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Provided by Yo Ota
Corporate & Commercial Transactions, M&A, Defense against Hostile Takeover/Shareholder Activism, Compliance, Startups & Venture Capital, Capital Markets, International Taxation, Civil Disputes Arising from Corporate Scandals, Telecommunications & Media, Corporate Crisis Management, Tax Counseling, Tax Disputes
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi; Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo (2013-2016); Outside Director, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (2016-); Outside Corporate Auditor, Ricoh Company Ltd. (2017-); Outside Corporate Auditor, Z Financial Corporation (2019-).
Admitted: Japan (1993); New York (2001).
"Panoramic - Shareholder Activism & Engagement 2024 (Japan Chapter)" (Law Business Research, 2024).
Japanese, English
Japan, U.S.
Harvard Law School
LL.M.
2000
The University of Tokyo
LL.B.
1991
Corporate/M&A, Tax: Leading Individual
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025
2025
Tax: Hall of Fame
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025
2025
JAPAN LEADING LAWYERS: Capital markets, M&A
IFLR1000 Japan 2024
2024
Leading Individual: Corporate/M&A: Domestic
Chambers Global 2024
2024
Corporate/M&A, Tax: Leading Individual
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
2024
JAPAN LEADING LAWERS: Capital markets, M&A
IFLR1000 Japan 2023
2023
Corporate/M&A, Tax: Leading Individual
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023
2023
JAPAN LEADING LAWYERS: Capital markets, M&A
IFLR1000 2022-23
2022
M&A Deal of the Year
ALB Japan Law Awards 2022
2022
Corporate/M&A: Domestic: Leading Individual
Chambers Global 2022
2022
Corporate/M&A, Tax: Leading Individual
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022
2022
M&A: Japan
Client Choice Awards 2021
2021
JAPAN LEADING LAWYERS: Capital markets, M&A
IFLR1000 2021-22
2021
Moving the market forward: Commended
FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia-Pacific 2021
2021
Provided by Chambers
Yo Ota is praised by market sources for his corporate law expertise. He is well placed to advise on acquisitions, business alliances and corporate governance matters.
Provided by Chambers
We believe that Yo Ota is one of the few lawyers who can provide advice based on high-level expertise and strong practical experience.
We believe that Yo Ota is one of the few lawyers who can provide advice based on high-level expertise and strong practical experience.
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