Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
F

Foreign Expert

Corporate/M&A

USA

2 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Corporate/M&A

Japan

2 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Ryo Okubo

Global

Practice Areas

Ryo Okubo is a Co-Head of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY LLP. His main areas of practice are M&A, private equity, acquisition finance, space law, technology, financial regulations, real estate transactions, and economic securities. He has extensive experience in cross-border transactions, particularly between Japan and U.S.

Career

2000 -Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

2006 - 2007 Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston (secondee)

2007 - 2008 Ropes & Gray LLP, New York (secondee)

2010 - 2017 Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

2010 - present Member of Contracts Supervisory Committee, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

2014 - 2015 Adjunct Lecturer (Civil law), The University of Tokyo

2017 - present Partner and Co-Head of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY LLP

Awards

ALB Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2025

ALB

2025

Education

The University of Tokyo

LL.B.

1999

The University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.)

LL.M.

2005 - 2006

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A - Japan

Japan, expertise based abroad in USA
Individual Editorial

Ryo Okubo is co-head of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu's New York office and frequently advises on cross-border transactions between Japan and the USA.


Corporate/M&A - USA

F
Foreign expert in Japan
Individual Editorial

Ryo Okubo serves as head of the firm's New York office. He specializes in advising on M&A transactions involving US and Japanese entities.

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Ryo Okubo

Global Practice Guide
Ryo Okubo
Uchu Takehara
Naoto Obara
Yu Takahashi
Authored by
Ryo Okubo, Uchu Takehara, Naoto Obara, Yu Takahashi
Article • Jun 2025
Global Practice Guide
Ryo Okubo
Yu Takahashi
Uchu Takehara
Naoto Obara
Authored by
Ryo Okubo, Yu Takahashi, Uchu Takehara, Naoto Obara
Article • Jun 2025
Global Practice Guide
Ryo Okubo
Jiro Mikami
Tomohiro Koyasu
Hiromi Hattori
Authored by
Ryo Okubo, Jiro Mikami, Tomohiro Koyasu, Hiromi Hattori
Article • May 2025

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Discover other Lawyers at
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Japan

Banking & Finance: Domestic

1
Jiro Mikami
1
Band 1
4
Yoshifumi Shimoda
4
Band 4
Capital Markets: Domestic

S
Miyuki Ishiguro
S
Senior Statespeople
E
Fumihide Sugimoto
E
Eminent Practitioners
1
Masatsura Kadota
1
Band 1
1
Shinichi Araki
1
Band 1
2
Atsushi Yamashita
2
Band 2
3
Yuichi Miyashita
3
Band 3
4
Motoki Saito
4
Band 4
Capital Markets: Domestic: J-REITs

1
Masatsura Kadota
1
Band 1
2
Takashi Itokawa
2
Band 2
Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives

2
Motohiro Yanagawa
2
Band 2
2
Satoshi Inoue
2
Band 2
Corporate/M&A

Keigo Sawayama
Japan, expertise based abroad in Vietnam
Ryo Okubo
Japan, expertise based abroad in USA
Shohei Sasaki
Japan, expertise based abroad in Thailand
Yoshikazu Hasegawa
Japan, expertise based abroad in Singapore
Corporate/M&A: Domestic

S
Hiroki Inoue
S
Senior Statespeople
1
Yuko Tamai
1
Band 1
3
Tomohiko Iwasaki
3
Band 3
20 of 30 results