Yushi Hegawa

Practice Areas

Taxation / Tax Controversy / Tax Advice and Planning. As a specialist in tax law, Mr. Hegawa advises on the tax law aspects of various financial and other transactions handled by the firm, and represents taxpayers in a number of tax audit and controversy cases. His practice exclusively focuses on taxation, and he has affluent practical experience on all spectrum of Japanese taxation, such as financing/capital markets transactions, taxation of wealthy individuals, international taxation on inbound investment by foreign-owned businesses, tax-free reorganizations, tax-efficient mergers and acquisitions and outbound investment by Japanese businesses, and transfer pricing.

Career

Education:

Harvard Law School (LL.M.) (2004); The University of Tokyo (LL.B.) (1997)

Professional Experience:

Adjunct Professor of Law, The University of Tokyo School of Law (2022 - present)

Adjunct Professor of Law, Sophia Law School, Tokyo (2007-2017)

International Tax Group, Alston & Bird LLP, Washington D.C. (2004-2005)

Affiliation:

Member of the Supervisory Board of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) Headquarters, and serves as a Chair of the Management Committee of IFA Japan Branch

Professional Memberships

Qualification:

Japan (1999); New York (2005)

Publications

•Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Structured Finance & Securitisation

•The Legal 500: Tax Country Comparative Guide – Japan

•Chambers Legal Practice Guide – Corporate Tax (Japan)

•Tax Treaties and Tax Avoidance: Application of Anti-avoidance Provisions

(IFA Branch Report for Japan for 2010 Congress)