About Mitsuo Shimada

Mitsuo Shimada is a partner at Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune, qualified in Japan and England and Wales. He specialises in cross-border and domestic restructuring, with extensive experience in both in-court and out-of-court proceedings. His practice covers a broad range of insolvency and corporate recovery matters, and he often advises on complex cross-border situations. In addition, Mitsuo has a strong background in derivatives transactions, particularly those governed by ISDA documentation. His experience includes secondments to a leading offshore law firm in Hong Kong (2019–2020) and a major global brokerage firm in Japan (2022), further deepening his cross-border transactional expertise.