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