Yumiko Ohta

Partner

Tokyo

Yumiko Ohta, partner in the Orrick's Tokyo office, is a member of the Employment Law Group. Yumiko focuses mainly on employment law advice as well as various corporate transactions including compliance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, litigation and general corporate transactions.

Yumiko also has knowledge related to international trade such as customs rules and export controls.

Before joining Orrick, Yumiko was an associate at Tanabe & Partners and advised clients in corporate transactions and employment law as well as represented clients in civil and family cases. She has experience serving as a statutory auditor for Japanese corporations. Prior to practicing law, she worked at Mitsubishi Corporation for seven years. While there, she was involved in LNG projects and other global business.

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D: +81 3 3224 2829
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Izumi Garden Tower, 28th Floor
6-1 Roppongi 1-Chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6028
Japan

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Practices

Admitted In
- Japan
Education
- University of Tokyo, LL.B.
Honors
- Chambers Asia-Pacific, Employment Law: Domestic, Japan, 2022-2024 “Leading Individual”, 2017- 2021 “Up and Coming”, and Employment Law: International, Japan, 2012-2016, “Associate to Watch”
- Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Labour and Employment Law: International, Japan, 2020-2024, “Next Generation Partner”, and 2013-2019, “Next Generation Lawyer”
- International Employment Lawyer, IEL Elite, 2022
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2022 and 2024, Asian Legal Business, Finalist for "Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)"
- Best Lawyers, Japan, Labor and Employment Law, 2024
Languages
- Japanese
- English
Memberships
- American Chambers of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ)：Governor, Chair of Conduct Committee and Vice-Chair of Human Resource Management Committee
- Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Speeches
- "Employment Law Japan" (UK Bond Salon International Employment Law Training Series, June 2024)
- “Avoiding 'Discrimination' in the U.S. - from Hiring to Retirement,” (Association of Corporate Legal Departments Event, December, 2023)
- "Employment Law Japan" (UK Bond Salon International Employment Law Training Series, October 2022)
- "Preventing Discrimination in the United States: from Hiring to Retirement” (The Legal Association of Corporate Legal Departments Seminar, December 2023)
- “Global HR – Recent Fluidity in the Japanese HR System: Challenges and Countermeasures” (Orrick’s Total Access Japan Webinar Series, March 2021)
- “Company's Obligation of Health and Safety in the Era of Work Style Reform - including Compliance with Occupational Medicine” (Orrick Library Seminar Series, February 2020)
- “#MeToo Movement Two Years Later: Cross-Border Impact on the Workplace” (Orrick’s Global Employment Law Webinar Series, October 2019)
- “Employment Law Japan and Hong Kong: A Comprehensive Overview of Employment Laws in Japan and Hong Kong” (JSB, London United Kingdom, September 2018)
- “Brexit, Employee Data and Equal Pay Legislation - How Will the Changing Global Employment Landscape Affect U.S. Multinationals?” (Orrick Panel Discussion, Silicon Valley, June 2017)
- “Handling My Number and the Response Towards the Revised Act on the Protection of Personal Information in the Field of Employment” (Orrick Library Seminar Series, February 2017)
- “Corporate Management and Intellectual Property Strategy in the Chemical Sector” (Japan Foods & Biotechnology Intellectual Property Rights Center, October 2016)
- “Employment Law Japan” (JSB’s International Employment Law and Business Culture Seminars, London, United Kingdom, June 2016)
- Employment Law Japan and Hong Kong (JSB’s International Employment Law and Business Culture Seminars, London, United Kingdom, November, 2015)
- "Regional Employment Law Asia Masterclass" hosted by Crown Leadership International Group in Singapore, April 2015
- Employment Law Japan and Hong Kong: A Comprehensive Overview of Employment Laws in Japan and Hong Kong (JSB's Japan and Hong Kong Employment Law Seminar, London, United Kingdom, March 2015)
- Japan Employment Law Workshop, JSB's Japan Employment Law Seminar (London, United Kingdom, April and November 2014)
- "New Trends in Managing the Increasing Number of Non-Regular and Retired Employees in Japan's Workplace." (HRM Asia Employment Law Congress, Singapore, May 2014)
- "Dodd-Frank's Whistleblower Bounty Provisions and the Impact on U.S. Public Companies Doing Business in Japan," (Orrick Library Seminar, Tokyo, January 2012)
- "Critical Employment Law Issues for Companies Doing Business in Japan," (Orrick Employment Law Seminar, September 2010)
- Featured speaker, "Critical Employment Law Issues for Companies Doing Business in Japan," (Orrick Employment Law Seminar, Tokyo, September 2010)
- "Drafting Minutes in Shareholders' Meetings," (Seminar, March 2008)
Publications
- Co-author, “How Companies Can Prepare for Global Disputes in the Era of Japan’s Work Style Reform” (Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal Vol. 1 [2020])
- Co-author, “Employers’ Options after the Declaration of State of Emergency in Japan” (Orrick Employment Law and Litigation Blog, April 2020)
- Co-author, “PreparingCoronavirus Workplace Safety Responses in APAC Countries” (Orrick EmploymentLaw and Litigation Blog, March 2020)
- Co-author, “Can Games Kickstart Teleworking in Japan?” (The Journal ACCJ, Vol.57, Issue 3,March 2020)
- Co-author, “The Coronavirus in the International Workplace – How Do Multinational Employers React Appropriately?” (Orrick Employment Law and Litigation Blog, February 2020)
- Co-author, “Japan Enacts Work Style Reform Law” (Orrick Blog, Employment Law and Litigation, August 2018)
- Quoted, “Foreign Executives Are Getting Spooked About Jobs in Japan”, (Bloomberg, February 2019)
- Co-author, “Strategic Handling of Personal Information (including Employees’ My Numbers) at Workplace under the Amended Personal Information Protection Law and My Number Law” (JCA Journal, N.721, July 2017)
- Author, "Amendment to the Worker Dispatch Act of Japan" (Spring 2016 Global Newsletter, April, 2016)
- Author, “Country Q&A Japan, Employment and Employee Benefits Multi-jurisdictional Guide 2014/2015” (Practical Law, July 2015）
- Author, “Revision of Part-Time Employment Act in Japan” (Orrick World: A Quarterly Report of Global Employment Law Issues for Multinationals, Spring 2015)
- Co-Author, "Doing Business in Germany - Introduction to the Challenging German Employment Law Framework" (JCA Journal, No 680, February, 2014)
- Co-Author, "Corporate Whistleblowing in the U.S.," JCA Journal, No. 660, June 2012
- Author, "Employment Litigation in Japan," (Asian-Mena Counsel, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2011)
- Author, "Issues in Corporate Inheritance," (Business Law Journal, March 2010)
- Author, "Drafting Minutes in Shareholders' Meetings," (Business Law Journal, July 2008)

Yumiko Ohta

Insights

Employers’ Options after the Declaration of State of Emergency in Japan

Preparing Coronavirus Workplace Safety Responses in APAC Countries

Events

Total Access Japan Webinar
Global HR - Recent Fluidity in the Japanese HR System: Challenges and Countermeasures

Orrick Library Webinar - December 9, 2020

News

Orrick Wins "International Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year" for the 2nd Consecutive Year at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2024

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Recognizes Japan Team in their 2024 Edition