The Mastermind Behind Ghosn’s Dramatic Bail Release and Disguise
- Aggressive defense lawyer joined Ghosn’s legal dream team
- Drama to continue as attorneys plan counterattack for trial
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Carlos Ghosn’s bet on a new team of lawyers paid off this week, thanks to a legal ace who orchestrated his release on bail from a Tokyo jail after more than 100 days.
Takashi Takano, part of an “All-Star” defense brought on after Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA’s former chairman fired his first attorney, convinced the Tokyo District Court and Ghosn himself to accept the strict bail terms after two failed attempts. Then, like a scene from a movie, he disguised his client as a construction worker and whisked him away to his office in Akihabara, Tokyo’s neon-lit electronics district.