Banking and finance; Corporate and commercial

Partner. Corporate Law; M&A; Banking and Finance; Financial Regulations; Investment; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Law; Employment Law

Partner of Chuo Sogo Law Office; Visiting lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Chicago, IL, USA) (2021-2022); Deputy Director, Banking Business Division ll, Supervision Bureau, Financial Services Agency (2019-2020) Financial Inspector, Risk Analysis Division, Strategy Development and Management Bureau (2018-2019) Financial Inspector, Planning and Inspection Division, Inspection Bureau (2017-2018)

Admitted in Japan (2012) Admitted in the State of New York (2022)

Northwestern University School of Law, LL.M. with honors (Chicago, IL, USA) (2021); Kyoto University Law School, Juris Doctor (2011); Kyoto University, Faculty of Law (2009)