Yosuke Nishiyama
Associate
Mr. Nishiyama handles a wide range of cross-border cases, especially those relating to the Americas. In particular, he worked at a highly regarded Mexican law firm for two years, so he is familiar with Mexican law and practice. He is a native Japanese speaker but, in the above cases, he uses both English and Spanish.
Additionally, he has experience in advising on compliance with various regulations like data/privacy regulations, telecommunication regulations, financial regulations, consumer protection regulations, labor-related regulations, both in Japan and overseas.

Practice Areas
Topics
Practice Groups
- Asia and Emerging Countries Practice Group
- Corporate Crisis Management Practice Group
- Data Privacy & Digital Group
- Corporate Transaction Group
- Competition Law Group
- Energy Practice Group
Background
Mar 2012 | The University of Tokyo (LL.B.) |
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Mar 2014 | The University of Tokyo School of Law (J.D.) |
2014-2015 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
Jul - Aug 2019 | University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy "Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program" |
Jun 2020 | University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.) |
Jun 2020 - Jun 2022 | Associated with Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C., Mexico |
* In addition to those listed in the "Publications" below, Mr. Nishiyama has also written the following newsletters regarding Latin American law. | |
Asia & Emerging Markets Legal Newsletter "ASIA & EMERGING COUNTRIES LEGAL UPDATE" | |
・ Corporate Transactions in Mexico | |
(1) Outline of the Procedures and Regulations relating to Share Transfer in Mexico (July 2021) | |
(2) Spin-off and Business Transfer in Mexico (April 2022) | |
・ General Corporate Matters in Mexico | |
(1) 12 jurisdictions in Asian and emerging countries -Bankruptcy system Q&A- During the Covid-19 pandemic (Mexico part) (July 2020) | |
(2) Import / Export Regulations in Mexico and US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (October 2020) | |
(3) Intellectual Property Laws in Mexico -Basic concepts and recent topics- (March 2021) | |
(4) Consumer Protection Law in Mexico (January 2022) | |
(5) Import regulations under USMCA (March 2023) | |
・ Compliance Issues in Mexico | |
(1) Administrative and criminal anti-corruption regulations in Mexico (January 2021) | |
(2) Mexico's effort in SDGs and Environmental Laws (December 2021) | |
(3) Whistleblowing System in Mexico (February 2022) | |
・ Labor Law in Mexico | |
(1) Outline of the rules on fixed-term employment, training period etc. in Mexico (August 2021) | |
(2) Change of labor dispute resolution procedures in Mexico -facing the full implementation of the new system- (September 2021) | |
(3) Regulations of Labor Unions in Mexico -explanation of the 2019 amendments- (October 2021) | |
(4) Regulations of Dismissal in Mexico (November 2021) | |
・ Regulations on Foreign Investments in Mexico | |
(1) general principles and types of restricted investment (June 2021) | |
・ Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Mexico | |
(1) The Investor-State Dispute Settlement under the EPA between Mexico and Japan (November 2022) | |
(2) The Investor-State Dispute Settlement under the EPA between Mexico and Japan (April 2023) | |
・ Contracts in Mexico | |
(1) Basics of Contract Law in Mexico (May 2021) | |
(2) Basics of Contract Law in Mexico (June 2021) | |
(3) Overview of Agency and/or Distributor Agreements in Mexico (March 2022) | |
・ Data Protection Law in Mexico | |
(1) Outline of the law and processing regulations (December 2020) | |
(2) Data subjects' rights and transfer regulations (February 2021) | |
(3) The relationship between data controller and data processor, and the sanctions against violations (April 2021) | |
・ Provisional measures, proceedings, and enforcement of civil litigations in Mexico (November 2020) | |
・ Fintech in Mexico | |
(1) Fintech Law in Mexico (December 2022) | |
(2) Fintech Law in Mexico (January 2023) | |
(3) Fintech Law in Mexico (February 2023) |
Publications
A Course for Training a Management Support Advisor
Economic Legal Research Institute
Feb 2023
Overview of Mexican law (5) - Data Protection Act (II)
Kokusai Shoji Homu Vol.50, No.8.
Aug 2022
Overview of Mexican law (4) - Data Protection Act (I)
Kokusai Shoji Homu Vol.50, No.7.
Jul 2022
Overview of Mexican law (3) - General Remarks of Contract Law and Distributorship and Agency Agreements
Kokusai Shoji Homu Vol.50, No.6.
Jun 2022
Overview of Mexican law (2) - Broad picture of business laws (II)
Kokusai Shoji Homu Vol.50, No.5
May 2022
Overview of Mexican law (1) - Broad picture of business laws (I)
Kokusai Shoji Homu Vol.50, No.4
Apr 2022
A Course for Practical Management of Sales Office Text 4
Finance and Financial Institutions
Mar 2022
On the Job Training learning from Financial Cases – Misstatements in Securities Reports and Liability for Damages
Kinyu Homu Jijo, No. 2114
May 2019
On the Job Training learning from Financial Cases - Suitability Rule and Accountability upon Currency Options Trading
Kinyu Homu Jijo, No. 2108
Feb 2019
The System of Business Law - Business Transactions Law
Dai-ichi Hoki Co., Ltd.
Dec 2017
Lectures
Global Youth Forum for a Culture of Lawfulness
Ministry of Justice, UNODC, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, JFBA
Dec 3, 2022
On-Demand Seminar : Outline of the Amended Mexican Labor Law
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Nov 8, 2021
Professional Admissions
- Japan (2015)
- New York (2022)
Professional and Academic Associations
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- Japan Association of Arbitrators
- Japan Association of Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages
- Japanese (first language)
- English
- Spanish