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Yoichiro (Yokum) Taku is a corporate and securities partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Yokum represents technology and growth companies at all stages of development, through private financings, strategic transactions, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents investors in venture capital financings. Yokum has advised numerous entrepreneurs from initial company formation to liquidity event. At any time, Yokum typically represents start-up companies seeking venture financing, private companies that have received financing, and publicly traded companies.
Yokum also leads Wilson Sonsini's Japan practice. He advises U.S. companies on their transactions in Japan, and Japanese companies on their transactions in the United States. Yokum also advises numerous companies with operations in Asia. Yokum worked at the Tokyo law firm of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 1994 and 1995.
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Yoichiro Taku routinely represents technology startups in venture financing transactions. This work forms part of his wider transactional practice, which also includes M&A and capital markets work.
Yoichiro Taku provides counsel to emerging tech companies throughout their life-cycle. He's also adept at providing counsel on both investor-side and company-side venture capital financing.
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