Education

• The University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Arts, Social Psychology 2002)
  
• The University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M. 2012)
  
• The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (Wharton Business and Law Certificate 2012)
  

Professional Experience

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (2005-2012, Tokyo)
  
• Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Legal Dept. (Secondment from Freshfields, 2009-2011, Tokyo)
  
• Matsuda & Partners (2012-present, Tokyo)
  

Practice Areas

• Cross-border transactions
  
• M&A
  
• General Corporate
  
• Commercial Litigation
  
• Employment and Labor
  

Publications and Lectures

• The "Japan" chapter of "Joint Ventures: 4th Edition" (Co-author), Sweet & Maxwell, 2008

 

Mr. Kubo handles overseas transactions as well as domestic matters at Matsuda & Partners.

Before joining Matsuda & Partners in 2012, he worked at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and was involved in various M&A transactions, commercial and employment litigations and general corporate matters.  He also has experience as an in-house lawyer at the legal department of a leading Japanese trading company for more than 1.5 years gaining in-depth knowledge and skills concerning investments in emerging markets.

Mr. Kubo was qualified as a Japanese lawyer in 2005 and also completed his LL.M. program at University of Pennsylvania Law School and Business and Law Certificate program at University of Pennsylvania Wharton School in 2012.