Professional Experience and Expertise

Yusaku handles a wide range of consultations for corporate clients, with his extensive experience both foreign and domestic, particularly in corporate law, M&A, labor and employment matters, competition law, and data protection law.
Leveraging his study abroad experiences in the United States and the Middle East, Yusaku frequently provides support and advice to clients on cross-border commercial transactions and M&A.
Yusaku is also highly experienced in representing both domestic and foreign financial institutions and business entities in numerous litigation and negotiation matters.

Cases and Matters Handled

[Corporate Law]
･Support and advice on compliance and corporate governance for listed companies
･Handling internal audits for corporate misconduct for both listed and unlisted companies
･Support for shareholder meetings for listed and unlisted companies
･Disputes regarding majority shareholder rights in unlisted companies
･Legal actions to determine share purchase prices for unlisted companies
･Consultations on business and human rights issues

[M&A]
･Structuring M&A schemes, drafting and reviewing contracts, and conducting legal due diligence for both domestic and cross-border transactions

[Employment Law]
･Addressing issues such as dismissals, disciplinary actions, and transfers for financial institutions and business entities
･Representation in labor disputes, including labor tribunal proceedings and litigation
･Drafting and reviewing various internal regulations, including employment rules

[Competition Law]
･Handling merger control regulations in M&A transactions
･Addressing issues related to the Subcontract Act
･Advice on the Freelance Protection Act

[Data Protection Law]
･Advising financial institutions and business entities on the Personal Information Protection Act
･Supporting clients in addressing personal data breaches
･Assisting with cross-border personal data transfer

[Dispute Resolution]
･Defending clients in litigation involving damages related to round tripping transactions
･Representing defendants in litigation involving injunctions and other claims based on violations of personal rights
･Representing plaintiffs in litigation for injunctions under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act
･Handling debt recovery litigation, derivative transaction disputes, and bankruptcy-related disputes for financial institutions

[Other Areas]
･Handling real estate disputes, such as building evictions and construction defects
･Representing clients in family law cases, including inheritance disputes

Professional Career

Sep. 2022 to Present
External Director of Smart Value, Inc.

Jun. 2022 to Present
External Director of SPK CORPORATION

Apr.2021 to Present　
Adjunct Instructor at Kyoto University Law School

June. 2018
Admitted in the State of New York

Mar. 2016 – Nov. 2016
Globalaw Leadership Programme member

Oct. 2015 – Nov. 2016
Visiting Attorney at Apex Juris Advocates & Legal Consultants(Dubai)

Oct.2015
Passed New York State Bar examination

May. 2015
Graduated University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (CA, USA)
(Specialization in Business Law – Securities Regulation Track)

Dec. 2008
Completed the requisite courses at the Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute(61st class);
Registered with Osaka Bar Association (joined Chuo Sogo Law Office,P.C.)

Publications