TEAM
Admitted to the Japanese bar in 2014 (Daini Tokyo Bar Association). Previously worked at SoftBank Corp. (now SoftBank Group Corp.) Legal Department and Hori & Partners. Currently serves as External Auditor at KiteRa, Inc. His main practice areas include financial legal services for various financial institutions (banks, securities, trusts, non-banks, VC/CVC, asset management firms, etc.) and Fintech companies as well as cases involving domestic and international M&A and financing, and startup investment.
Career
2011 Graduated from Kyushu University Faculty of Law
2013 Completed Kobe University Graduate School of Law
2015 SoftBank Corp. (now SoftBank Group Corp.) Legal Department (until 2017)
2017 Hori & Partners (until 2025)
2022 External Auditor, KiteRa, Inc. (current position)
Practice Areas
- Fintech
- Financial Transactions & Regulation (Banking, Securities, Trust, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, etc.)
- Startup Finance / Startup M&A
- Venture Capital Funds & Private Equity Funds
- Asset Management
- M&A / Reorganization / Capital and Business Alliance
