Koichi Inoue

Koichi Inoue advises multinational companies on complex tax issues in transactions involving multiple jurisdictions and helps plan and implement the restructuring of their global operations in a tax-efficient manner. Koichi has practiced in the field of international transactions, investments, and dispute resolutions with primary emphasis on Japanese tax law for more than 30 years. His tax experience covers analysis and advice to a wide range of clients in relation to their commercial transactions and restructurings. He also represents taxpayers in complicated administrative proceedings and tax litigation.

Koichi's experience spans a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, manufacturing, real estate development, software, private equity, and reinsurance companies. Koichi's recent engagements include tax consultation for PAG Asia I LP in connection with the sale of its 25% interest in Universal Studios Japan to Comcast for $2.3 billion.

Koichi is listed as Band 1 (Japan, tax: domestic) in Chambers Asia-Pacific and one of Tier 1 leading individuals (Japan, tax) in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. He is also named in The Best Lawyers in Japan for tax and Who's Who Legal: Corporate Tax. Koichi regularly writes and lectures on tax and related subjects. He is a coauthor of Taxation of International Transactions and Overseas Investments (2019) and The Interrelation between Tax Treaties and Domestic Tax Law (2nd ed. 2011). Koichi also has served as a lecturer at Aoyama Business Law Graduate School.