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Yo Ota

Partner, Tokyo · Nishimura & Asahi

JapanCorporate / M&A, Hostile TakeoversJapanese, English

About

Partner in Nishimura & Asahi's Tokyo office focusing on hostile takeovers, shareholder activism and corporate governance, with broad experience in M&A (including cross-border), tax and personal information/data protection. He has been ranked by Nikkei in multiple years (2020–2022) for corporate and M&A work and is active in research and writing on Companies Act, Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, tax law and personal information protection.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&AHostile TakeoversShareholder ActivismCorporate GovernanceTaxData Protection

Office

Expertise

Hostile TakeoversShareholder ActivismCross-border M&ACorporate GovernanceTax (Domestic & International)Personal Information / Data Protection

Education

  • 2000 | Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
  • 1991 | The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Admissions

  • 2001 | Admitted in New York
  • 1993 | Admitted in Japan

Languages

JapaneseEnglish