Admitted

Japan (1998) and New York (2005)

Bar Association

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Education

Hitotsubashi University (LL.B., 1994)
The University of Tokyo, School of Law (LL.M., 1996)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
University of Washington (LL.M., 2003)

Background

Hamada & Matsumoto (Currently Mori Hamada & Matsumoto) (April 1998- September 2022)
Secondment with Daiwa Securities SB Capital Markets Co. Ltd. (Currently Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.) (August 2000- April 2001)
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (Currently Sidley Austin LLP), New York (September 2003- March 2005)
Secondment with The Norinchukin Bank (January 2014 - January 2016)

Member

Director of JA Bank Support Association

Publications

  • 200 Points on Legal Issues of JA Banks, Kinzai (2017) [Co-author]
  • Doing Business in Japan (60th Edition), LexisNexis (2016) [Co-author]

Seminars

  • "Legal Points Investors Need to Know When Investing in Foreign PE funds," hosted by FN Communications, July 16, 2019
  • "Legal Considerations of Investment in Foreign PE Funds and Infrastructure Funds ~ Discussion on Negotiation Issues Considering Basic Structure of Investment Agreements and Investors' Situation," hosted by Financial Management Forums, Inc., May 17, 2019
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    • Investment and Investment Funds
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2023
    • Investment and Investment Funds
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2022
    • Investment and Investment Funds
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2021
    • Investment and Investment Funds
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2020
    • Investment and Investment Funds
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2019
    • Investment and Investment Funds
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2018
    • Investment and Investment Funds
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2017
    • Investment and Investment Funds
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2016
    • Investment and Investment Funds
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2015
    • Investment and Investment Funds