Always Evolving and Adapting
Biography
Tomoharu Ogawa currently provides IPO support to companies seeking to go public and list on the US national stock exchanges (Nasdaq and NYSE) as well as Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). He also provides support to companies maintaining their listings on the TSE and US national stock exchanges. Mr. Ogawa has successfully completed four IPOs (4 out of 4, 100% success rate) (former TSE Second Section, former TSE Growth, TSE Mothers, and NASDAQ). He has also served as an outside director (member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) for a TSE listed company as well as an expert in IPOs and corporate legal affairs. In addition, Mr. Ogawa is a serial entrepreneur and manages a law office (Gyoseishoshi) and an IPO consulting company in Tokyo, Japan and operates a law office in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Education
- Temple University Law School Japan, Tokyo
- LL.M.
- Keio University, Faculty of Law, Tokyo
- Bachelor’s Degree
Professional Associations
- Representative, OGAWA Law Office (Gyoseishoshi) (Japan)
- President and CEO, TomOgawa Law Corporation (California)
- Representative Director and President, TomOgawa, Inc. (Japan)
- Real Estate Broker (Japan)
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist (Japan)
Practice Areas
- Corporate Law
- Business Law
- Initial Public Offering
- Corporate Governance
Bar Admissions
- California, 2025
Languages
- English
- Japanese
Current Employment Position
- Attorney at Law

