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Katsuya Hongyo

Katsuya Hongyo

Work Department

Banking and finance; Corporate and commercial

Position

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

Career

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)

Languages

He is fluent in English and his native Japanese.

Memberships

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

Education

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)