Yuta Ito
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Yuta Ito

Associate

Yuta advises on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, with a primary focus on mergers and acquisitions and general commercial law.
His M&A practice encompasses legal due diligence, transaction documentation, and deal negotiation across sectors including healthcare, consumer, and professional services. He also advises on a wide variety of commercial matters, including contract drafting and review, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance, drawing on experience across areas such as labor and employment law, data privacy, and competition law.

Yuta brings a valuable cross-border dimension to his transactional and advisory practice, regularly handling bilingual contract work and localization projects in both Japanese and English. In addition to his transactional practice, Yuta has significant experience handling contentious matters, including in IT and cyber-related disputes, employment litigation, and fraud-related proceedings.

Qualifications

Admissions

Japan Federation of Bar Associations, 2025

The Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association, 2025

Academic

LLB, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 2023

Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 2025

Languages

Japanese, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.