Attorney at Law
Former in-house counsel at JBIC and MetLife Insurance.
Corporate law, cross-border transactions & compliance — in English or Japanese.
Attorney Profile
Takuya Sugimoto
Admitted to the bar in December 2013 (Daini Tokyo Bar Association). After working at a Tokyo law firm, spent 2.5 years as in-house counsel at JBIC handling cross-border finance and financial regulations, then joined MetLife Insurance as Legal Manager. Since 2020, at Cosmopolitan Law Office in Toshima, Tokyo, advising companies across insurance, IT, finance and other industries. Also registered as a Small & Medium Enterprise Consultant.
Full ProfileWhy Choose Us
A lawyer with real corporate experience brings a different perspective to every legal challenge.
With experience as in-house counsel at JBIC (international finance) and Legal Manager at MetLife Insurance, we bring specialist knowledge of financial regulations that goes beyond general corporate law.
Retainer clients receive responses within 24 hours, including evenings and weekends. We use chat tools to make it easy to reach us whenever you need legal support.
As a registered SME Consultant, we go beyond legal theory to offer concrete, actionable solutions — understanding corporate operations from the inside.
Practice Areas
From ongoing legal retainers to M&A, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance — we cover the full range of corporate legal needs.
Contract drafting and review (English supported), employment & labour, day-to-day legal advice — functioning as your dedicated external legal department.
Learn more →From due diligence and SPA drafting to post-close integration. Full support for cross-border transactions. Registered M&A support organisation.
Learn more →Takedown requests, disclosure orders, and legal remedies for online defamation, malicious reviews, and false information. Rapid response across major platforms.
Learn more →FIEA, Insurance Business Act, AML/KYC compliance and cross-border finance. Specialist advice for financial institutions and insurance intermediaries.
Learn more →System development agreements, SaaS terms, personal data protection policies, cybersecurity incidents. Legal support for technology businesses.
Learn more →Demand letters, payment orders, civil litigation, and asset seizure. Strategic, results-focused recovery of outstanding receivables.
Learn more →Legal Fees
Monthly retainer plans with clear, fixed fees — no surprise billings. All prices exclude consumption tax (10%).
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