About
Partner at Mori Hamada based in Japan, focused on domestic and cross-border M&A including going-private management buyouts, private equity carve-outs, joint ventures and strategic alliances. He has extensive experience in road transport regulation related to automated vehicles and MaaS, and served on secondment at Hengeler Mueller (Düsseldorf), Hitachi Ltd., and the Road Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Director for Policy Planning and Coordination).
Practice areas
Corporate / M&AAutomotiveTechnology, Media & TelecommunicationsArtificial Intelligence & IoT
Office
Expertise
Automated VehiclesMaaS (Mobility as a Service)Road Transport RegulationType Approval and RecallsRegulatory InvestigationsPrivate Equity TransactionsCross-border M&AManagement Buyouts
Education
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2007)
- Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M., 2013)
- Kellogg School of Management (Certificate in Business Administration, 2013)
Admissions
- Daini-Tokyo Bar Association (2008)
Languages
EnglishJapanese