{"id":5596,"date":"2026-09-15T10:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T01:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/?page_id=5596"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T03:33:31","slug":"keiko-fuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/attorneys\/keiko-fuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Keiko Fuse"},"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=\"kinoshita\" ><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-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:#222222;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Keiko Fuse<\/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 fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" title=\"Website photo_Keiko Fuse\" src=\"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-photo_Keiko-Fuse-200x300.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-5598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-photo_Keiko-Fuse-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-photo_Keiko-Fuse-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-photo_Keiko-Fuse-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-photo_Keiko-Fuse-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-photo_Keiko-Fuse-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Website-photo_Keiko-Fuse-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/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: 164px;\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 47px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20.76%; height: 47px;\"><strong>Admissions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.23%; height: 47px;\">Japan Bar, 2018<\/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;\">LL.M., University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (Fulbright Scholar), 2024<br \/>\nJD, Hitotsubashi University, 2017<br \/>\nLLB, Waseda University, 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20.76%;\"><strong>Languages<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.23%;\">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 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling btn3rem\" 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><\/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-4 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\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Practice Experience<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Keiko Fuse focuses on domestic and cross-border investments, M&amp;A, and general corporate law.<\/p>\n<p>Keiko began her career at a major railway company, where she gained experience in frontline operations and subsequently handled litigation and recruitment matters in the human resources department. She later pursued a career as a lawyer and consultant.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the firm, Keiko practiced at two Japanese law firms, advising on domestic and cross-border M&amp;A transactions, investments, employment and labor matters, and general corporate matters. She also worked at a Japanese consulting firm, where she provided financial advisory services in connection with business turnarounds and restructurings.<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging her firsthand experience in corporate operations and business execution, Keiko is dedicated to providing practical, integrated legal advice tailored to the commercial realities of each client&#8217;s business.<\/p>\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,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5596","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5596","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=5596"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5610,"href":"https:\/\/southgate-law.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5596\/revisions\/5610"}],"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=5596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}