Professional Experience and Expertise

Katsuya represents Japanese and overseas clients, including banks, insurance companies, asset management companies, credit card companies, non-bank finance companies, start-ups, and manufacturing companies.
His practice area focuses on financial regulatory matters (including issues relating to the Banking Act, the Insurance Business Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, the Money-lending Control Act, the Investment Act and the Asset Securitization Act), structured finance, litigations arising from the sales of financial instruments, merger and acquisition, commercial litigation, intellectual property law, and employment law.
From August 2017 to March 2020, he was seconded to the Japanese Financial Services Agency. During this period, he revised financial regulations to enable banks to invest in trading companies and clarify requirements for banks to deal with crypto assets or operate an information banking business. He also drafted the “Act on Special provisions of the Antimonopoly Act,” making it easier for banks to integrate their business. Furthermore, he responded to inquiries from banks on banking regulations.
Katsuya is native in Japanese and proficient in English.

Professional Career

Aug. 2024
Registered as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

July 2023
Registered as a Foreign Employment Management Consultant (FEMC)

Mar. 2023 to Present
Head of Internal Audit at Unison Capital, Inc.

Feb. 2023 to Present
Kaizuka City Administrative Appeal Board Member

Jun. 2022
Admitted in the State of New York

Mar. 2022
Come back to Chuo Sogo Law Office, P.C.
Oct. 2021
Visiting Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Chicago Office)
Sep. 2021
Graduated from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (Chicago, IL, USA)
Apr. 2020
Come back to Chuo Sogo Law Office, P.C.
Aug. 2018
Deputy Director, Banking Business Division ll, Supervision Bureau, Financial Services Agency, Japanese Government
Aug. 2018
Financial Inspector, Risk Analysis Division, Strategy Development and Management Bureau
Aug. 2017
Financial Inspector, Planning and Inspection Division, Inspection Bureau
Jan. 2013
Joined Chuo Sogo Law Office, P.C.
Dec. 2012
Completed the requisite courses at the Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (65th class)
Registered with Osaka Bar Association

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