Practice Areas
Education
- 2013
- Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University (J.D.)
- 2011
- Faculty of Law, Kyoto University (LL.B)
Experience
- 2024
-
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 - CORPORATE AND M&A: INDEPENDENT LOCAL FIRMS IN JAPAN
TIER 4 FIRMS: ZeLo, A Foreign Law Joint Enterprise
- 2023
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 - "Firms To Watch" in Corporate And M&A: Independent Local Firms
- 2018
- Joined ZeLo
- 2014
- Joined Kitahama Partners
- 2014
- Registered with Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
- 2013
- Passed The Bar Exam
Representative Works
- Handled various M&A transactions (stock acquisitions, mergers and stock splits, asset transfers, various other equity restructuring models) for publicly traded and privately held companies by conducting legal due diligence, contract negotiations and legal compliance matters.
- Assisted publicly traded companies with appointed as an outside audits.
- Has been seconded to a foreign pharmaceutical company and provided legal services regarding Japanese pharmaceutical regulations.
- Currently seconded to a renewable energy company and regularly advises on business development, project finance and investments into power plants using SPCs.
Awards & Rankings
- 2025
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 - Tier 4 in the "Corporate and M&A: Independent Local Firms in Japan", recognized as Practice Head
- 2024
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024 - Tier 4 in the "Corporate and M&A: Independent Local Firms in Japan", recognized as Practice Head
- 2023
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 - Firms to Watch in the "Corporate and M&A: Independent Local Firms in Japan"
