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Yuka Shiotani

Summary

Yuka is an associate in Taft’s Commercial Litigation group, where she advises individuals and businesses on all manners of commercial disputes, including real estate matters and receiverships.

Prior to the combination with Taft, Yuka was a summer associate at Briggs and Morgan for two summers. Yuka earned her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in May 2020. While in law school, she worked in many roles that included being the Student Director for the Human Rights Litigation and International Legal Advocacy Clinic and Office of Advancement Law Student Program Assistant. She also participated in the Law School’s International Moot Court.

Yuka is a native Japanese speaker and is a Russian conversationalist.

Awards

  • Honoree, Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Business Litigation (2024)

  • Honoree, Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch,” Construction Law, Litigation – Real Estate (2024 – 2025)

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    Honoree, North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association (2023)

  • Taft Pro Bono Honor Roll Award

    (2022)

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Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School (2020)
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (2017)

    B.A. – History, International Studies, and Russian Language

Admissions

  • Federal - Minnesota District Court
  • Federal - U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • State - Minnesota
  • State - Wisconsin

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Professional Affiliations

  • Minnesota State Bar Association

    Member

  • Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association

    Member

Community Involvement

  • Minnesota Law AluMNae Network Board

    Young Alumnae Co-Chair

  • Twin Cities Diversity in Practice

    Emerging Leaders Group Representative

  • UW-Madison Department of History Board of Visitors

    Member

  • UW-Madison Recent Grad Council

    Member

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