Tomoko Fuminaga
Tomoko Fuminaga, a licensed Japanese lawyer (bengoshi) partner, provides advice concerning financial regulatory and general corporate matters. With respect to fund matters, she counsels clients on structuring and distributing investment funds for Japanese investors, registering their Japan presence in Japan as financial instruments business operators, compliance, inspection preparation, and support and crisis management. In addition, she provides advice concerning market regulations, corporate governance, and shareholder proposals. She also counsels on establishing, licensing, and operating businesses for Japanese/foreign financial institutions not related to funds.
With respect to corporate matters, she provides advice on general corporate matters (such as establishment, operation, and cross-border mergers and acquisition transactions), labor law, Personal Information Protection Act, Anti-Monopoly Act, and the Immigration Control Act, mainly to foreign companies entering into the Japanese market.
Furthermore, by using Morgan Lewis’s global network, she responds to Japanese companies’ needs which seek legal advice concerning foreign laws and coordinates it.
Her main clients include Japanese and international banks, securities companies, and asset management companies.
Tomoko began her career as a bengoshi after working several years for a major Japanese bank. She has served as a partner of financial services division at an international law firm.
