TAKAYUKI ONO advises public and private companies and their executives facing government enforcement actions and complex commercial litigation. Tak also assists companies with internal investigations, risk assessments, and compliance counseling. He helps clients with challenging cross-border and multijurisdictional issues, including complex, high-stakes matters that involve the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and other federal agencies and state attorneys general. He has represented clients in a variety of sectors, including those in the automotive, biotechnology, energy, financial, healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, retail, and technology industries.
White Collar Defense & Compliance Counseling. Tak has extensive experience working on matters that involve allegations related to fraud and corruption, including responding to government inquiries, conducting sensitive internal investigations, advising on crisis management, handling whistleblower allegations, and conducting compliance reviews. He counsels across the spectrum of U.S. laws related to fraud and corruption, including the False Claims Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Complex Commercial Litigation. Tak has broad litigation experience, which includes arguing dispositive and discovery motions, taking and defending depositions of fact and expert witnesses, and drafting major briefs in complex cases. He has litigated a wide range of disputes, including securities and antitrust class actions, as well as claims for fraud and misrepresentation, breach of contract, product liability, and employment discrimination.
Japanese-Speaking Litigator. Tak is one of the very few Japanese-English bilingual lawyers in the U.S. focused on government enforcement actions, high-stakes litigation, and risk management counseling. He draws on his deep understanding of Japanese business culture and language skills to assist Japanese companies and their U.S. affiliates as well as global companies and their Japanese affiliates.
Prior Experience. Prior to joining Sidley, Tak worked at a major global law firm, assisting clients facing government investigations and litigation involving allegations of anticompetitive conduct. In a previous career, Tak served as a professional journalist after graduating from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, one of the premier journalism schools in the world. As a news reporter, he conducted live, on-air reports and interviews for an award-winning television news station in Wisconsin.
Inclusion. Tak is passionate about increasing inclusion in the legal profession and is actively involved in strategies and initiatives that promote those goals. He is the Chicago associate co-leader of Sidley’s Inclusion Committee. Tak is also the past chair of the Associate Board of the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms.