Member
Kenichi Tanizaki
Attorney
Senior Partner at Atsumi & Sakai
Platforms
Data Integration Infrastructure
Finance
Infrastructure
Technology
Population Decline
Carbon Neutrality
Geopolitical Trends
Kenichi Tanizaki graduated from the Faculty of Law, Kyoto University in 1994.
Mr. Tanizaki received his Master of Laws from Northwestern University School of Law in 2003, and later graduated from Omiya Law School in 2008.
He began his career at SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited (formerly the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan), where he worked from April 1994 to June 2016. He also worked as an intern at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York from September 2003 to May 2004.
Mr. Tanizaki is a member of Daini Tokyo Bar Association.
Recent Publications and Seminars
• Fintech: How Is the World Shaping the Financial Innovation Industry?, Japan Chapter, International Bar Association Banking & Finance Law Committee, 2024 (co-authored)
• Issues and Prospects concerning Data Utilization Focusing on Industrial Data: Regulatory Trends Surrounding Industrial Data, etc. in the U.S., NBL Nos. 1261 & 1263, 2024 (co-authored)
• Japan: Trends & Developments, Chambers Global Practice Guides – Securitisation 2024, Chambers and Partners, 2024 (co-authored)
• Panel: “Business Law – Banking and Finance - Promoting the Environmental and Social Agenda: The Impact of Green and ESG Bonds” at 37th LAWASIA Conference 2024, October 14, 2024
• Seminar on Internal Auditing, “The Evolving Landscape for Regional Banks and the Role of Internal Auditing” hosted by the Regional Banks Association of Japan, May 29, 2024
• “Banking, Finance and Securities - Green Finance: How to Prevent Greenwashing” Concurrent Committee Sessions 1, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Meeting and Conference 2024 in Tokyo, April 25, 2024
• Corporate Legal Affairs Seminar, hosted by the Second Association of Regional Banks, March 11, 2024
Topics of Specialty
• Financial regulation
• Cross-border project financing
• Data distribution
• Start-up support
• AML/CFT regulation and laws on the prevention of transfer of criminal proceeds
• Economic security legislation
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Policy Advocacy and Recommendations Related to This Member
Policy Proposal on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
The Policy Research Institute has published a policy proposal titled "Policy Proposal on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)."
27/06/2025
Proposal on Incident Investigation and Information Sharing under the Telecommunications Business Act
The Policy Research Institute has published a proposal titled "Proposal on Incident Investigation and Information Sharing under the Telecommunications Business Act."
27/06/2025
Proposal on the Need to Develop New Regulatory Approaches in Light of the Limitations of Consent-Based Personal Data Processing
The Policy Research Institute has released a proposal on “The Need to Develop New Regulatory Approaches in Light of the Limitations of Consent-Based Personal Data Use.”
10/06/2025