Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution (International Disputes / International Arbitration, Arbitration / ADR, Financial Services Disputes, IT System Disputes, Administrative Disputes, Corporate and Commercial Disputes, Real Estate Disputes, Construction Disputes); Crisis Management / Compliance (Internal Investigations, White Collar Crime, Corporate Misconduct Defense, Whistleblowing); TMT (Technology, Media & Telecom) (Web Services, Data Privacy, AI, Web3 / Metaverse, Telecoms, Cybersecurity); Consumer Law (Consumer Litigation, Advertising Regulations, Recalls / Product Liability, Consumer Contracts / E-Commerce); Financial Regulation (Insurance and Pensions, Payment Services, Fintech, Banking)
Career
Background
Keio University (LL.B., 1994); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (LL.M., 2004); Jenner & Block, Chicago (2004-2005)
Major Activities
Adviser to Special Working Group for "Considering Issues Concerning Electronic Commerce Model Contract for Supply Chain Management"(an SWG of Business Model Working Group of Japan EC/CALS Organization, an organization under Japan Information Processing Development Corporation) (1999); Supervising Editor of "Model Contract and Commentary for Personal Information Protection Law", compiled by Contract Working Group of Trade and Market Committee, Japan Information Technology Services Industry Association (2006); Part-time Lecturer (Advanced Civil Law II) at Keio University Law School (2007-2016); Member of Dispute Resolution Committee, The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, Independent Administrative Agency (2016)