Admitted

Japan (2009)

Bar Association

Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association

Education

The University of Tokyo (B.A., in Economics, 2004)
Waseda Law School (J.D., 2007)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Cornell Law School (LL.M., 2018)

Background

Orrick Tokyo Law Offices (2010-2013)
Worked at an investment fund (assumed position of Director of the Compliance Department in 2015) (2014-2017)
Auditor (joint venture of a major Japanese company) (2016-2017)

Publications

  • "Survey Report on Foreign Systems that May Affect the Proper Handling of Specified User Information," Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2024)  [Co-author]

  • "Contract Templates for Equity Investment in Startups," Fintech Association of Japan (2023) [as a Study Group Secretariat]

  • “Survey Report of Legal Systems in Major European Nations regarding the Use of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs),” Personal Information Protection Commission(2023) [Co-author]

  • “Japan: Trends & Developments, ” Chambers Global Practice Guides - Blockchain 2022, Chambers and Partners (2022)  [Co-author]

  • “Study Report on Overseas Stablecoin Use Cases and Analysis of Related Regulations,” Financial Services Agency (2022) [Co-author]
  • "Current Situation of Legal Discussions Abroad regarding Crypto-Assets," Financial and Business Law Precedents No.1611 (2021) [Co-author]
  • "Survey on Data Collaboration and Utilization of AI, etc. in the Healthcare Sector," the Cabinet Secretariat's National Strategy Office of Information and Communication Technology (Commissioned by Seed Planning, Inc., recommissioned to NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc. and Atsumi & Sakai) (June 2020) [Co-author]

Web Articles

Seminars

  • "New Financial Services - The Next Step in Fintech," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, Fintech Association of Japan, KPMG AZSA LLC and Funds, Inc., March 8, 2024
  • "PartⅡFor Health-care Startups ~Based on Practical Examples~," at the seminar for health-care startups, hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, April 25, 2023

  • "Introduction of IPO by Local Companies," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, December 5, 2022
  • "Establishing an anti-social forces screening system when preparing for an IPO," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, November 7, 2022
  • "Explanation of Global Internal Whistle-blower Systems in Laws in Europe, China and Taiwan in light of Foreign Bribery Cases," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai, Thomson Reuters KK and Westlaw Japan K.K., February 25, 2020