Yukari Kita
Yukari Kita focuses her practice on domestic and cross-border business transactions, including drafting and reviewing agreements, and supporting negotiations. Drawing on her overseas experience, she advises clients on international matters and works with foreign counsel as needed to provide practical and appropriate guidance. Her experience as in-house counsel also informs her approach, allowing her to provide clear and practical advice tailored to her clients’ needs.
Her experience includes the following:
Corporate
- Assisted with negotiations and drafted and reviewed various agreements between Japanese and foreign companies, including business alliance agreements, license agreements, and product supply agreements.
- Drafted and reviewed agreements and provided legal advice in connection with M&A transactions.
- Advised on shareholders’ meetings and other general corporate law matters.
- Assisted with internal investigations.
Personal Information and Data Protection
- Advised on Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information and reviewed agreements involving the handling of personal information.
- Advised on compliance with foreign privacy and data protection laws in cooperation with foreign counsel.
Competition Law
- Assisted with merger control filings with foreign competition authorities.
- Assisted Japanese companies in investigations by foreign authorities, working in cooperation with foreign counsel.
Dispute Resolution
- Assisted companies with litigation in Japan.
- Assisted Japanese companies involved in U.S. litigation, working in cooperation with U.S. counsel.
Education
- Stanford Law School, 2019-2020 (LL.M. in Corporate Governance & Practice)
- The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 2013
- Keio University Law School,2012 (J.D.)
- Keio University, 2006-2009
Admissions and Certifications
- Admitted in Japan (Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association, 2013) and New York (2021)
- CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe)
- CIPP/US (Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States)
- CIPM（Certified Information Privacy Manager）
- AIGP（Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional）
Other Activities and Memberships
- Secondment to International Affairs Department, Legal Division of Nippon Steel Corporation (January 2017 - June 2019)
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators （MCIArb）
Publications and Presentations
Co-authored
- Lexology Panoramic – Corporate Reorganisations 2026: Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd.
- Lexology Panoramic – Corporate Reorganisations 2025: Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd.
- Lexology Panoramic – Corporate Reorganisations 2024: Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd.
Selected Speaking Engagements
- “Introduction to Internal Whistleblowing Systems” (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association, Committee on Information Issues, March 16, 2026)
- “Information Security Essentials for Legal Professionals in the Digital Age” (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association, Committee on Information Issues, February 20, 2025)
- “Fundamentals of International Arbitration,” International Arbitration Webinar hosted by Kajitani Law Offices, alongside speakers from Sidley Austin LLP and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
- “Preparing for Shareholders’ Meetings in FY2017: Legal Reforms and Future Trends in Shareholders’ Meeting Practices” (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association, Corporate Law Study Group, April 27, 2017)