LAWYER PROFILE
Yoichiro Taku

Yoichiro Taku

USA 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Yoichiro (Yokum) Taku is a corporate and securities partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Yokum represents technology and growth companies at all stages of development, through private financings, strategic transactions, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents investors in venture capital financings. Yokum has advised numerous entrepreneurs from initial company formation to liquidity event. At any time, Yokum typically represents start-up companies seeking venture financing, private companies that have received financing, and publicly traded companies.

Yokum also leads Wilson Sonsini's Japan practice. He advises U.S. companies on their transactions in Japan, and Japanese companies on their transactions in the United States. Yokum also advises numerous companies with operations in Asia. Yokum worked at the Tokyo law firm of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 1994 and 1995.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Startups & Emerging Companies - USA - Nationwide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Yoichiro Taku routinely represents technology startups in venture financing transactions. This work forms part of his wider transactional practice, which also includes M&A and capital markets work.

Venture Capital - California

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Yoichiro Taku provides counsel to emerging tech companies throughout their lifecycle. He is also adept at counseling venture capital investors on financing rounds.

Strengths

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  • Yokum thinks about things from a business perspective. He can translate and cut through a lot of legal issues.

    Startups & Emerging CompaniesChambers Guide to the USA
  • Yokum is a true startup lawyer.

    Venture CapitalChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is an amazing lawyer.

    Venture CapitalChambers Guide to the USA

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