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Suguru Yokoi

Suguru Yokoi

Partner
Tokyo Office
TEL:
81-3-6775-1226 (Tokyo)  
852-3746-5213 (Hong Kong)
FAX:
852-3523-1353 (Hong Kong)  

Suguru Yokoi is a partner of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and a Registered Foreign Lawyer of Nakamura & Associates
He handles a wide range of corporate matters in relation to transactions between businesses in Greater China (Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) and Japan, including cross-border transactions, inbound and outbound investments, divestments, crisis management, corporate compliance, business and human rights matters (human rights due diligence) and arbitration/litigation cases.
He also regularly advises foreign and domestic clients on trade remedy cases and other international trade matters, including anti-dumping investigations.

Yokoi Suguru
Practice Areas Practice Groups Background Publications Lectures Professional Admissions Professional and Academic Associations Languages

Practice Areas

International Practice
Mainland China Hong Kong Taiwan Other ASEAN countries Other Jurisdictions
Corporate
Corporate and Commercial Transactions Corporate Governance Support for Start-ups
M&A
Cross-border M&A Joint Ventures Private Equity/Funds
Competition/Antitrust
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Internal investigations and organizing third-party committees Government investigations Information leakage
Real Estate
Dispute Resolution
International Litigation and Cross-Border Disputes International Arbitration Alternative Dispute Resolution
Economic Security and International Trade

Topics

Articles
Dec 2022
Global Legal Issues: Tasks regarding Economic Security and Human Rights around the world
Articles
Dec 2022
International Trade 2023
Newsletters
Oct 2022
Economic Security & International Trade Legal Update - Overview of the Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights

Practice Groups

  • China Practice Group
  • Asia and Emerging Countries Practice Group

Background

Mar 2005 Keio University (LL.B.)
Mar 2009 Waseda Law School (J.D.)
Dec 2010 The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
May 2011- Mar 2014 Academic Adviser, Waseda Law School
Sep 2013 - Feb 2014 Chinese language training, Peking University, China
Mar 2014 - Jun Associated with Junhe Law Office, Beijing, China
Jul 2014 - Jul 2016 Representative of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Beijing Office
Aug 2016 - Jun 2019 Representative of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Shanghai Office
May 2020 Graduate study, Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. with Certificate in World Trade Organization (WTO) & International Trade Studies)
Jan 2021 - Nakamura & Associates in association with Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University

Publications

Global Legal Issues: Tasks regarding Economic Security and Human Rights around the world Kaishahoumu A2Z VOL2023-1
Dec 2022
International Trade 2023 Chambers and Partners
Dec 2022
Economic Security & International Trade Legal Update - Overview of the Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains AMT Newsletters
Oct 2022
Economic Security & International Trade Legal Update - Overview of the Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights AMT Newsletters
Oct 2022
Formulation of Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains SHOJIHOMU PORTAL
Sep 2022
Solicitation of Public Comments on Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains (Draft) from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry SHOJIHOMU PORTAL
Aug 2022
Ratification of Convention Concerning The Abolition of Forced Labour (Convention 105) SHOJIHOMU PORTAL
Aug 2022
"【SDGs／ESG】No area of Business is Irrelevant to SDGs. Best Practice based on the Recent Discussion" LAWYERS GUIDE Compliance × New World LAWYERS GUIDE Compliance × New World Business & Law Website
Aug 2022
Latest Trends in Regulations of Cross-Border Data Transfer [No. 7] / Hong Kong Business & Law Website
Jan 2022
Impact of Foreign Investment Law of the PRC on the Governance of Joint Venture Company in China Business Lawyer
Nov 2019
Latest Update on Establishment of Joint Venture Company in China Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal
Jun 2019
Overview of Technology License to Chinese Joint Venture Company Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal
Jan 2018
Points of Technology License to China Business Lawyer
Aug 2017
Points of Control of Joint Venture Company in China Business Lawyer
May 2017
Points of Exit of Chinese Local Subsidiaries by Share Transfer Scheme The Lawyers
Nov 2015
Q&A: Strategies for Corporate Law Practice in Asia and Emerging Countries Shoji Homu
Apr 2013

Lectures

Global Supply Chains and Economic Security ~ Recent Trends and Issues including Economic Sanction against Russia, US-China Technology-Hegemony Battle, and Export Control ~ Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Jun 24, 2022
A New Era of Corporate Governance for Chinese Companies ~ Draft Amendment to Chinese Corporate Law ~ Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Apr 14, 2022
Overview of Chinese Law and Hong Kong Law NPO HONG KONG WAKYOKAI Limited
Dec 20, 2021
Possible Impact on Japanese Joint Venture Company ~Legal Talk with Japanese Lawyer about Foreign Investment Law of the PRC~ NPO HONG KONG WAKYOKAI Limited
Sep 6, 2021
M&A in Hong Kong ~Comparison with PRC law~ Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Apr 22, 2021
Recent development of Japanese regulations on Standard-Essential Patent
Mar 27, 2016

Professional Admissions

  • Japan (2010)

Professional and Academic Associations

  • Daini Tokyo Bar Association
  • The Law Society of Hong Kong

Languages

  • Japanese (first language)
  • English
  • Mandarin