Attorneys

Partner /
Attorney (admitted in Japan and New York)

Ms Yuko Nitta was born in Fukushima Prefecture. She handles an expansive index of corporate legal matters, including advising on various transactional contracts and labor issues, assisting shareholders' meetings, and M&A. Ms Yuko also specializes in international transactions for small and medium-sized companies, providing legal support to companies when they conduct trade transactions with overseas companies, assisting them in setting up overseas bases, assisting them in local litigation, and representing overseas companies in itigation in Japan.

Ms Yuko has studied at law school in New York, worked at law firms in Singapore and Hong Kong, and assists local companies that are active globally.

Career

1999
Graduated from Fukushima Prefectural Asaka Girls' High School
2004
Graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts, International Christian University
(Studied at the University of Nice, France for one year from 2002)
2007
Seikei University Law School
2010
Admitted to the Bar
2013
Admitted to Fordham University School of Law (LL.M.)
2014
Graduated from Fordham University School of Law
2014
Seconded to Rodyk & Davidson LLP in Singapore (September 2014 - August 2015)
2015
Admitted to the New York State Bar
2015
Returned to Utsunomiya Chuo Attorneys at Law
2015
Regularly appeared (broadcast every Tuesday from 9:30 to 9:40 a.m.) as a legal expert on FM Tochigi (Radio Berry) "Jump from Tochigi to the World" (April 2015 to March 2021)
2017
Training at CHENG & CO., RAYMOND SOLICITORS in Hong Kong under the dispatch system of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (March 6 - 17, 2017)
2020
Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Lawyers and International Legal Services, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (June 2020-)
2020
Vice-Chairperson of the Working Group on Legal Support for International Business of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (June 2020-)
2022
Part-time University Lecturer in Keio University Law School (April 2022-)
2022
Singapore International Mediation Center (SIMC) Japan Representative (April 2022-)
2023
Singapore International Mediation Center (SIMC) Specialist Mediator (October 2023-)
2025
Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) Arbitrator (June 2025-)
2025
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), TAKIZAWA HAM INC.(listed on the TSE Standard Market) (June 2025-)

Main Practice Areas

International Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Succession, Shareholders' Meetings, Compliance, General Corporate Law, Beauty Law

Languages

Japanese, English

Past Seminars and Lectures

2025
  • “ADR and the Multipolar Order – Settlement, Innovation, and Technology Beyond Arbitration,” (Participated as a panelist)The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
  • “Future of Arbitration – Japan’s Role,” (Participated as a speaker)The Japan Arbitration Club
  • “A Guide to Expanding into ASEAN (Vietnam & Thailand) for Regional Companies,” organized by the Tochigi Yorozu Shien Kyoten
  • “UK-Japan Legal Dialogue in a Changing World” (Participated as a speaker) The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ)
  • “International Arbitration and Mediation Seminar” SIMC and other institutions
  • Forum:"1st Grand Panel: Art of Negotiation: Tactical Issues in Why Arbitration, Why Mediation and Why Not?" Japan: 11th International Arbitration & Corporate Crime Forum (panelist) Legal Plus Asia
2024
  • The 23rd Lawyers' Practice Reform Symposium, Section 10: “International Practice Support as a Companion to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises - Starting Now! Approaches to Make International Practice a Selling Point”
    (Participated as a moderator) Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • "Business Law Workshop (Civil Law Lecture)" Advisory Agricultural Associations in the prefecture
  • Program: “South Asia Regional International Commercial Arbitration Information Exchange” (Lecturer)
    The Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), Nepal
  • Summit:"1st Grand Panel: Med v Arb v Negotiation - The Arbitrator/Mediator Toolbox for 2024. Different Regions and Industries Have Different Best Outcomes?"
    Japan:10th International Arbitration & Regulatory Summit (panelist) Legal Plus Asia
  • ”A roundup of legal issues for eyelash perming! Strategies for Coexistence of Eye Salons and Rules” Beauty World Japan Tokyo (BWJ) Exhibitor Presentation
  • “The Relationship Between Pharmaceuticals and Cysteamine Hydrochloride (HCI),” an out-of-prefecture beauty care company
2023
  • "Training on harassment" for Event-related Companies in the prefecture
  • "Legal Career Seminar for Active Participation in International Fields" (Lecturer on “International work that can be done in Japan”) Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • "Training on Corporate Governance" Manufacturing companies outside of the prefecture
  • Symposium: "Lawyers in New Fields: Diversifying Opportunities and Career Development" (presenter and panelist) Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • Symposium: "The Future of the Japanese Economy and the Role of Lawyers"(panelist) Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • "Training on Harassment" Presented at a manufacturing-related company
2022
  • Webinar: "Useful for small to medium enterprises! International arbitration －to resolving problems with overseas business partners”. Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
  • Webinar: "Arbitration and ADR Beyond the Pandemic: Moving towards a shared protocol in the use of non-paper documents as evidence?" (panelist), Thailand Arbitration Center, KCAB INTERNATIONAL and Japan Commercial Arbitration Association
2021
  • Webinar :"Learn from scratch! Business Succession for Small and Medium Enterprises" Business Law Seminar, Utsunomiya Chuo Attorneys at Law
  • "Training on Fair Competition" was held at a medical device-related company
  • Webinar :"Consumer Protection and Product Liability in Cross-Border E-Commerce" (moderator), Japan Federation of Bar Associations
2020
  • Webinar: "International Practice of Lawyers in the New Era of Covid-19: Future Efforts to Support Foreigners' Problems and International Practice of Companies" (panelist), Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • "Business Law Workshop (Civil Law Lecture)" Presented at a prefectural agricultural organization
  • Webinar: "Legal Points to Be Aware of under the effect of Covid-19, Including Force Majeure in Business Contracts" JETRO Tochigi Trade Information Center
  • Webinar: "Management Support Seminar on Countermeasures against Covid-19" Business Law Seminar, Utsunomiya Chuo Attorneys at Law
2019
  • "Introduction to M&A and Points for Success" Business Law Seminar, Utsunomiya Chuo Attorneys at Law
  • "Overseas Development in Tochigi Prefecture and its Support" Tochigi Legal, Accounting and Labor Exchange Association
  • "Business Legal Workshop (Civil Law Lecture)" Presented at a prefectural agricultural organization
  • "Impact of Amendment to Civil Code on Financial Business" Presented at a financial institution in Tochigi Prefecture
2018
  • "Business Law Workshop (Civil Law Lecture)" Presented at a prefectural agricultural organization
  • "Case Studies of Power Harassment and Sexual Harassment and Preventive Measures" Presented at a medical equipment-related company in Tochigi Prefecture
  • "Details of Changes to the Employment Regulations, and Measures Companies Should Take” Business Law Seminar, Utsunomiya Chuo Attorneys at Law
2017
  • "Five Legal Considerations in Hiring Foreigners" FM Tochigi Co., Ltd.
  • "Basic Knowledge of English Sales Contracts - Trade Sales Contracts from the Perspective of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods" Overseas Development Seminar, Utsunomiya Chuo Attorneys at Law
  • "Debt Collection and Labor Management" Presented at a housing-related company in Tochigi Prefecture
  • "Business Law Workshop (Civil Law Lecture)" Presented at a prefectural agricultural organization
  • "Opening a Business in Vietnam - Seven Points to Consider Before Establishing a Company in Vietnam" FM Tochigi Co., Ltd.

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