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Ryosuke FUNAKOSHI

  • Partner
  • Tokyo

Ryosuke Funakoshi is a partner in our Crisis Management Practice Group. He specializes in corporate crisis management, dispute resolution, insider trading, and finance regulations / compliance by maximizing his experiences working at the Financial Services Agency of Japan and a Japanese major securities firm.

Ryosuke Funakoshi has practical expertise in finance regulations / compliance, including insider trading regulations, conduct regulations on corporate information (material non-public information), regulations on conflict of interests, regulations on firewalls separating different kinds of financial institutions, regulations on compensation for loss, regulations on conducting the financial instruments business, regulations on disclosure of corporate affairs, and rules for timely disclosure in financial instruments exchanges. He also has extensive experience in handling various corporate scandal cases, such as improper product quality control practices, violation of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, unauthorized use of pirated software, fraud against customers by executives and employees, leaking of bidding information, leaking of customer information, misstatement of securities registration statement, and overcharging customers. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (2017, LL.M. Specialization in Business Law - Securities Regulation Track, Dean's Tuition Fellowship Award). He worked at the Financial Services Agency of Japan from 2014 to 2016, Alston & Bird from 2017 to 2018, and Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. from 2018 to 2019.

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Education

2017
The University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (LL.M. Specialization in Business Law - Securities Regulation Track, Dean's Tuition Fellowship Award)
2008
Keio University Law School (J.D.)
2005
The University of Tokyo (B.A.Economics)

Professional Experience

Wholesale Compliance Dept., Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. 
Alston & Bird LLP, Washington D.C. 
Deputy Director, Financial Markets Division, Planning and Coordination Bureau, Financial Services Agency 
Assistant, Financial Policies Monitor, Policy and Legal Division, Planning and Coordination Bureau, Financial Services Agency (additional post) 
Legal Compliance Office, Financial Services Agency (additional post)