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Yuko Zaha is a counsel in the corporate M&A team.
She has handled a wide range of corporate matters with a focus on cross-border transactions involving foreign and Japanese clients. Yuko has advised clients in the technology, pharmaceutical, entertainment and manufacturing sectors. She also advices on data privacy matters and ensures data policies are compliant with international rules and regulations.
Experience
Track record
Acquisition advice
Represented a global investment fund on acquisition of a Japanese medical advisor company.
Acquisition and investment advice
Represented a Japanese leading trading company on multiple acquisitions of and investments into US companies.
Advice to foreign investors
Advised foreign investors on FEFTA related matters.
Japanese entertainment company
Represented a Japanese entertainment company on acquisition of a US company holding worldwide famous character license.
US investment fund
Represented a US investment fund on investment into a Japanese company developing environmental-friendly energy.
Global investment fund
Represented a global investment fund on worldwide acquisition of an IT group companies.
Talks
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"Conducting U.S. M&A? Know These Privacy Regulations Before You Start!", Fronteo, Inc., September 2022
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"Present and Future of Data Privacy Act in California”,Fronteo, Inc., March 2021
External publications
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"Will The US Finally Enact a Federal Data Privacy Act - Comparing Bills Introduced by the Republican and Democratic Parties”, Business Homu, October 2020 Edition, co-author
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“Return of Shareholder Activist - Future Forecast and Countermeasure”, Business Law Journal, June 2016 Edition, author
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“Overseas IPO Strategies for Global Japanese Companies - Singapore - listing strategies”, Business Homu, July-September 2012, co-author
Admissions
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Japan, 2009
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New York, 2017
Education
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University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.M.
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The Legal Training and Research Institute, Supreme Court of Japan, Diploma
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Waseda University, B.A.
Languages
- English
- Japanese
Memberships
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International Association of Privacy Professionals (CIPP/US Certification)
Key dates
- Year joined: 2022