Asia-Pacific
Practice Areas
M&A, Corporate & Commercial Transactions, Compliance, Cross-border Transactions (General), International Trade, International Disputes, Specialized Disputes, IP Litigation, Telecommunications/Media, Competition Law/Antitrust Law, Assistance to Administrative Organizations.
Career
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi. Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Brussels (1994-1995); Deputy Director, Trade Agreement Administration Division, WTO Affairs, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tokyo (1995-1997); Lecturer, University of Tokyo, School of Law (2006-2015).
Professional Memberships
Japan, 1988 (voluntarily deregistered, 1995 and readmitted, 1997).
Personal
Graduate of the University of Tokyo (LLB, 1984) and Columbia University School of Law (LLM, 1993).