PwC Legal Japan - Our people - Makoto Hibi
Makoto Hibi
Director, PwC Legal Japan
Bar admission : Japan, Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2005)
Languages: Japanese, English
Areas of practice: General corporate and M&A, Regulatory implications and finance, Corporate rehabilitation and bankruptcy, Litigation and arbitration, Wealth management, ESG- and sustainability-related legal services
Makoto Hibi is an attorney-at-law admitted to practice in Japan. He has extensive experience in the Japanese market advising on a wide range of financial regulations including capital market and banking regulations. His practice also covers a variety of financing matters including acquisition finance, asset finance and real estate finance.
In addition to financial issues, he also provides legal services related to compliance and a range of regulatory issues including personal data, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, business and human rights.
Prior to joining PwC Legal Japan, Makoto worked as in-house counsel at a major Japanese financial institution. Prior to that, he also worked for a finance boutique law firm based in Tokyo.
Education
2004 |
University of Tokyo (B.A.) |
2012 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M.) |
Professional experience
2005–2008 |
Hashidate Law Office |
2008–2014 |
Atsumi & Sakai |
2013 |
Secondment to WongPartnership LLP, Singapore |
2014–2017 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. |
2017– |
PwC Legal Japan |
Publications
| November 2023 | Risk & Governance Newsletter (November 2023) |
| May 2023 | Numerical criteria introduced for clarifying the scope of regulations on crypto-assets in Japan |
| December 2022 | PwC Global Crypto Regulation Report 2023 |
| May 2022 | Japanese Regulations on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) |
Februrary 2022 |
Japan establishes new exempted structures for investment management businesses |
| July 2021 | Japan Establishes New Exempted Structures for Investment Management Businesses |
| July 2021 | New Japanese Regulation on Telecomunications Businesses Provided by Foreign Business Operators |
April 2021 |
Asset Managers & FinTech Companies Registration Guidebook (Co-author: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Supervisor: Financial Services Agency) |
April 2019 |
Newsletter on proposed revisions to regulations on virtual currencies (crypto-assets) and ICOs in Japan (co-author) |
November 2017 |
Newsletter regarding the iIntroduction of high frequency trading regulations to Japan |
