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Gaku Yoneyama<\/h1><\/div>
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Admissions<\/strong><\/td>\nJapan Bar, 2008
\nNew York State Bar, 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education<\/strong><\/td>\nLL.M., Columbia Law School, 2013
\nLLB, University of Tokyo, 2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Languages<\/strong><\/td>\nJapanese, English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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Practice Experience<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Publications<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Speaking Engagements<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Awards<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Practice Experience<\/h3><\/div>

Gaku Yoneyama\u2019s practice focuses on cross-border and domestic M&A, joint ventures, overseas expansions, particularly in Asia, and other general corporate matters. He is recognized in the the Corporate\/M&A ranking (2023-25) and TMT ranking (2023-24) of Legal500 as a key lawyer.<\/p>\n

Backed by his experience in management consulting and private equity investment, Gaku provides insightful advice based on an in-depth understanding of each client\u2019s business, operations and strategy.<\/p>\n

Gaku began his career in 2008 at a major Japanese law firm, where he represented both Japanese and international clients on cross-border and domestic M&A and joint venture transactions.\u00a0 In 2014, he launched that firm\u2019s branch office in Yangon, Myanmar as the sole resident lawyer.\u00a0 He also worked in the Washington D.C. office of an international law firm following completion of his LLM.<\/p>\n

In 2015, Gaku joined the Boston Consulting Group, where he acted as project leader on a number of M&A, private equity and strategy projects.\u00a0 Before joining southgate, Gaku worked at the private equity\/buyout arm of Development Bank of Japan Group as an investment professional.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Publications<\/h3><\/div>
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  • Comment in \u201cNew Ways of Working\u201d\u00a0Thomson Reuter\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>online magazine Asian Legal Business (ALB), October 2021<\/li>\n
  • Co-author, \u201cGuide to Adopting Electronic Contracts [Overseas Contracts],\u201d October 2020 issue of\u00a0Shoji Homu<\/em>\u00a0(in Japanese)<\/li>\n
  • Co-author, \u201cCombating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Practical Responses \u2013 Global Compliance for Companies Expanding Overseas,\u201d\u00a0Shoji Homu<\/em>, November 2014 (in Japanese)<\/li>\n
  • Co-author, \u201cTakeover Laws and Regulations in Asia,\u201d\u00a0Shoji Homu<\/em>, January 2012 (in Japanese)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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    Speaking Engagements<\/h3><\/div>
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    • Participated in a panel on \u201cRewarding and Oppressing Founders at Startups\u201d at the Annual Conference of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, March 2023 (Dubai)<\/li>\n
    • \u201cThe Basics of M&A and Joint Ventures,\u201d webinar sponsored by Global Business Knowledge Supply, January 2021 (in Japanese)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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      Awards<\/h3><\/div>
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      • The Legal 500 Asia Pacific<\/em> \u2013 \u201cOther Key Lawyers\u201d in Corporate and M&A: Independent Local Firms, Japan, 2023-2025<\/li>\n
      • The Legal 500 Asia Pacific<\/em> \u2013 \u201cOther Key Lawyers\u201d in TMT: Independent Local Firms, Japan, 2023-2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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