Yasushi Murofushi室伏 康志
For nearly 40 years, Yasushi Murofushi has been practicing law as both outside and in-house counsel, focusing mainly on legal and compliance matters related to international finance. Recently, he has been providing consulting services in order to enhance the governance functions of corporates and the other organizations, mainly with regard to the legal and compliance departments, utilizing his extensive experience of in-house counsel.
Publications, presentations and articles
・“Execution of Legal Operations Special Edition – Enhancement of Legal Functions and Legal Operations”(Shoujihoumu potaru 2022)
・ “Up to Today and From Tomorrow – Explosive Expansion of JILA and What’s Ahead”
(20 Years of Japan In-house Lawyers Association 2021)
・Whalley=Guzelian “Legal Risk Management Handbook”（Translation and addition 2021）
・“The Present State and Challenges of an In-house Lawyer” (NIBEN Frontier 2016)
・“The Present State and Challenges of an In-house Lawyer in Japan”（Hougaku Kyoushitsu 2015）
・“Towards Enhancement of the Usage of In-house Counsel in Regional Financial Institutions”(Ginko-houmu21 2013)
・“10 Years After – In-house Lawyers: Up to Today and from Tomorrow”(Jiyuu To Seigi 2011)
・“Who are the Clients of In-house Counsel?”（In-house Counsel 2009）
・“What Do Financial Institutions Look for in Outside Counsel？”（Kinyuu Houmu Jijyo 2008）
Presentations
・“Current Legal Functions of Japanese Financial Institutions and the Challenges” (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Finance and Compliance Human Resource Development Course 2022)
・“How Can the Modern Day GC Maximize the Value of Legal Operations” (ALB In-House Legal Summit 2022)
・“Strategies for Strengthening Legal Functions to Enhance Corporate Value- How to Deal With ‘Do More With Less’ - ”（JBPress 2022）
･“The Role of the Legal Functions in Enhancing Corporate Value and the Challenges for the Japanese Companies - Legal Risk Management Lead by GC/CLO” (Japan Association for Chief Legal Officers 2022)
・“The Present State and Challenges of Legal Risk Management with the Japanese Companies - Make the Legal Department the Most Powerful ‘Weapon’ in Business!”（Legal & Risk Management Institute 2022）
・“In-House Lawyer Careers and Corporate Legal Affairs in Japan” (Japan Federation of Bar Associations 2021)
・“Meeting the Needs of Today’s General Counsel: Do’s and Don’ts for Outside Counsel” (International Bar Association Law Firm Management Conference 2016)
・“The Role of the General Counsel in Global Corporations and the Use of In-House Counsel in Japan」(The Corporate Governance Network of Japan 2015)
Admission
・1985 Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
・2023 - Chief Research Fellow, Japan Association for Chief Legal Officers
Education
・1981 University of Tokyo LL.B.
・1988 Cornell Law School LL.M.
Professional Career
・1985 - 1993 Hamada ＆ Matsumoto（currently Mori, Hamada & Matsumoto）
・1988 - 1989 Sullivan and Cromwell, New York
・1993 - 1997 Adachi, Henderson, Miyatake & Fujita
・1997 - 2000 Tokyo Aoyama Law Office (currently Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise))
・2000 - 2017 Credit Suisse Securities (Japan) Limited and Credit Suisse Tokyo Branch (Managing Director, Head of Legal and Compliance)
・2017 - 2020 Koma Ono Glocal Law Office
・2020 - 2023 EY Law Co.
・2024 - Koma Glocal Law Office
Others
・President, Japan In-House Lawyers Association (JILA) (2012〜2018)
・Member of Securities Sector Committee, International Bankers Association（IBA）(2001〜2016)
・Lecturer, Tsuda University, Department of Policy Studies (2018〜2022)