Professionals
Partner
Yusuke Tani
- Admitted
- 2008, Japan; 2018, New York
- yusuke.tani@city-yuwa.com
- Languages
- Japanese/English/Chinese
Practices
His main practice areas are general corporate such as the Companies Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, corporate governance, M&A, real estate transactions, commercial litigation, and international transactions. In particular, he specializes in Asia Practice such as China and India, overseas listing, cross-border transactions in Japanese, English and Chinese, foreign direct investment and international litigation.
- General Corporate
- Corporate Governance / Shareholders Meetings
- Emerging Companies Practice Law
- Personal Data Protection
- Dispute Resolution in Financial Transaction and ADR
- M&A
- Venture Capital / Private Equity
- Real Estate Fund and REIT
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Transactions
- Real Estate Dispute
- General Civil Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Debt Collection and Enforcement
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Foreign Direct Investment
- International Litigation
- International Arbitration
- Overseas Listings
- International Trade / Economic Security
- Crisis Management
- Corporate Criminal Matters / Government Investigations
- Compliance and Internal Control
- Whistle Blowing and Grievance
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption
- Antitrust and Competition
- China Practice
- Asia Practice
- E-commerce
- Health Care
- Manufacturing
- Fashion and Retail
- Transportation and Logistics
- Crypto Assets/NFTs
Professional Background / Education
Professional Background
- 2008
- Associate at Soga, Uryu & Itoga (current Uryu & Itoga)
- 2012
- Associate at Soga Law Office
- 2018
- Partner at Soga Law Office
- 2018
- Admitted to the New York State Bar, U.S.A.
- 2023 to Present
- Partner at City-Yuwa Partners
Education
- 2004
- Waseda University, School of Law (LL.B)
- 2007
- Waseda Law School (J.D.)
- 2008
- Legal Training and Research Institute
- 2017
- University of Southern California, Gould School of Law(LL.M., Certificate in Business Law)
- M&AChina PracticeAntitrust and Competition
- Represented Japanese companies in filing of business combinations in China.
- Overseas Listings
- As a Japanese law advisor to Japanese companies in connection with their listing on the NASDAQ or Hong Kong stock exchanges, assisted the companies in confirming the legality of the business under Japanese law and designing schemes that complies with Japanese law and local laws and stock exchange rules.
- International Litigation
- Represented and assisted major shareholders of a Japanese company in litigations in Japan and Hong Kong relating to the transfer of shares from the major shareholders to an investment fund.
- Real Estate Fund and REITForeign Direct Investment
- Assisted in institutional design, drafting of related agreements, etc., for Japanese real estate investments (TK-GK scheme, TMK scheme) by Hong Kong companies.
- M&ACross-Border TransactionsChina Practice
- Assisted in cross-border M&A by Japanese companies by conducting DD research in Japan and China and drafting share transfer agreements and shareholders agreements.
- Cross-Border TransactionsChina PracticeAsia Practice
- Provided strategic advice on disputes with joint venture partners, distributors, etc. in connection with overseas operations (U.S., China, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, etc.).
- Assisted Japanese companies in negotiating joint ventures and establishing overseas subsidiaries by drafting MOUs, NDAs, joint venture agreements, and articles of incorporation.
- Corporate Governance / Shareholders MeetingsCommercial Litigation
- Represented a Japanese company in a lawsuit against its former director.
- Compliance and Internal ControlCrisis Management
- Represented Japanese companies in the investigation of misconduct at Chinese subsidiaries as the Chairman of the Special Investigation Committee, and assisted in the preparation and implementation of recurrence prevention measures.