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Naoki Mizuta

Director / General corporate and M&A, Regulatory implications and finance, Governance and compliance, Litigation and arbitration · PwC Legal Japan

JapanCorporate / M&A, Banking & FinanceJapanese, English
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About

Naoki Mizuta is a Director at PwC Legal Japan and an attorney admitted to practice in Japan who advises on corporate and M&A matters, financial and banking regulation, governance and compliance, and litigation and arbitration, including trust-related financing. He previously served as in-house counsel at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (2019–2021) and as an assistant judge at the Tokyo District Court (2011–2019).

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceFinancial RegulationGovernance & ComplianceLitigationArbitration

Office

Japan

PwC Legal Japan · Director / General corporate and M&A, Regulatory implications and finance, Governance and compliance, Litigation and arbitration

Japan

Expertise

Banking RegulationTrust BusinessFinancingCorporate / M&AGovernance & ComplianceLitigation & ArbitrationJudicial Experience

Education

  • Southern Methodist University Law School (Visiting Scholar) (2014)
  • Kobe University Law School (LL.M.) (2009)
  • Kwansei Gakuin University (B.A.) (2007)

Admissions

  • Admitted to practice in Japan
  • Tokyo Bar Association (2019)

Languages

JapaneseEnglish