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About
Provided by Kensuke Suzuki
Practice Areas
Provides regulatory and transactional advice with respect to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, digital health, medical data, cosmetics, food and beverages, hospitals, research institutions, medical services and other healthcare-related businesses. Also advises on financial regulation (including securities, asset management and investment fund regulation), fund formation and management.
Career
Joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2000; became partner in 2012. Trained at Kirkland & Ellis (Chicago) (2006-07). Worked at the Financial Services Agency of Japan (2007-09). Served as Special Adviser to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2014-15).
Professional Memberships
Tokyo Bar Association
Publications
“Life Sciences Global Guide - Medicinal product regulation and product liability in Japan”, Practical Law (2020).
"Increasing regulatory oversight on fund managers, and reform of investment trust regulations", The Global Asset Management & Servicing Review 2014/15 (Euromoney Yearbooks).
Personal
University of Tokyo (LLB, 1999); Stanford Law School (LLM, 2006).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Kensuke Suzuki is one of the pillars of the firm's transactional and regulatory life sciences offering, and he is highly regarded in the market.
Kensuke Suzuki acts for a number of global investment groups and asset managers, providing clients with a range of formation, restructuring and distribution expertise.
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Provided by Chambers
"He is an amazing lawyer with a deep understanding of industry and of life science law."
"His knowledge, ability, experience, understanding of business, motivation and personality are all impeccable. He is a leading expert in the healthcare field in Japan, in both name and reality."
"He is an amazing lawyer with a deep understanding of industry and of life science law."
"His knowledge, ability, experience, understanding of business, motivation and personality are all impeccable. He is a leading expert in the healthcare field in Japan, in both name and reality."