Practice Areas
M&A (M&A / Reorganizations / Capital and Business Alliances, Private Equity, Cross-Border M&A); Tax (Tax Investigations and Disputes, Tax Planning); Wealth Management; Dispute Resolution; Corporate Law (Corporate and Commercial Disputes)
Career
Background
The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1996); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2003); Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York (2003-2004)
Major Activities
Member of Task Force on Management Buy Out and Other Transactions, organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2007); Member of Expert Committee on Anti-Tax Haven Legislation and Intangible Assets, organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2013); Invited Researcher at Global Family Business Research Institute, Waseda University (2016-); Member of PB Professional Ethics Review Committee, The Securities Analysts Association of Japan (2018-); Member of PB Education Committee, The Securities Analysts Association of Japan (2018-); Member of Study Group on Family Business Governance, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2025-)
Professional Memberships
admitted in Japan, 1998; New York, 2004; Japan-Licensed Tax Accountant (2006); Certified as Support Agencies for Business Innovation (2018)