Trainee, Baer Mark & Upham (New York) |
| 1989-1991 | Associate, Dickinson Wright Moon VanDusen & Freeman (Detroit) |
| 1992-1995 | Partner, Dickinson Wright Moon VanDusen & Freeman (Detroit) |
| 1995 | Partner, Mudge Rose Alexander Guthrie & Ferdon (New York) |
| 1995-1998 | Partner, Latham & Watkins (New York) |
| 1998 | Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, Chase Manhattan Bank (New York) |
| 1998-2000 | Vice President & Chief Regional Counsel for Japan and Korea, Chase Manhattan Bank, Tokyo Branch |
| 2001-2002 | Vice President & Chief Regional Counsel for Japan and Korea, JP Morgan Chase (Tokyo) |
| 2002‐2003 | Director & General Counsel, Deutsche Bank AG Tokyo Branch and Deutsche Securities Tokyo Branch |
| 2004-2006 | Managing Director & General Counsel, Deutsche Bank AG Tokyo Branch, Deutsche Securities Inc., Deutsche Trust Bank Co., Ltd. and Deutsche Asset Management, Limited. |
| 2005-2006 | Executive Officer, Deutsche Securities Inc. (concurrent post) |
| 2006‐2021 | Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune |
| 2021-Present | Partner, Proact Law Office |
Outside Directorships, etc.
| 1993-1995 | Member of the Executive Committee, Japan Business Society of Detroit |
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| 2002‐2006 | Member of General Affairs Committee, Japan Investor Protection Fund |
| 2008-2014 | Member of Board of Directors, Japan In-house Lawyers Association |
| 2008-2019 | Adjunct Lecturer, Hitotsubashi University Law School |
| 2008-2019 | Member of Audit and Supervisory Board, AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. （TSE 1st Sec.） |
| 2009-2011 | Comprehensive External Auditor, Meguro-Ward, Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
| 2009-2010 | Mediator, Japan Securities Dealers Association |
| 2010‐Present | Mediator, Financial Instruments Mediation Assistance Center |
| 2010-Present | Governing Counsil, Japan Investor Protection Fund |
| 2012-2022 | Independent Member of the Oversight Committee, Moody’s(Japan) K.K. and Moody’s SF Japan K.K. |
| 2012 | Expert member, Financial System Council and Member of Working Group on Insider Trading Regulations, Financial Services Agency |
| 2013‐Present | Member of board of directors, Japan Governance Research Association(formerly Japan Internal Control Research Association) |
| 2016‐Present | Member of Board of Directors, Japan Payment Services Association |
| 2017-2019 | Auditor, Yumi Memorial Foundation for Home Care Services |
| 2018‐2020 | Outside member of Internal Audit Committee, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. |
| 2020‐2024 | Corporate Auditor, Macquarie Asset Management Japan Co., Ltd. |
Awards
| 2007 | Nikkei Survey – Most active attorneys 2007 (Rank 10th in Corporate Legal) |
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| 2010 | Best Lawyers （Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and Financial Institution & Regulatory Law） |
| 2012‐2013 | Best Lawyers （Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and Financial Institution & Regulatory Law） |
| 2014‐2023 | Best Lawyers（Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and M&A Law, Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and Financial Institution & Regulatory Law） |
| 2018‐2024 | IFLR1000 (Financial and Corporate) Leading Lawyer |
Representative Crisis Management Cases
Mr. Ikenaga experienced many investigations on fraud or illegal conduct by executives and employees of companies, which includes the following cases:
| 2010 | Member of Outside Investigation Committee regarding stock trading by partners and employees of Unizon Capital, Inc. |
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| 2023 | Supporting member for Outside Investigation Committee regarding some media reports which suspect sock-puppeting of IR Japan Holdings, Ltd. |
| 2023 | Chairperson of Special Investigation Committee regarding improper outflows of funds of a medical service company |
| 2023 | Member, Independent Review Committee Regarding Governance of Nomination of Directors and Officers and Other Matters of Airport Facilities Co., LTD. |
| 2024 | Chairperson,Special Committee for Recurrence Prevention of Zeon Corporation |
| 2024 | Supporting member for Outside Investigation Committee regarding Investigation into issues such as double salary payments and other fraudulent expenditures involving seconded employees of Tokyo Women’s Medical University |
| Others | Lead counsel of internal investigation team regarding insider trading of major securities firm; Lead counsel/investigator for potential violation of charter documents of public interest incorporated foundation; and, Lead counsel/investigator for potential violation of financial regulations for a multi-national financial institution |