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Keisuke Shibata
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Keisuke Shibata

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Fukuoka Affiliate Office*

Main Practices
General Compliance / Product Quality and Inspection Fraud / Data Protection, Data Leaks, and Cybersecurity / Product Liability / Tax Disputes and Administrative Disputes / General Civil Litigation / Intellectual Property and IT Disputes / IT System Development Disputes / Labor Disputes / Finance/investment-related Disputes / Arbitration, Conciliation, and Other ADR (Domestic) / Overseas Disputes and Litigation / Arbitration, Conciliation, and Other ADR (International) / Corporate Insolvency, Reorganization, and Liquidation
Languages
Japanese / English
Office
Fukuoka

* Member of A&S Fukuoka LPC**. Not a member of Atsumi & Sakai.

**Although the Fukuoka Affiliate Office is affiliated with Atsumi & Sakai Legal Professional Corporation, it is a separate corporation and is not a branch office of Atsumi & Sakai Legal Professional Corporation.

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Overview

Publications & Seminars

Awards

Admitted

Japan (2024)

Bar Association

Fukuoka Bar Association

Education

Chuo University (LL.B., 2006)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan

Background

Assistant Judge of Tokyo District Court (September 2007-March 2012）
Assistant Judge Overseas Special Research (dispatched to Superior court of Fulton County, Georgia, U.S.A.) (July 2010-July 2011)
Visiting Scholar of Georgia State University (July 2010-July 2011)
Assistant Judge of Naha District Court (April 2012-March 2015）
Civil Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat, Supreme Court of Japan (April 2015-March 2017)
Assistant Judge of Tokyo District Court (April 2017-August 2017)
Judge of Tokyo District Court (September 2017-March 2018)
Judge of Kumamoto District Court Tamana Branch (April 2018-March 2021)
Judge of Fukuoka District Court (April 2021-March 2024)
Professor of Kyushu University Law School (April 2021-March 2024)

Public Office

Refugee Examination Counsellor, Immigration Services Agency

Publications

  • “Outline of the Rules Partially Amending the Rules of Civil Litigation and the Rules on Special Provisions for Civil Court Proceedings for Collective Recovery of Property Damage of Consumers," Kinyu Houmu Jijo No. 2032 (2015)
  • “On the Effective and Efficient Arrangement of Disputed Issues [Tokyo District Court, Practice Committee, Third Subcommittee],” Hanrei Times No.1340 (2011) [Co-author]
  • “Current Status and Future Prospects of Civil Litigation (1) Claim Arrangement Relationship [Tokyo District Court, Practice Committee, Third Subcommittee],” Hanrei Times No.1301 (2009) [Co-author]

Web Articles

Seminars

  • “How to Resolve Labor Disputes - Focusing on Nonpayment of Wages and Harassment” hosted by Fukuoka Prefecture, co-hosted by Fukuoka City and Fukuoka Bar Association, November 20, 2025.

  • “Practicalities in Termination of Lease Contracts in Dilapidated Buildings and How to Deal with Lessees,” hosted by Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., September 6, 2025.

  • “Vol.2: Effective Approaches to Dealing with Problem Employees: Labor Law and Practical Points to Protect Your Company,” at a seminar entitled “A&S Fukuoka Affiliate Office Three Year Anniversary Seminar,” hosted by A&S Fukuoka LPC and Atsumi & Sakai, August 29, 2025