Registration in Japan
Registered Foreign Lawyer (The laws of the State of New York and the Federal laws of the United States) (2001)
Admitted
State of New York, the United States of America (1996)
Bar Association
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Education
University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1983)
University of Chicago (LL.M., 1987)
University of Chicago (LL.M., 1987)
Sophia University (Master of Arts in Environmental Studies, 2024)
Background
White & Case New York (July 1997-March 2001)
White & Case Tokyo (April 2001-March 2013)
Member
American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Publications
- Contracts and Practice of Overseas Energy Projects, CHUOKEIZAI-SHA INC. (2019) [Co-author]
- 5000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.3: Lending, Management, and Guarantees, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2018) [Co-author]
- IFLR Project Finance Report 2017, Japan Chapter, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (2016) [Editor]
- IFLR Project Finance Report 2015, Japan Chapter, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (2015) [Editor]
Seminars
- "Trends and Key Points on Infrastructure and Energy Projects Abroad – Upon Publishing of the Book “Contracts and Practice of Overseas Energy Projects”," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, supported by Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI), November 20, 2019
- "General Overview of Legal Structures of LNG Projects” at a joint seminar “Investing in Global LNG: Key considerations for Canadian & African LNG projects,” hosted by Atsumi & Sakai in collaboration with Fasken Martineau, October 21, 2014
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