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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Offices

JP TOWER, 2-7-2 MARUNOUCHI
CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-7036
Japan
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Mr Taku Umezawa

Work Department
Banking, Finance, M&A
Position
Financial Regulations (Banking Act, Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Insurance Business Act)
Career
Admitted to Bar (1999); Joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (1999); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York (2004-2005); Financial Services Agency, Inspection Division (2005-2007); Partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (2010-)
Languages
Japanese, English
Memberships
The Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association and The Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Education
The University of Tokyo (B.A., 1997); University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M., 2004)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Fintech - Independent local firms
The fintech team at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu has extensive experience representing major Japanese banks and financial institutions in business developments and reforms involving mobile payments, biometric authentication, AI, and related technologies. Led by Taku Umezawa and Keiji Tonomura, the team assist with collaborations, joint ventures, and acquisitions of fintech startups. Umezawa is prominent in financial regulation area and data protection, while Tonomura focuses on tech-related transactions, data protection and privacy. Another name to note is Shu Sasaki, who has been focusing on financial regulation and fintech matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: Independent local firms
- Banking and finance: Independent local firms
- Capital markets: Independent local firms
- Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms
- Dispute resolution: Independent local firms
- Intellectual property: Independent local firms
- Labour and employment: Independent local firms
- Risk management and investigations
- Private wealth: Independent local firms
- Projects and energy: Independent local firms
- Real estate and construction: Independent local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: Independent local firms
- Risk management and investigations: Independent local firms
- Tax: Independent local firms
- TMT: Independent local firms