Toshiro Mochizuki

Toshiro Mochizuki’s practice comprises capital markets, SEC compliance as well as general corporate matters, with a particular focus on advising issuers and underwriters on global offerings, SEC registration, disclosure and governance, and other securities law issues, including those relating to business combinations.

Toshiro has experience working as an in-house counsel for six years at a leading international investment bank in Tokyo, where he covered primarily capital markets transactions, cross-border M&A financial advisory engagements and compliance matters. Toshiro began his career at another US law firm, where he spent eight years at its Tokyo and New York offices handling both issuer-side and underwriter-side assignments for debt and equity offerings by Japanese and US issuers. Toshiro also has experience representing clients on US anti-corruption, economic sanctions, antitrust, and other compliance matters.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Toshiro advised:

• LINE Corporation in connection with its business integration with Z Holdings Corporation, which involved among other steps a joint tender offer by SoftBank Co., Ltd. and NAVER Corporation to acquire all of LINE's outstanding common stock (including American Depositary Shares), stock options and convertible bonds.
• Toyota Motor Corporation in a $1.5 billion SEC-registered offering of sustainability bonds (2025).
• Toyota Motor Corporation in a $1.5 billion SEC-registered offering of sustainability bonds (2023).
• Toyota Motor Corporation regarding a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form F-4 in connection with the triangular share exchange to make Misawa Homes Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary.
• Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in connection with its establishment of a holding company involving a registration on Form F-4 with the SEC.
• Alps Electric Co., Ltd. and Alpine Electronics, Inc., in connection with their $794.7 million business integration involving a registration on Form F-4 with the SEC.
• Toyota Motor Corporation in a $2.75 billion SEC-registered offering of sustainability bonds.

• Leading individual - Capital Markets: International: US Law – Chambers Asia Pacific

• Harvard Law School, JD, cum laude
• Harvard University, Social Studies, A.B., magna cum laude

• New York
• Japan (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi)

• Anglais
• Japonais