Narumi Ito

Associate

日本語

Narumi is licensed to practice law in Japan, California, and New York, and advises on various cross-border transactions and investments, particularly those based in Japan and the United States. He assists Japanese and non-Japanese companies on mergers and acquisitions, corporate venture capital (CVC) and other venture capital or strategic investments, other equity or debt financings, joint ventures, corporate formation and governance, foreign direct investment regulations, and privacy law, particularly in the semiconductor, banking, FinTech, IT, software, automotive, bio-pharmaceutical and medical technology (MedTech) industries. He also advises on Japan’s financial regulatory matters with a particular focus on the formation, registration, and operation of investment funds.

Extended Profile

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Narumi worked for nearly 10 years at one of the largest Japanese law firms. In addition, he served as a public officer of the Financial Services Agency of Japan, where he was in charge of drafting financial regulatory provisions such as the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. He also has experience in working at a Japanese securities company, where he dealt with structuring complex finance transactions.