- Practice Area
- General Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Business Alliances / International Practice / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Corporate Governance / Startups & IPO / Labor / Intellectual Property / IT & Communications
- Education
- University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M., 2005)
- Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (1997-1999)
- Keio University (LL.B., 1993)
- Experience
- Co-founding Partner of Socius Legal Services (2015-Present)
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Palo Alto Office (2005-2006)
- Simmons & Simmons, Hong Kong Office (2001-2002)
- TMI Associates (1999-2014(as Partner from 2007-2014))
- Recruit Holdings Co., LTD (1993-1994)
- Admissions
- New York Bar Association (Admitted in 2006)
- Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 1999)
- Memberships
- Member of Japanese Law Translation Council, Ministry of Justice (2012-2016)
- Practice Area
- General Corporate / Real Estate Transactions / Finance / Labor / Intellectual Property / Renewable Energy / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Divorce / Inheritance / Regulatory Compliance / Risk Management
- Education
- Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (2003-2004)
- Keio University (LL.B., 2000)
- Experience
- Co-founding Partner of Socius Legal Services(2015-Present)
- Otsuka and Kawasaki (2014)
- TMI Associates (2004-2014)
- Admissions
- Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2004)
- Practice Area
- General Corporate / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Bankruptcy and Special Liquidation / Labor / Real Estate Transactions / Internet Disputes / Debt Collection / Provisional Remedy / Advertising Regulations / Criminal Cases / Juvenile Criminal Cases / Divorce / Inheritance / Debt Consolidation
- Education
- Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (2007-2008)
- Keio University (B.A., 2004)
- Experience
- Founding Partner of Close Law Office (2019-2020)
- TMI Associates (Associate, 2008-2019)
- Admissions
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2008)
- Memberships
- Member of Criminal Defense Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (2019~)
- Practice Area
- General Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate Governance / Commercial Litigation / Human Resources / Labor Tribunal & Litigation
- Education
- University of Bristol, Labour Law and Corporate Governance (LL.M., 2023)
- Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2011-2012)
- Waseda Law School (J.D.,2011)
- Waseda University (LL.B., 2009)
- Experience
- TMI Associates (Associate, 2013-2017)
- Admissions
- Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2012)
- Member of Labor Law Special Committee, Tokyo Bar Association (2016-2023)
- Practice Area
- General Corporate
- Education
- Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (2018-2019)
- Keio University (LL.B., 2004)
- Experience
- Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (2017-2018)
- The Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (2010-2017)
- Shell Chemicals Japan Ltd. (2006-2010)
- YAMAZAKI BAKING CO., LTD. (2004-2006)
- Admissions
- Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2020)
- Practice Area
- General Corporate
- Education
- Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (2022)
- Keio University Law School (J.D, 2021)
- Chuo University (LL.B., 2019)
- Admissions
- Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2023)