Professionals
Partner
Yasuyuki Kuribayashi
- Admitted
- 1992, Japan; 1997, New York
- yasuyuki.kuribayashi@city-yuwa.com
- Languages
- Japanese/English
Practices
- General Corporate
- Corporate Governance / Shareholders Meetings
- Banking and Other Financial Transactions
- Capital Markets
- Structured Finance, Acquisition Finance and Securitization
- Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT
- Derivative Transactions
- Insurance
- Financial Services Regulations
- Fintech
- M&A
- Venture Capital / Private Equity
- Real Estate Fund and REIT
- Real Estate Finance
- Unfair Competition, Designs, Trademarks and Copyrights
- License Agreement / Technology Transfer Agreement
- General Consultations on Personnel and Labor Matters
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Foreign Direct Investment
- International Litigation
- International Arbitration
- Overseas Listings
- Crisis Management
- Corporate Criminal Matters / Government Investigations
- Compliance and Internal Control
- Whistle Blowing and Grievance
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption
- Korea Practice
- Asia Practice
- Nuclear Power
- Oil / Natural Gas
- Franchising
- Manufacturing
- Fashion and Retail
- TMT
- Crypto Assets/NFTs
- Entertainment / Sports
Professional Background / Education
Professional Background
- 1992-1997
- Yumoto, Kogo & Mori
- 1997-1999
- Coudert Brothers New York
- 1999-2000
- Partner of Joint Association (tokutei kyodo jigyo) with Coudert Brothers Tokyo
- 2000-2001
- Tanaka & Takahashi
- 2001-2003
- Yuwa Partners
- 2003 to Present
- City-Yuwa Partners
Education
- 1988
- Osaka University (LL.B.)
- 1992
- Legal Training and Research Institute
- 1996
- University of Pennsylvania (LL.M.)
Professional Activities / Accolades
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Adjunct Lecturer, Finance and Financial Services, University of Tsukuba Law School (2014-)
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Articles“Japanese ESG developments: mandatory sustainability disclosure in securities reports and new standards”Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Yuko Toyoda Kazuki MochizukiMarch 2025Practices : Capital Markets
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Articles“2024 WLG Whistleblower Guide: Japan”Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Yuki TakahashiNovember 2024Practices : General Corporate General Consultations on Personnel and Labor Matters Compliance and Internal Control Whistle Blowing and Grievance
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Articles“Recent Discussions on Transition Finance in Japan”Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Yuko ToyodaApril 2024Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Capital Markets
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Articles“Green bond standards in Japan”Yasuyuki KuribayashiMarch 2024Practices : Capital Markets
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Articles“Step-by-Step through Companies Act ~ Path and Outlook ~ Stock Option/Corporate Bond”Yasuyuki KuribayashiJune 2023Practices : General Corporate Capital Markets
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Books“Environmental Social & Governance: Law Over Borders Comparative Guide” – Chapter for JapanYasuyuki Kuribayashi Yuko ToyodaApril 2023Practices : Corporate Governance / Shareholders Meetings Capital Markets
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Articles“Changes ahead for electronic payment instruments in Japan”Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Takashi SaitoJuly 2022Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Financial Services Regulations Fintech
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ArticlesJapan Anti-Corruption Guide 2022Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Akira Nagasaki Naoyuki KishimiJuly 2022Practices : Compliance and Internal Control Anti-Bribery & Corruption
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Articles“Japan: Q&A – Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies”Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Yuki TakahashiMay 2021Practices : General Consultations on Personnel and Labor Matters
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ArticlesJapan Section of IBA Asia Pacific Forum’s Doing Business in Asia Pacific guidebook, Chapter 2Yasuyuki KuribayashiSeptember 2020Practices : General Corporate
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Articles“Virtual currencies: regulators make their move”Izuru Goto Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Takashi SaitoJuly 2019Practices : General Corporate Banking and Other Financial Transactions Crypto Assets/NFTs
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Books“Visual Guide for Structure and Mechanism of Labor Laws”Noriko Higashizawa Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Noriyuki Katayama Katsuko Iizuka Kiyoshi Asada ...March 2014Practices : General Consultations on Personnel and Labor Matters Collective Bargaining Labor Litigation and Arbitration
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Books“Beyond Boundaries: International Employee Equity Plans”Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Mika OkadaJanuary 2003Practices : General Consultations on Personnel and Labor Matters Foreign Direct Investment
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Books“Global eCommerce Law and Business Report April 2000”Yasuyuki KuribayashiJanuary 2000Practices : General Corporate E-commerce
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Books“Asia Pacific Insolvency & Restructuing Regimes”Yasuyuki KuribayashiJanuary 1998
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CY Japan Legal UpdateThe amendment of part of the Civil Code (law of obligations) was enacted and will be enforced within three years from June 2, 2017 (Part 2 – Extinctive Prescription)Yasuyuki KuribayashiAugust 2017Practices : General Corporate
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CY Japan Legal UpdateThe amendment of part of the Civil Code (law of obligations) was enacted and will be enforced within three years from June 2, 2017 (Part 1 – Pre-formulated Terms and Conditions (teikei yakkan))Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Yuichi TanakaJuly 2017Practices : General Corporate
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CY Japan Legal UpdateAmendment of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Disclosure of Corporate Affairs concerning Incentive Compensation for Corporate ExecutivesYasuyuki Kuribayashi Takashi SaitoJune 2017Practices : Corporate Governance / Shareholders Meetings
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CY Japan Legal UpdateThe Submission to the Diet of Legislation to Amend Financial Instruments and Exchange Act related to the Fair Disclosure RuleYasuyuki Kuribayashi Takashi SaitoApril 2017Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions
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CY Japan Legal UpdateProposed Amendment to the Act on Specified Joint Real Estate Ventures Decided on by CabinetYasuyuki Kuribayashi Naoki MatsuoMarch 2017Practices : Real Estate Fund and REIT
