{"id":3170,"date":"2024-08-16T20:35:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T11:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/?page_id=3170"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T01:26:49","slug":"yutaro-ito","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/attorneys\/yutaro-ito\/","title":{"rendered":"Yutaro Ito"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"ito\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-sep-color:#222222;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Yutaro Ito<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow 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src=\"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Profile_Ito-1-200x300.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Profile_Ito-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Profile_Ito-1-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Website-Profile_Ito-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"fusion-table table-2\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 68px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.76%; height: 23px;\"><strong>Admissions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.23%; height: 23px;\">Japan Bar, 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.76%; height: 23px;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.23%; height: 23px;\"><span data-teams=\"true\">LL.M., The Dickson Poon School of Law, King\u2019s College London, 2024<\/span><br \/>\nJD, Hitotsubashi University School of Law, 2016<br \/>\nLLB, Law, Keio University, 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.76%; height: 22px;\"><strong>Languages<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.23%; height: 22px;\">Japanese, English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background btn3rem nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:998.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-small:5.76%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#001\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Practice Experience<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-small:5.76%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#002\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Publications<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-small:5.76%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#003\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Speaking Engagements<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" id=\"001\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Practice Experience<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Yutaro Ito focuses on domestic and cross-border M&amp;A, start-up investments, corporate law, securities regulations, and other general corporate matters.<\/p>\n<p>Yutaro began his career at a Japanese firm, where he practiced in domestic M&amp;A and general corporate matters. He has also spent two years on secondment in the principal investment and the private equity fund departments of a major Japanese securities company, where he engaged in domestic and cross-border M&amp;A, start-up investments, finance, and renewable energy projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" id=\"002\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Publications<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><ul>\n<li>Co-author, \u201cLaw and Practice chapter for Japan,\u201d in the Venture Capital 2025 guide published by <em>Chambers and Partners<\/em>, May 2025<\/li>\n<li>Co-author, \u201cthe U.S. Federal Trade Commission\u2019s Proposed Regulations regarding Non-compete Clauses,\u201d October 2023 issue of\u00a0<em>Business Homu<\/em>\u00a0(in Japanese)<\/li>\n<li>Co-author, \u201cQ&amp;A: process for venture capital investments in Japan,\u201d as part of Lexology\u2019s Getting the Deal Through series, March 2023<\/li>\n<li>Co-author, \u201cSnapshot: economic terms for venture capital investments in Japan,\u201d as part of Lexology\u2019s Getting the Deal Through series, March 2023<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Co-author, \u201cCross-Border CVC: a Comparison of Key Investment Trends and Legal Practices in Japan, the US, the UK, German, India, and Israel,\u201d September 2022 issue of\u00a0<i>Junkan Keiri Jouhou<\/i>\u00a0(in Japanese)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\" id=\"003\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Speaking Engagements<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><ul>\n<li>\u201cKey tips in Corporate Venture Capital in five jurisdictions (US, England, Germany, Israel, and India),\u201d webinar sponsored by Financial Management Forum, December 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1301,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3170","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3170"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5061,"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3170\/revisions\/5061"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}