Yaeko HodakaPartner

After working as a partner at Japanese and U.S. law firms including Baker McKenzie, Yaeko Hodaka became a partner at Isshiki & Partners in April 2023.
Yaeko is involved in all aspects of corporate legal affairs, including M&A, litigation, arbitration and other dispute matters. In addition to her work on corporate and M&A matters, she has represented and counseled clients in numerous litigation matters, particularly arising out of or related to M&A transactions and corporate alliances. At Baker McKenzie, Yaeko served as a steering committee member of the firm’s global manufacturing group as well as chair of the Asia-Pacific manufacturing group, where she advised, among others, the automotive industry on legal issues related to C.A.S.E. and future of mobility including on such issues as the legal challenges faced by manufacturing companies in converting to service-based business and in digitizing their industry.