JAPAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Keiji Tonomura, Shu Sasaki, Kazuyuki Ohno and Otoki Shimizu Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu is the first integrat - ed full-service law firm in Japan and one of the fore - most providers of international and commercial legal services based in Tokyo. The firm’s overseas network includes offices in New York, Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Shanghai, and collaborative relationships with prominent local law firms. Finance has long been one of NO&T’s core practice areas, and NO&T has an established reputation as a leading Japanese law firm with respect to financial transac -
tions. It has always been regarded as a pioneer in the Japanese finance market, having been involved in numerous innovative and epoch-making transac - tions. NO&T’s fintech team consists of experienced lawyers from a wide variety of practice fields, includ - ing financial regulations, M&A/corporate, IT/technol - ogy, intellectual property, data protection, cybersecu - rity, antitrust and tax, and it provides its clients with innovative and comprehensive solutions suitable for the fast-developing fintech field.
Authors
Keiji Tonomura is a partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. His practice focuses on M&A, IP/ IT-related transactions, and data security/privacy matters. He has extensive experience representing
Kazuyuki Ohno has been an associate of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu since 2013. His practice focuses on financial regulations applicable to banking institutions, trust companies, cryptocurrency
global and local clients on complex business transactions as well as regulatory matters, with a particular focus on the TMT sectors, including new business fields such as AI, fintech, healthtech, MaaS and blockchain/crypto. He served as a member of the Web3.0 Study Group, established by the Digital Agency of Japan in 2022. He is a member of the Tokyo Dai-ichi Bar Association.
exchange operators, and other financial institutions. He also handles legal matters regarding real estate transactions and the formation and management of real estate funds. He worked for the Banking Regulations Office, Policy and Markets Bureau of the Financial Services Agency (2020–2024) and the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice (2023– 2024). He is a member of the Tokyo Dai-ichi Bar Association.
Shu Sasaki is a partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. His practice focuses on financial regulations/ compliance and M&As for financial institutions. He advises on laws and regulations applicable to banking
Otoki Shimizu has been an associate of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu since 2022. His practice primarily focuses on financial regulations and fintech, as well as information technology-related transactions and
institutions, securities companies, fund managers and other financial institutions and a wide variety of corporate legal matters. He worked for the Inspection Bureau of the Financial Services Agency (2013–2014) and for a private financial institution (2015–2016). He is a member of Tokyo Dai-ichi Bar Association.
other related matters, including AI, smart contracts and public blockchain across a range of industry sectors. He also contributes to guidelines made from industry associations related to public blockchain. He graduated with an LLB from the University of Tokyo in 2020.
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