Overview

Yuji Yamamoto joined GI&T Law Office in September 2020. Prior to joining GI&T Law Office, Yuji served as corporate counsel at one of the largest frozen food and logistics companies in Tokyo from 2017, where he was responsible for reviewing domestic and international contracts, managing M&A transactions, ensuring GDPR compliance and adherence to other personal data protection laws, handling labor law cases, and overseeing risk management related to compliance violations.
In addition to these areas, he provides services related to investigations of compliance violations for companies in Japan and abroad, supports the establishment and operation of global whistleblowing systems, and handles litigation and dispute resolution both domestically and internationally. He also provides services to the logistics and warehousing industries.

Publications

• Co-author and editor, "Legal Practices in the Logistics, Warehousing, and Delivery Industries: Q&A Guide", Chuokeizai-sha, October 2022, Language: Japanese.

• Co-author, "Practical Operations for Global Hotline System", Chuokeizai-sha, May 2022, Language: Japanese.

Work History

2014　Admitted in the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, the Tokyo Bar Association

2014　Joined a law firm in Tokyo

2017　Corporate counsel at the frozen food and logistics company in Tokyo

2020　Joined GI&T Law Office, LC

Education and admission

Yuji received his LLB from Waseda University, and his LLM from the University of Tokyo, Graduate Schools of Law. Yuji is a member of the Tokyo Bar Association.

Languages

-      Japanese, English