Partner Takuro Yamaguchi

Tokyo Bar Association, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2005)
New York (2013)

Location ： Tokyo Office

Practice Areas

      Education & Professional Experience

      2003
      Tohoku University (LL.B.)

      2012
      University of Southern California Law School (LL.M.)

      2012-2013
      Winston & Strawn LLP (New York, London)

      2020
      Delegate of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Member of the Permanent Council of the Tokyo Bar Association

      Publications Archives

      2025.06.23
      Lexology In-House View : Transaction Structures for Public Company M&A in Japan
      2024.05.08
      Lexology In-House View : Transaction Structures for Public Company M&A in Japan
      2022.12.16
      JAPAN: An Introduction to Corporate/M&A: Domestic
      2022.03
      Business Revitalization and Corporate Bankruptcy from the Perspective of Financial Institutions
      2022.01.25
      Company and Foreign Investment and M&A Law Guide 2022　Jurisdiction:Japan
      2021.12.16
      JAPAN: An Introduction to Corporate/M&A: Domestic
      2021.10.08
      Points to Keep in Mind regarding the Revised Corporate Governance Code
      2021.10
      Revised Corporate Governance Code
      2021.07.30
      Explanation of the Main Points: Revised Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act (2) - Focus on Venture Support, Business Restructuring and Business Rehabilitation
      2021.07.28
      Explanation of the Main Points: Revised Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act (1) - Focus on Regulatory Reform and Virtual-only General Meetings of Shareholders
      2021.05.07
      Key Points for Preparing Minutes for General Meetings of Shareholders during the COVID-19 Pandemic - From the Basics of Practice to Dealing with Virtual General Meetings of Shareholders
      2021.04.09
      Commentary on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act [Revised Edition] [Volume 1] Definitions and Disclosure Regulation
      2020.12.24
      M&A Law Guide 2021 Jurisdiction:Japan
      2020.09
      Doing Business in Asia Pacific - IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum, September 2020
      2020.07.25
      Role and Powers of Audit & Supervisory Board Members, Introductory Law Course for New Audit & Supervisory Board Members <Series 2>
      2020.06.12
      【Special Series on COVID-19: Companies Act (3)】Shareholders’ Meetings in 2020 – Measures against the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on the Day of the Shareholders’ Meeting
      2020.06.09
      【Special Series on COVID-19: Companies Act (2)】Shareholders’ Meetings in 2020 – Measures againstthe Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) before the Day of the Shareholders’Meeting
      2020.04.21
      Integrating ESG Elements into “Stewardship Responsibilities” Outline of Revised Stewardship Code and Corporate Responses Thereto
      2019.11.26
      M&A Law Guide 2020 Jurisdiction:Japan
      2019.07
      To Operate a Business Properly - A Review of the Key Points of the Anti-Monopoly Act
      2018.09
      Business Transfer Practices – Everything about Legal, Labor, Accounting and Tax
      2018.08.07
      Sample of a Manufacturing Agreement, and Points in Revising the Provisions in accordance with the Amended Civil Code
      2018.02
      The Analysis on Annual General Meetings of Shareholders Held in 2017
      2017.04
      Points to Note in Holding Ordinary General Meetings of Shareholders in June 2017
      2016.12
      Derivative Actions, and Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance
      2016.05
      Actual Circumstances of Workouts in Foreign Countries (Series 4) - Practice on Out-of-Court Arrangements for Liquidation in the Philippines
      2016.04
      A Compact Commentary on the Companies Act 3: Company Auditors, Audit Committee Members and Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
      2014.12
      Discussion of Practices Concerning the 2014 Amendment of the Companies Act
      2014.12
      Practical Commentary on Revised Companies Act of 2014
      2008.07.25
      Duty of Care and Duty of Loyalty of Directors (3/3) – Acquisition of Treasury Shares and Corporate Reorganization –
      2008.07.15
      Duty of Care and Duty of Loyalty of Directors (2/3) – Internal Control System and Handling of Corporate Scandals –
      2008.07.05
      Duty of Care and Duty of Loyalty of Directors (1/3) – The Business Judgment Rule and Others –

      Seminars/Lectures Archives

      2023.06.01
      【Onilne Seminar】Seminar on Legal Practices for Companies Expanding Their Business Abroad (2): M&A
      2022.05.27
      【Online Seminar】Series of M&A Legal Practice Seminars (10): M&A of Listed Companies
      2022.04.08
      【Onilne Seminar】Key Points on Annual General Meetings of Shareholders
      2019.12.10
      Let's Catch Up in 90 Minutes! Basic English Agreements
      2019.10.31
      Important Issues in Business Legal Affairs in View of Latest Developments - The Companies Act and M&A
      2019.02.01
      [For Contractors and Subcontractors] How to Conclude System Development Contracts to Prevent Problems
      2018.11.12
      [For Consignors and Parent Businesses] How to Conclude System Development Contracts to Prevent Problems and Violations of the Subcontracting Act
      2018.03.06
      【Tokyo】 The Law on Clinical Research and Compliance
      2018.02.28
      【Tokyo】 The Law on Clinical Research and Compliance
      2017.11.28
      Current Developments in U.S. Antitrust Laws and Cross-Border M&A ～Consideration for Japanese Businesses: International Cartel Investigations・Litigation・M&A Activities～
      2017.04
      Latest Practices in Assessing Board of Directors (Nagoya)
      2017.03
      Latest Practices in Assessing Board of Directors (Osaka)
      2017.03
      Renovation on Director's Compensation and Annual Shareholder Meeting 2017
      2017.01
      Latest Practices in Assessing Board of Directors (Tokyo)
      2016.11.11
      Liabilities of Related Parties and Ways of Dealing with Problems concerning the Construction and Sale of Buildings
      2016.07
      Seminar on the Use of Warranty & Indemnity Insurance in Cross-Border M&A Transactions - Including a Review from the Perspective of Insurance Companies
      2016.04
      Best Practices for Complying with the Corporate Governance Code - With a focus on the ordinary general meetings of shareholders to be held in 2016 -
      2015.08
      Seminar on the Corporate Governance Code "Best Practices for Complying With the Corporate Governance Code"
      2014.11
      Main Issues concerning the Revised Companies Act 2014 - Focusing on Practical Issues
      2014.11
      Seminars on the Guideline for Personal Guarantee Provided by Business Owners
      2014.11
      Commentary on Revised Companies Act of 2014 - Practical Point of View
      2014.07
      Lectures on Improvements in Subcontract Deals (Lectures on the Act against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, Etc., to Subcontractors)
      2014.07
      Lectures on the Act concerning Special Measures for Pass-On of Consumption Tax

      Awards

      Acclaimed as "Recommended Lawyers" in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 in the following practice area:
      ・Corporate and M&A

      Languages

      Japanese and English

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