Morgan Lewis

Carol Tsuchida

Partner

Carol Tsuchida focuses her practice on investment funds and financial regulatory matters, as well as labor and employment. She helps clients establish, register, and license investment funds in Japan, and she assists with regulatory issues, including those pertaining to Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Law. Additionally, Carol counsels investors across many jurisdictions who are investing in infrastructure funds, hedge funds, and private equity funds throughout Asia.

Extended Profile

Fluent in Japanese and English, Carol handles transactional and general corporate matters, including securities law compliance, investment funds, mergers and acquisitions, underwritten public offerings, private equity financings, and venture capital transactions.

In the labor and employment area, Carol counsels companies on their employment law obligations in Japan. She advises on the structure of employment contracts and assists employers in developing and implementing workplace policies. Carol helps employers navigate regulations related to overtime.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Carol served as the assistant general counsel for a leading international financial institution that specializes in real estate investment funds.

Education

  • University of British Columbia, 1995, Bachelor of Arts
  • University of Toronto Faculty of Law, 1998, Juris Doctor

Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer in Japan, Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi

Awards and Affiliations

Ranked, Investment Funds: Registered Foreign Lawyers, Japan, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2018, 2019)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Asset Management, Law360 (2017)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017)

Member, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

Member, Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Publications

6/2/2017 - Amendments to Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information Take Effect

Events

6/19/2019 - 2019 Managing the Global Workforce – Workplace Culture and Conduct: Where Are We Now Globally?

6/19/2019 - 2019 Managing the Global Workforce Webinar Series

6/11/2019 - 2019 Morgan Lewis Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices Conference: Manager and Investor Perspectives

3/10/2016 - Hedge Fund University™ Going Global: Tokyo — Opening or Operating an Investment Management Office