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- Languages:
- Japanese English
- Practice areas:
- Corporate & Commercial TransactionsBankingAsset Management/FundsAcquisition FinanceTax DisputesComplianceTax CounselingInternational Taxation
- Qualifications:
- Admitted in Japan (2000)
Admitted in New York (2008)
Tsuyoshi Ito is a LPC Partner of Nishimura & Asahi. He is a member of the finance practice group and the tax group of our firm. Mr. Ito joined our firm in 2000, and since then has been practicing law for more than 15 years in a wide variety of practice areas. Mr. Ito has, in addition to general experience providing routine corporate legal advice, significant experience in financing transactions, especially banking transactions and asset management/investment fund transactions. Mr. Ito provides advice on asset management business regulations and compliance matters relevant to the Japanese market as well. In addition, Mr. Ito has significant experience in tax counseling and tax controversies, and has represented major corporations in many tax disputes and tax lawsuits.
Recent activities
- 1/2022
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2022: Outstanding Results for Nishimura & Asahi
Awards
- 12/2021
The Nikkei "Most Successful Lawyers in 2021"
Awards
- 9/2021
Practical Law Global Guide 2021: Tax on corporate lending and bond issues - Japan
Articles
Education
- 2007
- New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
- 1999
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional experience
- 2016 - 2019
- Visiting Associate Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics
- 2014 - 2016
- Lecturer, Tax Law, University of Tokyo, School of Law
- 2012 - 2019
- Nagoya Office
- 2010 - 2016
- Lecturer, Tax Law, Seikei University Law School
- 2009 - 2010
- Lecturer, Civil Law Basic Seminar, University of Tokyo Faculty of Law
- 2007 - 2008
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York
- 2005 - 2006
- Lecturer, Tax Law, Seikei University Law School