Awards
Yasushi Kudo
Partner
Tokyo Office
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Qualifications
- 2007(-2017), 2019, Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Yasushi Kudo mainly focuses on crisis management, including dealings with domestic and international authorities, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity/data privacy and advice on compliance systems and corporate governance, leveraging his expertise and experience gained from his secondment to the Financial Services Agency and the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission. For domestic and international clients, he covers various industries, including financial services, manufacturing, construction, retail trade, and pharmaceutical.
Practice Areas
Education/Professional Experience
- 2004
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
- 2006
- The University of Tokyo School of Law (J.D.)
- 2007 -
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- 2013
- The University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.)
- 2013 - 2014
- Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles
- 2014 - 2016
- Inspection Bureau, Financial Services Agency
- 2017 - 2018
- Disclosure Inspection Division, Securities Business Monitoring Division, and Planning and Management Division Lawsuit Office, Executive Bureau, Securities Exchange and Surveillance Committee
- 2024 - present
- Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Awards
Seminars
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February 18, 2026 (Wed) 14:30 - 18:30Navigating the Latest Developments in Data Privacy and Security
- Katsuya Uga
- Akemi Suzuki
- Oki Mori
- Yasushi Kudo
JP TOWER Hall & Conference
- Data Protection and Privacy
- Technology
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June 26, 2025 (Thu) 15:00 - 16:30Key points for legal and security responses based on recent security incident cases
- Yasushi Kudo
- Masanori Tosu
- Takeshi Hayakawa
Online (Live & On-Demand)
- Corporate
- General Corporate
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
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February 6, 2025 (Thu) -Key points for responding to incidents from a legal and security perspectives on cyber security – Preparing for internal threats in cyber security
- Yasushi Kudo
- Shinji Abe (GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc.)
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
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November 29, 2024 (Fri) -Key points for responding to incidents from a legal and security perspectives on cyber security – Preparing for attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in supply chain
- Yasushi Kudo
- Shinji Abe (GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc.)
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
Publications
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Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Cybersecurity 2026 Japan – Trends & Developments
(March 2026)
Yasushi Kudo, Yukiko Konno, Takayuki Inukai (Co-author)
- Technology
- Cyber Security
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Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Cybersecurity 2025 Japan – Trends & Developments
(March 2025)
Yasushi Kudo, Yukiko Konno, Takayuki Inukai (Co-author)
- Technology
- Cyber Security
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Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Cloud Computing 2024 Japan – Law & Practice
(October 2024)
Yasushi Kudo, Tsubasa Watanabe, Hayato Maruta (Co-author)
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
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Articles
Lexology Panoramic – Cybersecurity 2024 Japan
(July 2024)
Yasushi Kudo, Tsubasa Watanabe, Hayato Maruta (Co-author)
- Technology
- Cyber Security
- Telecommunications