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CY Japan Legal UpdateRevised Anti-Monopoly Act introducing the commitment procedure will be enforced from the date that the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement takes effect in JapanYasuyuki Kuribayashi Naoki MatsuoFebruary 2017Practices : Antitrust and Competition
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CY Japan Legal UpdateThe Amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information will come into force on May 30, 2017 (Part 2)Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Naoki MatsuoJanuary 2017Practices : Compliance and Internal Control
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CY Japan Legal UpdateThe Amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information will come into force on May 30, 2017Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Naoki MatsuoDecember 2016Practices : Personal Data Protection
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CY Japan Legal UpdateThe Amendment to the Employment Insurance Act and other related laws relating to expansion of application scope of childcare leave and caregiver leave and prevention of harassment for maternity, child birth, childcare and caregiver leave will come into force on January 1, 2017Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Tomoyo HabaNovember 2016Practices : General Consultations on Personnel and Labor Matters
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CY Japan Legal UpdateThe Amendment to the Banking Law and other related laws relating to fintech and virtual currency will come into force within one year from June 3, 2016Yasuyuki Kuribayashi Takashi SaitoOctober 2016Practices : Regulatory Financial Services Regulations Crypto Assets/NFTs
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CY Japan Legal UpdateJapanese New Class Action Law comes into Force on October 1, 2016Yasuyuki KuribayashiSeptember 2016Practices : Commercial Litigation
- Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Masamichi Sakamoto and Hiroaki Matsunaga were selected for Asia Business Law Journal’s the A-List: Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers 2025. （July 1, 2025）
- City-Yuwa Partners received high evaluation in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan (2026 Edition). （April 17, 2025）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000 2024. （September 30, 2024）
- Fifteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025. （April 22, 2024）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000’s 33rd (2023) edition. （August 17, 2023）
- Seventeen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024. （April 20, 2023）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023. （January 11, 2023）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000’s 32nd edition. （August 26, 2022）
- Sixteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for the 13th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan. （April 19, 2022）
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 recommends City-Yuwa Partners in 10 areas and further recommends our 7 lawyers. （January 14, 2022）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000’s 31st edition. （August 25, 2021）
- Sixteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for the 12th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan. （April 15, 2021）
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 has recommended City-Yuwa Partners in the 8 areas, and further recommended our 6 lawyers. （January 18, 2021）
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 has recommended City-Yuwa Partners in the 9 areas, and further recommended our 4 lawyers. （January 17, 2020）
- Six lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen as Leading Lawyers in Japan by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2018. （May 14, 2018）
- Six lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen as Leading Lawyers in Japan by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2016. （February 24, 2016）
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016 has recommended our Firm in the areas of Banking and finance, Capital markets, Corporate and M&A, Labour and employment, Restructuring and insolvency, and Structured finance/securitization, and further recommended the following lawyers: （December 1, 2015）
- Asialaw Profiles 2016 – the guide to Asia-Pacific’s leading domestic and regional law firms has recommended our Firm in the areas of Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, and Investment Funds, and further recommended the following lawyers: （October 27, 2015）
- City-Yuwa Partners received high evaluation in several categories in Individual recommendations of PLC Which Lawyer? made by Practical Law Company. （April 10, 2012）
- The Firm was nominated as recommended firm and Yasuyuki Kuribayashi received individual recommendation in the area of Investment Funds by PLC Which Lawyer?. （January 14, 2011）
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Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Yuki Takahashi and Yuki Mori contributed to the World Bank Group’s report “Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities 2024.”September 10, 2024Pro Bono
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Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Hirosato Nabika, Takashi Saito, Yuka Sakai and Naoki Matsuo have contributed to the World Bank Group’s annual report “Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs.”October 31, 2017Pro Bono
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Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Hirosato Nabika, Takashi Saito, Yuka Sakai and Naoki Matsuo have contributed to the World Bank Group’s annual report “Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All.”October 25, 2016Pro Bono
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Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Hirosato Nabika and Yuka Sakai have contributed to the World Bank/IFC report “Doing Business 2016: Measuring Quality and Efficiency.”October 27, 2015Pro Bono
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Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Hirosato Nabika, Takashi Saito and Yuka Sakai have contributed to the World Bank/IFC report “Doing Business 2015: Going Beyond Efficiency.”October 29, 2014Pro Bono
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Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Hirosato Nabika, Takashi Saito and Yuka Sakai have contributed to the World Bank/IFC report “Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises.”October 29, 2013Pro Bono
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Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Hirosato Nabika, Hiroyasu Horimoto, Takashi Saito and Yuka Sakai have contributed to the World Bank/IFC report “Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises,” which was published on October 23, 2012.December 28, 2012Pro Bono
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Yasuyuki Kuribayashi, Hirosato Nabika, Hiroyasu Horimoto, Takashi Saito and Yuka Sakai have contributed to the World Bank/IFC report “Doing Business 2012: Doing business in a more transparent world.”October 20, 2011Pro Bono