Members of Our Firm

山下総合法律事務所所長 代表弁護士 山下 聖志

Education & Professional Experience

1998 Graduated from the University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
2002

Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Yanagida & Nomura (Currently Yanagida & Partners)

2005~2007 Worked for the legal department of a leading Securities Company on a secondment
2010 Graduated from University of Michigan Law School (LL.M.)
2011 Registered as a lawyer in the New York State of USA
2012 Appointed as partner of Yanagida & Partners
2016 Founded Yamashita Law
January, 2021 Appointed as managing partner of Yamashita Law

Publications

2024 “Introduction to alternative data – practical cases and legal points“
Co-author, CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC.
2024 “Role of the legal department in the introduction and operation of stock compensation”
Business Affairs (October, 2024), CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC.
2021 “Practice of stock compensation system for employees”
Commercial Law Review (January 25, 2021), Japan Institute of Business Law
2019 “Transactions and preventive measures of troubles involving overseas subsidiaries and overseas contractors”
BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL (July, 2019), LexisNexis
2015 “The viewpoints of overseas subsidiaries’ risk management ~ Based on the examples of bribery and cartel~”
Corporate Legal Affairs A2Z (September, 2015), DAI-ICHI HOKI CO.,LTD.
2014 “Anticipated questions and answers for the shareholders meeting in 2014 for CFO”
Co-author, Corporate Accounting (May, 2014), CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC.
2012 “Review of obligations and requirements for outside directors”
Business Affairs (March, 2012), CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC.
2008 “Do never miss this! Reasons and prevention measures for cancellation of resolution”
Co-author, Business Affairs (May, 2008), CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC.
2008 “Compliance of Financial Instruments and Exchange Business”
 Co-author, KINZAI INSTITUTE FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, INC.

The Outside Committee Member

2017 Independent committee member of Suzunui Industry Co., Ltd. (Regarding the Privatization transaction by MBO) 
2017 Independent committee member of U-NEXT Co., LTD (Regarding the management integration with USEN CORPORATION)
2017 Independent committee member of NIKKO TRAVEL CO., LTD (Regarding the transaction of becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Co, Ltd.)
2016 Independent committee member of Aderans Company Limited (Regarding the Privatization transaction by MBO)
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 小薗江 有史

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2002 Graduated from the University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Economics)
October, 2005 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Yanagida & Nomura (Currently Yanagida & Partners)

2006~2008

Worked for self-investment department of a leading Securities Company on a secondment

2011~2013

Worked for M&A Advisory department of a leading Securities Company on a secondment
May, 2014 Graduated from Northwestern University Law School (LL.M.)
January, 2019 Appointed as partner of Yanagida & Partners
November, 2020 Joined Yamashita Law
January, 2021 Appointed as partner of Yamashita Law

Publications

2006 “54 important points of Financial Instruments and Exchange Act”
Co-author, DIAMOND, INC.

The Outside Committee Member

2024 Supervisory Officer of CRE Industrial Asset REIT, Inc. (private REIT)

山下総合法律事務所弁護士 塚原 雅樹

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2004 Graduated from Hokkaido University (LL.B.)
September, 2008 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Yanagida & Nomura (Currently Yanagida & Partners)
April, 2014~
March, 2016
Worked for Compliance Department of a leading Securities Company on a secondment
April, 2016 Joined DT Legal Japan (Deloitte Tohmatsu Group) 
May, 2018 Joined Yamashita Law
January, 2021 Appointed as partner of Yamashita Law

Publications

2024 “Introduction to alternative data – practical cases and legal points”
Co-author, CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC.

山下総合法律事務所弁護士 小林 永治

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2006 Graduated from Chuo University (LL.B.)
March, 2008 Graduated from Keio University Law School
December, 2009 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Shinyaesu Law Firm
February, 2014~
September, 2016
Worked for a financial institution (bank) of a major listed group company on a secondment
October, 2019 Joined Yamashita Law
January, 2021 Appointed as counsel of Yamashita Law Office
April, 2024 Appointed as partner of Yamashita Law

Publications

2018 “What you should know! Guide to space business from Lawyers -New space trends and changing laws -”
Co-author, published by DOBUNKAN SHUPPAN.CO.,LTD.

