Awards
Yu Wakae
Partner/Chief Representative
Shanghai Office
- TEL
- +86-21-2415-2001 (Shanghai) / +81-3-6889-7325 (Tokyo)
- Languages
- Japanese, English, Chinese
- Qualifications
- 2003, Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
Mr. Yu Wakae is a partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu and heads its Shanghai office as chief representative. Having worked for several years in Beijing at a major Chinese law firm, he focuses on China-related transactions ranging from M&As, finance to general corporate matters. He is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.
Practice Areas
Education/Professional Experience
- 2002
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
- 2003 -
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- 2009
- Harvard Law School (LL.M., completed concentration in International Finance)
- 2009 - 2010
- Masuda International, New York
- 2010 - 2012
- Counsel (Japanese law), Zhong Lun Law Firm, Beijing
- 2013 - present
- Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- 2014 - present
- Chief Representative of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Shanghai Representative Office
- 2024 - present
- Arbitrator of Nanjing Arbitration Commission / Jiangsu (Nanjing) International Commercial Arbitration Centre
- 2025 - present
- Arbitrator of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration / the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
Awards
Seminars
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July 10, 2025 (Thu) 14:30 - 18:00Recent Trends in Asia – Investment Climate, M&A Developments, and Post-Investment Risk Management
- Nobuo Fukui
- Motohisa Nakagawa
- Tadashi Yamamoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Tokyo Office
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
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July 8, 2025 (Tue) 14:30 - 18:00Recent Trends in Asia – Investment Climate, M&A Developments, and Post-Investment Risk Management
- Nobuo Fukui
- Motohisa Nakagawa
- Tadashi Yamamoto
Hilton Osaka
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Global Investigations / Crisis Management / Compliance
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June 18, 2025 (Wed) 14:00 - 17:00Legal Updates on Chinese Legal Practice Seminar 2025
- Yu Wakae
- Keiji Tokujiya
- Masanori Kawai
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Tokyo office
- International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions
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November 19, 2024 (Tue) 14:00 - 17:00Legal Updates on Chinese Legal Practice Seminar 2024 Autumn
- Yu Wakae
- Keiji Tokujiya
- Masanori Kawai
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Tokyo Office
- Dispute Resolution
- Antitrust and Competition
Publications
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Others
Business Environment Guide for Enterprises Investing Abroad in Countries (Regions) -Japan
(December 2019)
Soichiro Uno, Satoshi Moriguchi, Yu Wakae, Keiji Tokujiya, Masanori Kawai, Haseru Roku, Masaki Mizukoshi, Ryosuke Isaji, Hirotaka Murase, Mizuki Ogawa, Shoko Ozawa, Keiko Matsuzaki, Meisei Kure (Co-author)
- Corporate
- General Corporate
- Global Practice
-
Articles
China Outbound Investment Guide 2015 Japan
(April 2015)
Yu Wakae
- Global Practice
- Asia and Oceania
- China
-
Books
30 Topics of New Trust Law
Koubundou Publishers Inc. (September 2007)
Satoshi Inoue (Author and Editor), Masayuki Fukuda, Ohki Mizuno, Yu Wakae
- Finance
- Securitization/Structured Finance/Trust
-
Articles
Impact of the New Company Law
(July 2006)
Yu Wakae
- Corporate
- General Corporate
- Finance
- Capital Markets
