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Masako BANNO

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  • 2000  Waseda University (LL.B.)
  • 2004  Admitted in Japan (Japan Federation of Bar Associations / Tokyo Bar Association)
  • 2012  University of Washington School of Law (Seattle, U.S.) (LL.M.)
  • 2014  Admitted in New York, U.S.
  • Masako has over 20 years of experience as a Japanese lawyer, and has been admitted to the New York Bar since 2014. She has extensive experience in supporting foreign companies entering the Japanese market through M&A transactions of Japanese privately held corporations, including share purchase, business transfer or company split, occasionally in combination with incorporation of new Japanese subsidiaries.
  • She also regularly supports global IT service companies expanding their online platform business into Japan, which involves mixture of diverse range of legal issues, such as trademark and copyright law, Unfair Competition Prevention Act, Payment Services Act, data protection regulations or consumer protection. After foreign clients establish their presence in Japan, she supports the ongoing operation of their daily business, which includes advice on commercial transactions, legal compliance and routine employment law issues, as necessary in cooperation with the firms’ labor dispute resolution lawyers. Her collaboration with the firm’s lawyers with a wide range of expertise in domestic legal practice enables the firm to offer catered services to international corporate clients.
  • In support of Japanese companies doing business overseas, Masako frequently works with a variety of foreign law firms, from top tier firms in each jurisdiction to reliable boutique firms, depending on the needs of the Japanese clients, including prestigious listed companies and closely held corporations or innovative startups.
  • She is a member of Audit & Supervisory Board of a Japanese company preparing for IPO, gaining first-hand experience in corporate governance. Since 2017, she has been an active member and officer of the International Bar Association (IBA). She was born in Ottawa, Canada, and fluent in English.

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