Yuko Tamai
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 1 : Corporate/M&A: Domestic
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About
Provided by Yuko Tamai
Practice Areas
General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A); Corporate Governance/Compliance.
Career
Joined Nagashima & Ohno in 1994. Became a Partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2003. Trained at Covington & Burling, Washington, DC (2000-2001).
Member of the Study Group for Japanese Companies’ M&A Overseas, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2017-2018). Member of the Fair M&A Study Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2018-2019). Member of Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board (CPAAOB), independent regulatory body established within the Financial Services Agency (FSA) (2019-). Member of Audit and Supervisory Board of Mitsui & Co., Ltd (2022-). Member of the Fair Acquisition Study Group (METI) (2022-). Member of the Working Group on Tender Offer Rule and Large Shareholding Reporting Rule of the Financial System Council (FSA) (2023-).
Professional Memberships
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association.
Publications
'Encyclopedia (Ronten Taikei) of Companies Act #2' co-authored, published in 2012 (Dai-ichi Hoki), 'Advanced Corporate Law, (Advance Kaisha Ho)' co-authored, published in 2016 (Shoji Homu), 'Forefront of M&A Risk Management (M&A risk Kanri Saizensen)' co-authored, published in 2018 (Shoji Homu), 'Handbook of Merger, 4th edition (Gappei Handbook)' published in 2019 (Shoji Homu).
Personal
LLB, University of Tokyo, 1989; LLM, Harvard Law School, 2000.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Yuko Tamai enjoys a stellar reputation in this practice area and continues to advise high-profile Japanese clients on acquisitions and joint ventures.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It is indisputable that Yuko Tamai is one of Japan's leading lawyers."
"It is indisputable that Yuko Tamai is one of Japan's leading lawyers."