Kyoko Mogi focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and finance, while also advising on corporate law, intellectual property and securities regulations. Kyoko also has extensive experience in dispute resolution. She was identified in the Corporate and M&A; Independent Local Firms ranking of Legal500 (2022).

Before joining southgate, Kyoko worked at domestic corporate and finance firms assisting domestic and international clients in their business ventures inside and outside Japan.

Kyoko is currently an outside director (a member of audit and supervisory committee) of Adastria Co., Ltd.

• Co-author, “Understanding the Use of Plain English in Contract Drafting through Concrete Examples,” January 2019 issue of Business Homu (in Japanese)
• Co-author, “Tips for Formation and Management of Corporate Venture Capital Funds: Pitfalls for Japanese Corporates,” July 2018 issue of Junkan Keiri Jouhou (in Japanese)

• “Investment Practices of Corporate Venture Capital,” seminar/webinar sponsored by Financial Management Forum, 3-4 presentations per year, since 2018 (in Japanese)

• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific – “Recommended  Individuals” in Corporate and M&A: Independent Local Firms, Japan, 2022