Practice Areas
General Corporate Corporate Governance / Shareholders Meeting Venture Capital / Private Equity Banking and Other Financial Transactions Capital Markets Structured Finance, Acquisition Finance and Securitization Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT Derivative Transactions Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions Real Estate Fund and REIT Real Estate Finance Unfair Competition Prevention Law, Designs, Trademarks and Copyrights License Agreement / Technology Transfer Agreement General Consultations on Personnel and Labor Matters Cross-Border Transactions Foreign Direct Investment Cross-border Dispute Resolutions Compliance and Internal Control White Collar Crime and Crisis Management
Professional Background / Education
Professional Background
1992-1997 – Yumoto, Kogo & Mori
1997-1999 – Coudert Brothers New York
1999-2000 – Partner of Joint Association (tokutei kyodo jigyo) with the Coudert Brothers Tokyo
2000-2001 – Tanaka & Takahashi
2001-2003 – Yuwa Partners
2003 to Present – City-Yuwa Partners
Education
1988 – Osaka University (LL.B.)
1992 – Legal Training and Research Institute
1996 – University of Pennsylvania (LL.M.)
Publications / Presentations
“Visual Guide for Structure and Mechanism of Labor Laws” ( co-author, Chuokeizai-sha, Inc., 2014) (in Japanese)
“Beyond Boundaries:International Employee Equity Plans”(co-author,Kluwer International, 2003)
“Japanese E-Commerce: Regulatory Issues”（co-author, in “Global eCommerce Law and Business Report April 2000”, WorldTrade Executive, Inc., 2000）
“Asia Pacific Insolvency & Restructuing Regimes”（co-author, CCH Asia Pte Limited, 1998）
Professional Activities / Accolades
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Adjunct Lecturer, Finance and Financial Services, University of Tsukuba Law School (2014 -)
– Awards –
Individual recommendation in the area of Investment Funds by PLC Which Lawyer? in 2011 and 2012
