PwC Legal Japan

General corporate and M&A, Labour, Governance and compliance (including corporate secretarial services), Litigation and arbitration, ESG- and sustainability-related legal services, Restructuring and reorganisation

Partner / Labour, General corporate and M&A,Restructuring and reorganisation, ESG- and sustainability-related legal services

Yusuke Kobayashi is a senior manager with PwC Legal Japan. He has been licensed to practice law in Japan since 2008. He previously worked for a leading UK law firm in their Tokyo and Singapore offices for approximately 10 years. He also has 6 years’ experience working in a leading Japanese trading house. He joined PwC Legal Japan in June 2018.He has extensive experience in employment, M&A, joint venture transactions, and general corporate matters, in both cross-border and domestic contexts.

PwC Legal Japan(2018-Present)

Clifford Chance, Singapore(2013–2014)

Clifford Chance (Tokyo office)(2009–2018)

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.(1998-2004)

Japanese / English

Daini Tokyo Bar Association (2008)

Queen Mary University of London (LL.M. in International Business Law)(2013)

Waseda Law School(2007)

University of Tokyo (B.A.)(1998)