Koji Yamamoto > Withers Japan, Zeirishi Houjin > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile
Withers Japan, Zeirishi Houjin Offices
Withers Gaikokuhou Jimu Bengoshi Houjin
21F JA Building
1-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100-6821
Japan
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Koji Yamamoto
Work Department
Corporate - Investment Management
Position
Partner
Career
Koji has advised clients in the investment funds and investment management area for over 14 years at international law firms in Tokyo. Prior to joining Withers, Koji has been a part of a group that has historically been recognized as a top investment management practice in Japan by the AsianInvestor and Chambers Asia Pacific.
Koji has significant experience in advising offshore fund managers and financial institutions with respect to a wide range of activities in Japan from capital raising to trading on the Japan exchanges and applications for Japan financial registrations.
Koji has been recommended as a leading private funds lawyer by Who’s Who Legal.
Languages
English, Japanese
Education
University of Tokyo, Research Scholarship
University of Western Ontario, BA
University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, LL.B
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Investment funds: International firms and joint ventures
Withers Japan, Zeirishi Houjin‘s dedicated investment funds group concentrates on assisting domestic and international investment managers and financial institutions with complex matters involving Japan financial laws and regulatory issues relating to running businesses in Japan. Koji Yamamoto and Yoshiyuki Omori, who jointly head up the team, undertake a diverse workload including acting as local counsel on open and closed-ended funds, and often provide related tax assistance, as well as advice on fund formations and financial instruments dealer registrations.