The Outside Committee Member

2024 Outside director of ALC PRESS INC.
2020 Outside committee member of a financial institution (bank) of a leading listed group company
2020 Outside company auditor of Web Marketing Research Institute Co., Ltd.
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 立川 献

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2010 Graduated from Doshisha University (LL.B.)
March, 2012 Graduated from Kwansei Gakuin Law School
2015 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Osaka Bar Association
Joined Toranomon Chuo Law Firm Osaka Office (currently Namura & Partners)
December, 2017 Joined Yamashita Law and re-admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
April, 2024 Appointed as counsel of Yamashita Law

Publications

2021 “The current situation and resolutions of regulations with respect to the companies’ decision making made in writing and in facial ~ Ingenuity in practice regarding holding remote board meeting, auditors meeting and shareholders meeting~”
Business Affairs (April, 2021), CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC.
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 矢野 将吾

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2016 Graduated from Chuo University (LL.B.)
September, 2018 Graduated from the University of Tokyo School of Law
January, 2020

Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Sato Sogo Law Office

December, 2021 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 桑原 広太郎

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2017 Graduated from the University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
September, 2018 University of Tokyo School of Law
December, 2019 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
April, 2022 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 吉田 燎平

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2019 Graduated from Keio University (LL.B.)
December, 2019 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
April, 2022 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 星野 颯太

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2017 Graduated from Waseda University (Bachelor of Arts in Social Science)
March, 2019 Graduated from Waseda Law School
December, 2020 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
January, 2021 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 金 永志

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2020 Graduated from Meiji University (LL.B.)
April, 2022 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
May, 2022 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 若山 遼弥

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2021 Graduated from Kyoto University (LL.B.)
April, 2022 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
May, 2022 Joined Yamashita Law

  


Publications

2024 “Introduction to alternative data – practical cases and legal points”
Co-author, CHUOKEIZAI-SHA HOLDINGS, INC.
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 丸山 皓生

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2019 Graduated from the University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
February, 2021 University of Tokyo School of Law
April, 2022 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
May, 2022 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 黒澤 水里

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2018 Graduated from the University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
March, 2021 Graduated from the University of Tokyo School of Law
December, 2022 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
December, 2022 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 齊藤 有里

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2020 Graduated from Kyoto University (LL.B.)
March, 2022 Graduated from the University of Kyoto School of Law
December, 2023 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
December, 2023 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 森脇 麻衣

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2022 Graduated from Keio University (LL.B.)
March, 2024 Graduated from Hitotsubashi University School of Law
March, 2025 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
April, 2025 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所弁護士 木村 匡宏

Education & Professional Experience

March, 2021 Graduated from Kyoto University (LL.B.)
March, 2023 Graduated from the University of Kyoto School of Law
March, 2025 Registered as a Japanese lawyer and admitted to Tokyo Bar Association
April, 2025 Joined Yamashita Law
山下総合法律事務所 外国弁護士(中国) 厳 逸文

Education & Professional Experience

June, 2010 Graduated from Nanjing University, China (LL.B.)
March, 2013 Graduated from Hokkaido University Graduate School of Law 
May, 2013 Joined Jiangsu Suming Law Firm, China
December, 2013 Joined Bridge Roots Law Firm, Fukuoka Office
December, 2014 Registered as a Chinese attorney
December, 2018 Joined Yamashita Law

Publications                  

2019 “Transactions and preventive measures of troubles involving overseas subsidiaries and overseas contractors”
BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL (July, 2019), LexisNexis
2013 “Anti-takeover measures and corporate governance regulations: Suggestion from the comparison of regulations in UK and US”
 Hokudai Housei Journal, December 16, 2013