Ms Yuka Ono > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Pinheiro Neto Advogados Offices
RUA HUNGRIA, 1100
SÃO PAULO, SP 01455-906
Brazil
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Ms Yuka Ono
Work Department
Structured Transactions, Project Finance, and Corporate, M&A.
Position
Partner.
Career
Yuka Ono heads the firm’s Japan Desk in Brazil and its legal services outpost in Tokyo (Japan), advising national and, mainly, Asian clients from different industries, both in litigation and consultancy. Yuka focuses her practice on corporate law matters, comprising project finance, contracts, M&A, compliance, among other areas. She is regarded by Japanese clients as a trusted advisor for their investments in Brazil, and has amassed unrivaled experience in several practice areas.
International professional experience:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (USA): 08/2011 – 08/2013;
Investment Bank and Major Japanese Corporate Bank (Japan): 05/2001 – 06/2010;
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Japan) – Visiting Attorney (2017).
Languages
Portuguese, English, and Japanese.
Education
LL.M. from the Columbia University – 2011;
Specialization Degree from the Kyoto University – 2001;
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of São Paulo (USP) -1999;
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) – 1998.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)Rated for its ‘deep technical knowledge of the Brazilian banking market‘, Pinheiro Neto Advogados has established a top notch reputation for its wide range of services to the financial sector. Combining transactional and regulatory expertise, the team has been particularly active on the corporate side, advising on an impressive range of novel transactions in the fintech and crypto space, a notable example being Binance’s acquisition of the Brazilian broker-dealer Sim;Paul Investimentos. Borrowers and lenders continue to turn to the firm for assistance with the full spread of matters, including securitisations, acquisition financings, project finance and debt restructurings. Regulatory partner Bruno Balduccini has developed ‘exceptional‘ credentials for fintech and crypto-related work. Transactional specialist Jose Luiz Homem de Mello brings together a wealth of experience in financings and M&A. Partners Tatiana Mello Guazzelli and Raphael Palmieri Salomão are other names to note for fintech-related work. Yuka Ono is also well regarded.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- International trade
- Life sciences
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Insurance
- Labour and employment
- Projects and infrastructure
- City focus - Brasilia > Public law and regulation
- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- TMT: Media
- Transport: Aviation
- Wealth and succession planning
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Intellectual property
- Public law
- Transport: Shipping
- White-collar crime and investigations