Yoshiyuki Kambayashi

Of Counsel

Malaysia and Tokyo Office

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Yoshiyuki is founder and CEO of Likearisingsun in Malaysia and Of Counsel at Heredia & Uvalle Consultoría Estratégica. He specializes in Corporate, M&A, Cross Border Transactions in Asia, Restructures, and Crisis Management Deals.

Yoshiyuki has been an associate at a law firm (Bingham McCutchen Murase, Sakai, Mimura Aizawa, currently named Anderson Mori & Tomotsune) in Tokyo. Seconded to Bank of Mitsubishi Tokyo (M) in 2015 after graduation of Duke Law School as a Special Officer to CEO until June 2017. He incorporated Likearisingsun in 2017 and got independent from Anderson Mori.
Served as Committee member of the Management Committee and SME Committee as well as Consultant of JACTIM (The Japanese Chamber of Trade & Industry, Malaysia).

Yoshiyuki holds Bachelor of Laws from University of Tokyo, J.D. Juris Doctor from Chuo University, and an LL.M., Master of Laws from Duke University (where he served as the graduation speaker). In addition, he gained an internship at the Cabinet Office in Japan.

Experience.

Engaged in numerous M&A cases as a bankruptcy trustee assigned by the Court and a rehabilitation debtor agent.
Represented one of the largest Japanese chemical manufacturers in an M&A deal with a bankrupt company.
Represented a Japanese semiconductor trading company in a cross-border M&A deal with a US company.
Represented a listed car parts manufacturer in a cross-border antitrust case.
Represented a top Japanese medical related electronics company in a crisis management case.
Represented one of the largest Japanese trading companies in the litigation of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill case.
As a pro-bono counsel, he acted as an official defense counsel, refuge applicant representative and a legal aid consultant.

Education.

LL.M. (Master of Laws), Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC, United States of America, 2015.
J.D. (Juris Doctor), Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, 2007.
LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japón, 2003.

License.

Japan Federation of Bar Associations, issued on September 2008.

Publications and Articles.

Weekly article regarding Covid-19 related issues (NNA, March 2020 - June 2020).
Serial biweekly article regarding M&A in Malaysia (NNA, July 2018 - present).
Serial biweekly article regarding legal topics in Malaysia (NNA, September 2016 - June 2018).
Cross-border Business Revitalization – Case Studies and the Latest Legal Practice Overseas (Shoji-Houme, Co-author, 2015).
Essential Points of Japan M&A Practice (Shoji-Houme, Co-author, 2015).
Casebook of Trust Act for law practitioners (Yuhikaku, Co-author, 2014).
Casebook of business revitalization for law practitioners (Yuhikaku, Co-author, 2014).
Labor Practice Guide for Company-Dismissal and Retirement (Shoji-Houme, Co-author, 2014).
Overview of Recent Chapter 15 Cases (Jigyosaisei to Saiken Kanri, Japanese translation, 2010).

Lectures and Seminars.

“Labor law related issues in Malaysia” (Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ, June 2016).
“New Companies Act in Malaysia” (Ichika-Kai Association, October 2016).
“New Companies Act in Malaysia” (Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ, November 2016).
“New Companies Act in Malaysia” (Bangi MD Association, November 2016).
“New Companies Act in Malaysia” (JACTIM Perah branch, January 2017).
“New Companies Act and M&A in Malaysia” (Nikin-Kai Association at Johor, April 2017).
“New Companies Act and M&A in Malaysia” (Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ, May 2017).
“Labor law related issues in Malaysia” (JAC Recruitment, May 2017).
“Labor law related issues in Malaysia” (Sansui-Kai Association at Penang, July 2017).
“M&A in Malaysia” (Ichika-Kai Association, March 2019).
“Legal Basics for Startups and Entrepreneurs” (Sunway University workshop, December 2019).
M&A by Japanese companies in SEA” (CLSA Securities Japan Co., Ltd., February 2020).
“Legal issues related to management of subsidiary in Malaysia” (JACTIM, March 2020).
“Business launch support and cross border M&A in Malaysia” (Seminar for legal trainees in Japan, May 2020.
“Newly emerging management risk under New Normal” (Seminar for Berjaya Sompo Insurance, May 2020)
“M&A trend of Japanese companies in Malaysia” (Likearisingsun, June 2020)
“M&A opportunity under Covid-19” (Aleevar Consulting, June 2020).
“Special considerations for M&A in a pandemic world: the Southeast Asian perspective” (Joint Webinar by Dentons Rodyk and Likearisingsun, July 2020).
“Amendments to Bribery Regulations in Malaysia” (Seminar for Berjaya Sompo Insurance, October 2020).