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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”