Corporate/M&A: Domestic
Japan
12 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Yo Ota
Global 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
Contributions and articles
1 Global Practice Guides
About
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Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial Transactions, M&A, Defense against Hostile Takeover/Shareholder Activism, Compliance, Startups & Venture Capital, Capital Markets, International Taxation, Civil Disputes Arising from Corporate Scandals, Telecommunications & Media, Corporate Crisis Management, Tax Counseling, Tax Disputes
Career
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi; Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo (2013-2016); Outside Director, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (2016-); Outside Corporate Auditor, Ricoh Company Ltd. (2017-); Outside Corporate Auditor, Z Financial Corporation (2019-).
Professional Memberships
Admitted: Japan (1993); New York (2001).
Publications
"Panoramic - Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2024 (Japan Chapter)" (Law Business Research, 2024).
Education
Harvard Law School
LL.M.
2000
The University of Tokyo
LL.B.
1991
Awards
Corporate/M&A, Tax: Leading Individual
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025
2025
Tax: Hall of Fame
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025
2025
JAPAN LEADING LAWYERS: Capital markets, M&A
IFLR1000 Japan 2024
2024
Leading Individual: Corporate/M&A: Domestic
Chambers Global 2024
2024
Corporate/M&A, Tax: Leading Individual
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
2024
JAPAN LEADING LAWERS: Capital markets, M&A
IFLR1000 Japan 2023
2023
Corporate/M&A, Tax: Leading Individual
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023
2023
JAPAN LEADING LAWYERS: Capital markets, M&A
IFLR1000 2022-23
2022
M&A Deal of the Year
ALB Japan Law Awards 2022
2022
Corporate/M&A: Domestic: Leading Individual
Chambers Global 2022
2022
Corporate/M&A, Tax: Leading Individual
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022
2022
M&A: Japan
Client Choice Awards 2021
2021
JAPAN LEADING LAWYERS: Capital markets, M&A
IFLR1000 2021-22
2021
Moving the market forward: Commended
FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia-Pacific 2021
2021
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Japan, U.S.
Languages Spoken
Japanese, English
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Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Japan
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Yo Ota is praised by market sources for his corporate law expertise. He is well-placed to advise on acquisitions, business alliances and corporate governance matters.
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