Yuji Shimada
Senior AssociateAbout
Yuji Shimada is a corporate lawyer, whose practice covers cross-border mergers & acquisitions, corporate reorganization, market entry related regulatory advice, corporate establishment advice, and general corporate advisory matters. Yuji also acts for W&I insurers on W&I underwriting matters.
Yuji has extensive experience in national security regulations such as foreign direct investment regulations of Japan.
EXPERIENCE
- Advising a global information technology company on the Japan aspect of its cross-border divestiture of a telecom solutions business to a leading technology company.
- Advising a UK based multinational medical device company on the divestiture of part of its business in Japan.
- Advising an American compliance company that specializes in the collection and disposal of regulated substances, on the divestiture of its Japan operations.
- Advising a EU based delivery platform service company on its entrance and expansion in the Japanese market.
Languages
- Japanese
- English
Education
- Kobe University Law School, J.D., 2009
- Hitotsubashi University, B.A. in Law, 2007
Publications
- "Recent Developments in CFIUS and Their Impact on Japanese Companies", article published in Junkan Keiri Joho No.1735, February 2025
Prior Experience
- 2012-2015: Associate, Japanese law firm
- 2015-2019: Associate, Japan based international law firm
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+81 3 4550 2835
(Work, Tokyo)