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藤本 欣伸 Yoshinobu FUJIMOTO

藤本 欣伸
藤本 欣伸

Yoshinobu FUJIMOTO

  • Partner
  • Tokyo

  • "He exhibits strong negotiation skills, realising a good balance between legal aspects and practical business issues."

    Chambers Global 2022, Corporate/M&A

  • "Yoshinobu Fujimoto is a distinguished practitioner in the field, and is commended by a client for his “full commitment and well thought out practical solutions.” He is active on M&A and share purchase transactions, and also has experience in joint ventures and shareholder activism matters."

    Chambers 2021, Corporate/M&A

  • "Yoshinobu Fujimoto has extensive knowledge and experience in advising on cross-border M&A deals and joint venture transactions for both domestic and international clients. One impressed client describes him as a “very tough, strategic and reliable” lawyer who is “without doubt one of the most reliable M&A negotiators."

    Chambers 2020, Corporate/M&A

Yoshinobu Fujimoto is senior partner of the M&A/Corporate practice group, having more than 30 years experience in both cross-border and domestic M&A, joint ventures and other restructuring transactions, as well as corporate defense and activism matters.

Yoshinobu was promoted to partner in 1999. He has experience in NP loans, real estate transactions, and equity investment cases dealing with foreign capital funds and companies. In addition to domestic M&A and business integration cases, he has recently been engaged in many M&A and JV cases by Japanese corporations in the USA, Europe, and Asian countries. He has advised Japanese corporations on lawsuits in the USA and other overseas countries, and has extensive experience in the dispute settlement and risk management fields. He has won many awards in the Corporate/M&A, Private Wealth and Healthcare fields from business law reviews, such as Chambers Global and The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific.

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Education

1995
The University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.)
1989
Waseda University (LL.B.)

Professional Experience

Outside Auditor, Angel Group Co., Ltd.
Outside Director, artience Co., Ltd.
External Trustee, Yamano Gakuen
Member, Committee for selection of business operator for the General Gymnasium R Concession Project, Toyama City
Preliminary Bar examiner (Commercial Code), National Bar Examination Commission 
Bar examiner (Commercial Code), National Bar Examination Commission 
Member, Third Party Committee regarding Concession Operation of the New Gymnasium, Aichi Prefecture 
Auditor, Wellness Horizon Creation Organization 
Member of Registered Foreign Lawyers Registration Screening Board, Japan Federation of Bar Associations 
Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University 
Member, Third Party Committee regarding Concession Operation of International Exhibition Center, Aichi Prefecture 
Member, Committee regarding Selection of PFI Concession Operator for the New Gymnasium, Aichi Prefecture 
Member, Committee regarding Selection of PFI Concession Operator for the Core Startup Support Center, Aichi Prefecture 
Auditor, Miyabigoto Japan Culture Association 
Auditor, Organization for PPP Promotion Suport 
Auditor, Construction Project Delivery System Council 
Member, Committee regarding Selection of Organizer of International Exhibition Center, Aichi Prefecture 
Member, Third Party Committee regarding PPP of Toll Roads Business, Aichi Prefecture 
Auditor, Susaki Welfare Foundation 
Member, Committee regarding PPP of Toll Roads Business, Aichi Prefecture 
Member, Committee regarding Formation for Sustainable Town, MLIT 
Corporate Auditor, Mita Securities Co., Ltd.
Arbitrator Candidate, Daini Tokyo Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution