Carol Tsuchida focuses her practice on investment funds and financial regulatory matters, as well as labor and employment. She helps clients establish, register, and license investment funds in Japan, and she assists with regulatory issues, including those pertaining to Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Law. Additionally, Carol counsels investors across many jurisdictions who are investing in infrastructure funds, hedge funds, and private equity funds throughout Asia.
Fluent in Japanese and English, Carol handles transactional and general corporate matters, including securities law compliance, investment funds, mergers and acquisitions, underwritten public offerings, private equity financings, and venture capital transactions.
In the labor and employment area, Carol counsels companies on their employment law obligations in Japan. She advises on the structure of employment contracts and assists employers in developing and implementing workplace policies. Carol helps employers navigate regulations related to overtime.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Carol served as the assistant general counsel for a leading international financial institution that specializes in real estate investment funds.
Leading Individual, Investment Funds: International Firms and Joint Ventures, Japan, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2023, 2024)
Ranked, Investment Funds: Registered Foreign Lawyers, Japan, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2018–2024)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Asset Management, Law360 (2017)
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017)
Member, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Member, Daini Tokyo Bar Association