People
Naoto Chiba
DT Legal Japan, Attorney-at-law
Practice
Naoto Chiba was registered as an attorney after working as a judge. He deals with issues related to general corporate legal affairs, including legal due diligence and support for agreements on M&A, lawsuits and negotiations for other conflicts, business succession and inheritance, and investigation and other activities for corporate scandals.
A series of articles on civil actions and financial institutions published in Banking Law Journal 21 (August 2011 to November 2012)
Co-author of a book on risk management and solutions for international tax-related disputes published by CHUOKEIZAI-SHA, INC. （co-authored, 2018）
Professional Experience
2005 - 2008 Sendai District Court
2008 - 2009 Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
2009 - 2010 Tokyo District Court, Tachikawa Branch
2010 - 2014 Blakemore & Mitsuki Law Firm
2014 - 2016 EY Law Co.
2016 - Present DT Legal Japan
2020 - Present Outside Director (member of the audit & supervisory committee), Oriental Shiraishi Corporation
2023 - Present Outside Director , Crowd Bank.
2023 - Present Outside Director , Crowd Securities Japan, Inc.
Professional Qualification
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (2010)
Education
1997 - 2001 Waseda University (LL.B.)
Languages
Japanese and English