LAWYER PROFILE
Yoshinobu Fujimoto

Yoshinobu Fujimoto

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Practice Areas

M&A, Joint Ventures, Private Equity, Real Estate, Corporate Disputes, International Litigation, Natural Resources & Energy, Medical Field/Healthcare.

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi;

2024 - Outside Auditor, Angel Group Co., Ltd.

2024 - Outside Director, artience Co., Ltd.

2024 - External Trustee, Yamano Gakuen

2023 - 2024 Member, Committee for selection of business operator for the General Gymnasium R Concession Project, Toyama City

2021 - 2024 Preliminary Bar examiner (Commercial Code), National Bar Examination Commission

2021 - 2024 Bar examiner (Commercial Code), National Bar Examination Commission

2021 - Member, Third Party Committee regarding Concession Operation of the New Gymnasium, Aichi Prefecture

2021 - 2024 Auditor, Wellness Horizon Creation Organization

2021 - Member of Registered Foreign Lawyers Registration Screening Board, Japan Federation of Bar Associations

2020 - Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University

2020 - Member, Third Party Committee regarding Concession Operation of International Exhibition Center, Aichi Prefecture

2019 - 2021 Member, Committee regarding Selection of PFI Concession Operator for the New Gymnasium, Aichi Prefecture

2019 - 2021 Member, Committee regarding Selection of PFI Concession Operator for the Core Startup Support Center, Aichi Prefecture

2018 - Auditor, Miyabigoto Japan Culture Association

2018 - Auditor, Organization for PPP Promotion Suport

2017 - Auditor, Construction Project Delivery System Council

2017 - 2017 Member, Committee regarding Selection of Organizer of International Exhibition Center, Aichi Prefecture

2016 - Member, Third Party Committee regarding PPP of Toll Roads Business, Aichi Prefecture

2012 - Auditor, Susaki Welfare Foundation

2012 - 2016 Member, Committee regarding PPP of Toll Roads Business, Aichi Prefecture

2012 - 2012 Member, Committee regarding Formation for Sustainable Town, MLIT

2008 - Corporate Auditor, Mita Securities Co., Ltd.

2002 - Arbitrator Candidate, Daini Tokyo Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Japan, 1991; New York, 1996.

Personal

Graduate of Waseda University (LLB, 1989) and the University of Chicago Law School (LLM, 1995).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/M&A: Domestic - Japan

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Yoshinobu Fujimoto is active on M&A and share purchase transactions and also has experience in joint ventures and shareholder activism matters.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • I feel that he is always oriented to provide legal advice at the highest level.

    Corporate/M&A: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific
  • He is highly creative in terms of solving problems and is business-minded.

    Corporate/M&A: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific

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Asia-Pacific Region

Japan

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