Professionals
Partner
Sotaro Matsuo
- Admitted
- 2004, Japan
- Languages
- Japanese/English
Practices
- General Corporate
- Corporate Governance / Shareholders Meetings
- Regulatory
- Personal Data Protection
- M&A
- Real Estate Transactions
- Real Estate Dispute
- Bankruptcy and Restructuring
- General Civil Practice
- Arbitration, Mediation and other ADRs
- Commercial Litigation
- Debt Collection and Enforcement
- Family Law
- General Consultations on Personnel and Labor Matters
- Labor Litigation and Arbitration
- Crisis Management
- Compliance and Internal Control
- Whistle Blowing and Grievance
- Franchising
- Manufacturing
- Fashion and Retail
- Transportation and Logistics
- Construction
- Probate / Estates / Wealth Management
Professional Background / Education
Professional Background
- 2004 to Present
- City-Yuwa Partners
- 2007-2009
- Sojitz Corporation (In-house Counsel, Legal Department)
Education
- 2002
- Hitotsubashi University (LL.B.)
- 2004
- Legal Training and Research Institute
- Personal Data ProtectionRegulatory
- Advised on revision of internal regulations and development of internal systems concerning personal information for TSE listed companies, etc.
- Compliance and Internal Control
- Participated as a member of internal investigation committees and assistant for a third-party committees for compliance cases in TSE listed companies, etc.
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Articles“Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity(Japan Chapter)”Kanako Inokuchi Sotaro Matsuo Yuki Takahashi Shoko TanakaOctober 2024Practices : Personal Data Protection
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Articles“Non-Disclosure Agreement in M&A from the Viewpoint of the Seller”Mika Okada Hirosato Nabika Sotaro MatsuoDecember 2016Practices : M&A
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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