Global Expansion of Startups: Navigating Stock Option and Equity Compensation Strategies
Firm Event | August.27.2025 | 9:30am - 10:45am (Tokyo Standard Time)
Hybrid / Tokyo Office日本語: スタートアップのグローバル展開とSO・株式報酬制度
This hybrid event that will review the fundamentals of stock option (SO) and equity compensation systems in the United States. In this session, we will be joined by Mr. Chiba from Actus Tax Corporation —an expert in tax issues in both Japan and the U.S.— in our Orrick Tokyo office, to discuss the optimal equity compensation system for startups operating in both countries. This session offers essential insights for startups with operations in both Japan and the U.S.
Key topics include:
- Overview of SO and equity compensation systems for U.S. startups
- Overview of SO and equity compensation systems for Japanese startups
- Tax issues between Japan and the U.S. and their solutions
- Optimal equity compensation system for startups operating in both Japan and the U.S.
You are welcome to submit questions to Orrick Tokyo Marketing ([email protected]) ahead of time so that they can be addressed during the event.
*This event is hybrid; you can participate either in-person (limited seats on a first come first-served basis) or virtually (connection details to be presented upon registration).
Date & Time: August 27, 9:30 am – 10:45 am (Japan time)
Speakers:
Tetsunori Chiba, Senior Executives (CPA, CPTA), Actus Tax Corporation
Joseph Perkins, Partner, Orrick Silicon Valley Office
Hiroki Sugita, Partner, Orrick Tokyo Office
Language: English and/or Japanese
Fee: Free of charge
Registration: register by August 25
Participation from competitors is discouraged.
Practice:
- Technology & Innovation Sector
- Technology Companies Group
- Blockchain & Digital Assets
- Japan
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Joseph Perkins Partner
Silicon Valley
Joseph helps companies navigate the evolving digital asset landscape, with particular emphasis on Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization, governance and corporate structuring, stablecoin compliance and implementation, and blockchain-based financial services. He assists clients in navigating regulatory requirements for token launches and blockchain product implementations, while developing fundraising strategies tailored to the digital asset ecosystem. From securities law analysis to federal and state regulatory compliance, Joseph has become a trusted advisor for companies building transformative blockchain infrastructure and applications.
As a member of Orrick’s Technology Companies Group, Joseph assists cutting-edge technology companies and investors with general corporate counseling, private venture capital financing, and M&A services. Joseph has had the opportunity to work with some of the most iconic companies in Silicon Valley, advising on corporate strategy and fundraising matters.
Joseph plays a key role in connecting the Silicon Valley and Japan tech and venture ecosystems. He advises Japanese technology companies and corporate venture capital funds, leveraging his Silicon Valley background to support their growth. Fluent in Japanese, Joseph maintains strong ties to Japanese businesses and collaborates closely with Orrick’s Tokyo practice.
Practice:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Technology Companies Group
- Fintech
Hiroki Sugita Partner
Tokyo
He also has extensive experience in fund formation, real estate and various types of finance transactions.
Hiroki has a deep understanding of clients’ needs from his secondment experience with a U.S. investment bank in 2005 and a Japanese major trading house from 2012 to 2014.
Prior to joining Orrick, Hiroki worked at O’Melveny’s Tokyo office as a counsel where he mainly worked on cross border M&A.