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Legal - Team members
Managing Partner
Dan Matsuda
Managing Partner
Japanese law qualified (1999)
New York law qualified
Main Practice Areas: ・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Financial Services
Partners
Takahiro Tsumagari
Partner
Japanese law qualified (1998)
Main Practice Areas:
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Financial Services
・Antitrust & Competition
・Real estate & Tax
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Labor & Employment
・Antitrust & Competition
・Restructuring & Reorganizations
・Regulatory & Compliance
Takahiko Itoh
Partner
Japanese law qualified (1998)
New York law qualified
Main Practice Areas:
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Antitrust & Competition
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Labor & Employment
・Dispute Resolution
・Restructuring & Reorganizations
・Regulatory & Compliance
Kohei Nakajima Partner
Japanese law qualified (2007)
New York law qualified
Main Practice Areas:
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Restructuring & Reorganizations
・Antitrust & Competition
・Commercial and General Corporate
Yoshitake Masuda
Associate Partner
Japanese law qualified (1995)
New York law qualified
Main Practice Areas:
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Regulatory & Compliance
・Restructuring & Reorganizations
Junya Kubota
Associate Partner
Japanese law qualified (2006)
New York law qualified
Main Practice Areas:
・Labor & Employment
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Dispute Resolution
Paul Wong
Associate Partner
Admitted in Japan (Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi)
California law qualified
Minnesota law qualified
Main Practice Areas:
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Financial Services
・Restructuring & Reorganizations
・Regulatory & Compliance
Eri Maeda
Associate Partner
Japanese law qualified (2007)
New York law qualified
Main Practice Areas:
・Legal Operations Consulting
・Governance & Risk Management
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Regulatory & Compliance
Masashi Shimada
Senior Manager
Japanese law qualified (2009)
Main Practice Areas:
・Transactions
・Cross-border M&A
・Commercial and general corporate
Megumi Kawatani Senior Manager
Japanese law qualified (2012)
New York law qualified
England and Wales qualified
Main Practice Areas: ・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Commercial and general corporate
・ESG and sustainability
Jun Ogi
Senior Manager
Japanese law qualified (2013)
Main Practice Areas:
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Regulatory & Compliance
・Labor & Employment
Saori Noda
Manager
Japanese law qualified (2009)
Main Practice Areas:
・Legal Operations Consulting
・Governance & Risk Management
Masatoshi Takehara
Manager
Japanese law qualified (2013)
Certified Public Accountant (Japan)
Main Practice Areas:
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Dispute Resolution
・Support for tax audits
Mariko Shibata
Manager
Japanese law qualified (2014)
Main Practice Areas:
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Regulatory & Compliance
・Labor & Employment
Natsuki Yamatake
Manager
Japanese law qualified (2016)
Main Practice Areas:
・Legal Operations Consulting
・Governance & Risk Management
Koji Ukai
Manager
Japanese law qualified (2017)
Main Practice Areas:
・Commercial and general corporate
・Regulatory & Compliance
Yuuki Ochi
Manager
Japanese law qualified (2017)
Main Practice Areas:
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Labor & Employment
Minae Ikari
Assistant Manager
Japanese law qualified (2020)
Main Practice Areas:
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Regulatory & Compliance
Natsumi Murakami
Associate
Japanese law qualified (2016)
Main Practice Areas: ・Legal Function Consulting (LFC)
・Legal Managed Services (LMS)
Anna Kurata
Associate
Japanese law qualified (2022)
Main Practice Areas:
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Financial Services
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Regulatory & Compliance
Kohei Rikiishi
Associate
Japanese law qualified (2022)
Certified Public Accountant (Japan)
Main Practice Areas:
・ommercial and General Corporate
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Regulatory & Compliance
・Tax dispute support
・Financial Services
Ryotaro Kasuya
Associate
Japanese law qualified (2022)
Main Practice Areas:
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Regulatory & Compliance
Jun Kato
Associate
Japanese law qualified (2023)
Main Practice Areas:
・Legal Operations Consulting
・Governance & Risk Management
Sakurako Mizumoto
Associate
Japanese law qualified (2023)
Main Practice Areas:
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Corporate M&A and JVs
・Regulatory & Compliance
・Financial Services
Haruka Sekiguchi
Associate
Japanese law qualified (2023)
Main Practice Areas:
・Commercial and General Corporate
・Transactions
・Regulatory & Compliance
Haruo Hirano Senior Advisor
Not admitted at the bar
Main Practice Areas:
・Legal Function Consulting (LFC)
・Legal Managed Services (LMS)
Junko Okawa
Senior Advisor
Japanese law qualified (2000)
New York law qualified
Main Practice Areas:
・Legal Function Consulting (LFC)
・Legal Managed Services (LMS)
EY Law Co. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) hereby announces the appointment of Mr. Dan Matsuda as Managing Partner, effective 1 April 2024, upon which the tenure of current Managing Partner Mr. Junzaburo Kiuchi shall conclude.
【EY Japan】We are proud to announce that Partner Dan Matsuda has joined EY Law Co. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Managing Partner Junzaburo Kiuchi) as of 1 April 2022. A Japanese bengoshi and New York law qualified, Mr. Matsuda has extensive experience in cross-border and domestic corporate and M&A transactions.
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