{"id":3142,"date":"2024-08-16T19:13:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T10:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/?page_id=3142"},"modified":"2026-01-21T18:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:30:18","slug":"takahito-fujii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/attorneys\/takahito-fujii\/","title":{"rendered":"Takahito Fujii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Takahito Fujii<\/h1><\/div>
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Admissions<\/strong><\/td>\nJapan Bar, 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education<\/strong><\/td>\nLL.M., Duke University School of Law, Business Law Certificate, 2023<\/span>
\nJD, Waseda Law School, 2009
\nLLB, The University of Tokyo, 2006<\/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>

Takahito Fujii focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, strategic alliances, corporate, and securities matters. He is ranked as a rising star in the TMT ranking of Legal 500 (2023-26).<\/p>\n

Takahito began his career at a Japanese firm, where he practiced in these areas for seven years. He combines his legal experience with strong business skills developed during a four-year secondment to the M&A advisory department of a major Japanese securities company and refined while employed for nearly three years in the business development team of a Tokyo-based global consumer products company, where he handled cross-border M&A and new investments.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Publications<\/h3><\/div>
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  • Co-author, \u201cTrends and Developments chapter for Japan,\u201d in the Corporate M&A 2025 guide published by Chambers and Partners<\/em>, May 2025<\/li>\n
  • Co-author, \u201cLaw and Practice chapter for Japan,\u201d in the Venture Capital 2025 guide published by Chambers and Partners<\/em>, May 2025<\/li>\n
  • Co-author, \u201cVenture Capital Investment in Japan,\u201d as part of\u00a0Lexology<\/em>\u2019s Getting the Deal Through series, March 2023<\/li>\n
  • Co-author, \u201cVenture Capital Investment in Japan,\u201d in the Japan M&A Practice Guide published by Lexology<\/em> as part of this Getting the Deal Through series, May 2021 and May 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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    Speaking Engagements<\/h3><\/div>
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    • \u201cLearning the basics of startup financing through a term sheet,\u201d seminar hosted by Tokyo Women in VC, December 2024 (Tokyo)<\/li>\n
    • \u201cInvestment Practices of Corporate Venture Capital,\u201d seminar hosted by the Financial Management Forum, May 9, 2024 and March 7, 2025 (in Japanese)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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      Awards<\/h3><\/div>
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      • Asian Legal Business Japan Law Awards<\/em> \u2013 Finalist in Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm), Japan, 2022<\/li>\n
      • The Legal 500 Asia Pacific<\/em> \u2013 \u201cRising Stars: Bengoshi\u201d in TMT: Independent Local Firms, Japan, 2023-2026<\/li>\n
      • The Legal 500 Asia Pacific<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cOther Key Lawyers\u201d in Corporate and M&A: Independent Local Firms category, Japan, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
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