Taku Matsumoto
Partner
- TEL:
- 81-3-6775-1210
- FAX:
- 81-3-6775-2210
Taku Matsumoto specializes in (i) mergers & acquisitions, (ii) antitrust & competition regulation, (iii) economic security and international trade (foreign direct investment), (iv) investments in startup companies and (v) wealth management.
Taku regularly advises clients across numerous industries including finance (banks, securities companies, FinTech and funds), life sciences (pharmaceutical, medical equipment, biotech and nursing), IT (SaaS, quantum technology and sharing services), trading companies, telecommunications, advertising, sports, entertainment, education, real estate, food, manufacturing (automobiles, machinery, chemicals and engineering), logistics, retail, consulting, and resources / energy.
Practice Areas
Topics
Oct 2024
Sep 2024
Practice Groups
- Corporate Transaction Group
- Competition Law Group
- Asia and Emerging Countries Practice Group
- Data Privacy & Digital Group
Background
Mar 2005 | The University of Tokyo (B.Ed.) |
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Mar 2008 | Waseda Law School (J.D) |
Apr 2008 - Dec 2009 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
Feb - Nov 2012 | Associated with SSEK Law Firm, Jakarta |
May 2016 | Graduate study, Columbia University School of Law (LL.M.) |
Sep 2016 - Jul 2017 | Associated with Seward & Kissel LLP, New York and Washington D.C. |
Jan 2020 | Partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune |
Jan 2020 | Governance Task Force member of Japan Fencing Federation |
Apr 2020 - Mar 2023 | Lecturer, the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law |
Sep 2021 | Auditor, Quantum Strategic Industry Alliance for Revolution |
Publications
The 2nd Advisory Council for the Protection and Utilization of Important Economic Security Information: Discussion on Security Clearance Assessment
Shojihomu Portal
Sep 2024
Outline of Security Clearance and the Act on the Protection and Utilization of Important Economic Security Information
BUSINESS LAWYERS
Aug 2024
Holding of the Advisory Council for the Protection and Utilization of Important Economic Security Information
Shojihomu Portal
Aug 2024
Enactment of the Act on the Protection and Utilization of Important Economic Security Information and the Amended Economic Security Promotion Act
Shojihomu Portal
May 2024
Cabinet Decision on the Bill to Establish a Security Clearance System in the Field of Economic Security
Shojihomu Portal
Mar 2024
Publication of the Final Report by the Expert Panel on the Security Clearance System in the Field of Economic Security
Shojihomu Portal
Feb 2024
Lexology GTDT - Foreign Investment Review 2024 - Japan
Lexology GTDT - Foreign Investment Review 2024
Jan 2024
Investing In... 2024 - Law and Practice, Trends and Developments
Chambers and Partners
Jan 2024
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2024- Japan: Private Client
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2024- Japan: Private Client
Jan 2024
International Trade 2024
Chambers Global Practice Guides
Dec 2023
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2023- Japan: International Trade
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2023- Japan: International Trade
Dec 2023
Jul 2023
May 2023
Economic Security & International Trade Legal Update - Japan Tightens Export Regulations on Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
AMT Newsletters
May 2023
Lexology GTDT - Foreign Investment Review 2023 - Japan
Lexology GTDT - Foreign Investment Review 2023
Jan 2023
Energy Practice Legal Update - Amendment to Mining Act in 2023 to Target Rare-earth Minerals
AMT Newsletters
Jan 2023
Investing In... 2023 - Law and Practice, Trends and Developments
Chambers and Partners
Jan 2023
International Trade 2023
Chambers and Partners
Dec 2022
Jul 2022
Overview Of Economic Security Legislation In Japan
Mondaq website
Apr 2022
Economic Security & International Trade Legal Update - Overview of Economic Security Legislation in Japan
AMT Newsletters
Apr 2022
Economic Security & International Trade Legal Update - The latest discussions on Economic Security Legislation in Japan
AMT Newsletters
Mar 2022
Investing In... 2022 - Law and Practice, Trends and Developments
Chambers and Partners
Jan 2022
Apr 2021
Investing In... 2021 - Law and Practice, Trends and Developments
Chambers and Partners
Jan 2021
Competition Law in Asia-Pacific: A Practitioner's Guide (Japan chapter)
Competition Law in Asia-Pacific: A Practitioner's Guide
Feb 2015
Regulations and practices under Indonesian Competition Law
The Lawyers, October 2013
Oct 2013
Apr 2013
M&A in Indonesia
Kaigai-Touyushi, May 2012
May 2012
Lectures
X-HUB TOKYO INBOUND PROGRAM
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, JETRO
Oct 24, 2023
X-HUB TOKYO INBOUND PROGRAM 2023
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, JETRO
Dec 15, 2022
Global Supply Chains and Economic Security ~ Recent Trends and Issues including Economic Sanction against Russia, US-China Technology-Hegemony Battle, and Export Control ~
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Jun 24, 2022
X-HUB TOKYO INBOUND PROGRAM 2022
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, JETRO
Feb 2022
X-HUB TOKYO INBOUND PROGRAM 2021
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, JETRO
Feb 15, 2021
Basis and practice of Indonesian Law focused on joint venture and labor - before and after investment into Indonesia from a Japanese lawyer's point of view
Financial Management Forums, Inc.
Oct 8, 2013
Personnel and labor issues in Indonesia
Japan Productivity Center
Mar 27, 2013
Basis and practice of Indonesian Law focused on joint venture - before and after investment into Indonesia from a Japanese lawyer's point of view
Financial Management Forums, Inc.
Feb 20, 2013
Professional Admissions
- Japan (2009)
- New York (2017)
Professional and Academic Associations
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- Member, Japan Society of US CPAs
- Member, Japan Sports Law Association
Languages
- Japanese (first language)
- English