Takeshi Nagase

Takeshi handles finance and corporate transactions, and has significant experience advising on a variety of matters, including public and private M&As, joint ventures and fintech advisory matters. Between 2013 and 2014 Takeshi, was seconded to the Disclosure Department of the Financial Services Agency of Japan. Additionally, he has experience, on secondment, at the legal department of major Japanese securities firm from 2015 to 2017. As a result of the exposure gained on these secondments, Takeshi is often sought for his advice on finance-related matters, with particular focus on the regulator’s point of view.

Takeshi has also been advising on virtual currency laws, including registration requirements applicable to virtual currency exchange service providers, regulations for initial coin offerings, and the like.

Admitted in Japan (2009), New York (2016)

Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (Japan), 2009.

"JAPAN Law and Practice Global Practice Guide" (Chambers Global Practice Guides Blockchain 2022)

"Chambers Global Practice Guides' on Fintech 2022 (Japan) " (Chambers and Partners 2022)

Mar 2005 The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

2008 - 2009 The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan

Aug 2014 - May 2015 Graduate study, University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M., Wharton Business and Law Certificate)