Toranomon Chuo Law Firm

Our Team

Attorney at LawYoko DAI

Professional and Academic Associations:Tokyo Bar Association

Yoko Dai’s practice covers finance law, real estate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, legal due diligence, corporate compliance, labor issues and cross border transactions. She has represented many private companies in complex lawsuits for over 20 years, and has extensive experience advising clients on a variety of documentation. She also provides support for companies breaking into the Japanese market. She also conducts investigation on corporate misconducts as a member of an inquiry committee.

March 1980Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University (B.A.)
October 2000Admitted to the bar and joined TRC

Industry Sectors of Main Clients

Banks, Shipping companies, Trading companies, Real estate companies, Manufacturing companies, Construction companies, Engineering companies, Medical corporations, Independent administrative corporations, Energy suppliers / Power companies, Food product companies

Main Practice Areas

  • Litigation / Dispute resolution(Civil litigation, Commercial litigation, Commercial non-contentious case procedures,)/Corporate matters(M&A, Restructuring of organization, Corporate governance, Shareholders’ meeting)/Compliance(Compliance with regulatory laws, Prevention of unjust acts by anti-social forces)/Risk / Crisis Management(Investigations of unlawful acts, Support for public relations, Authorities relations, Handling whistle-blowing)/Labor and Employment(General labor law, Labor Tribunal Committee relations, Labor unions, Labor Standards Inspection Office relations, Layoff / Workforce reduction)/Financial service / Payment and settlement of funds(Banking Law, Money Lending Business Law, )/Credit management / Debt collection(Credit management, Civil provisional remedies, Civil litigation, Civil execution, Financial alternative dispute resolution)/Business revitalization・Bankruptcy(Civil rehabilitation law, Corporate reorganization law, Bankruptcy law, Private liquidation)/Real Estate(Real estate management, Sales and Purchase / Leasing of real estate, Subleasing, Real estate financing, Construction-related disputes)/International Affairs(International M&A, Drafting and reviewing contracts)

Principal Activities

April 2012 –Auditor of a business company

Principal Publications

  • “Q&A on Changing Financial Transactions due to Amended Civil Code” (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc.,2014)
  • “Lectures on Labor Management for Branch Managers #16: Management of Overtime Work,” Issues in Financial Law No. 1987 (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., 2014)
  • “Securing Reliable Measures against Sexual and Power Harassment in the Workplace” (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., 2013)
  • “Turnarounds and Debt Collection in Real Estate Financing” (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., 2012)
  • “Lectures on Labor Management for Branch Managers #1: Amended Worker Dispatching Act,” Issues in Financial Law No. 1955 (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., 2012)