Arata NAKAJIMA

Arata NAKAJIMA

OF COUNSEL

TEL : +81-3-3265-3851
FAX : +81-3-3265-3860

Arata Nakajima is Of Counsel at Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law. He passed Japanese bar exam in 2008 and was admitted to the bar in Japan in 2009. He is a member of Japan Federation of Bar Associations and Tokyo Bar Association. He was also admitted to the bar in New York State and became a solicitor to the senior court of England and Wales in 2022. He is US Certified Public Account as well.

Practice Areas

・Financial Law: Loan, derivatives (ISDA Master Agreement, VMCSA and IMCSA), repo (GMRA), securities lending (GMSLA), fund business
・Corporate Law: Mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, compliance
・Tax Law: International taxation
・Medical Law: Medical malpractice, intellectual property rights regarding medicines and medical devices
・Cross Border Transactions: Project finance, ship finance
・Others: General civil and commercial matters, real estate matters, maritime

Experience

・Nozomi Sogo Attorneys-at-Law, 2024 – Present
Of counsel
・International financial institution, 2018 – 2024
Director at in-house legal department
・Japanese law firm, 2013 – 2017
Partner since 2014
Associate until 2013
・International financial institution, 2010 – 2013
In-house legal counsel
・Japanese law firm, 2009 – 2010
Associate
・International financial institution, 2006 – 2008
In-house legal counsel
・International tax firm, 2002 – 2003
Senior consultant
・International law firm, 2000 -2001
Legal assistant
・International accounting firm, 1995 – 1999
Staff accountant

Education

Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, Certified, 2009
Chuo University Law School, Juris Doctor, 2006
Northwestern University School of Law, LLM, 2000
The University of Tokyo, MA, 1995
Nagoya University, BA, 1993

Languages

Japanese (native) and English (fluent)