General Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Business Alliances / International Practice / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Corporate Governance / Startups & IPO / Labor / Intellectual Property / IT & Communications

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)

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)

New York Bar Association(Admitted in 2006)

Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association(Admitted in 1999)

Member of Japanese Law Translation Council, Ministry of Justice(2012-2016)

General Corporate / Real Estate Transactions / Finance / Labor / Intellectual Property / Renewable Energy / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Divorce / Inheritance / Regulatory Compliance / Risk Management

Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan(2003-2004)

Keio University(LL.B., 2000)

Co-founding Partner of Socius Legal Services(2015-Present)

Otsuka and Kawasaki(2014)

TMI Associates(2004-2014)

Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association(Admitted in 2004)

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

Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan(2007-2008)

Keio University(B.A., 2004)

Founding Partner of Close Law Office(2019-2020)

TMI Associates(Associate, 2008-2019)

Daini Tokyo Bar Association(Admitted in 2008)

Member of Criminal Defense Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association(2019~)

General Corporate／Mergers & Acquisitions／Corporate Governance／Bankruptcy and Special Liquidation／Commercial Litigation／Human Resources／Labor Tribunal & Litigation

Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan(2011-2012)

Waseda Law School(J.D.,2011)

Waseda University(LL.B., 2009)

TMI Associates(Associate, 2013-2017)

Tokyo Bar Association(Admitted in 2012)

Member of Labor Law Special Committee, Tokyo Bar Association(2016~)

General Corporate

Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan(2018-2019)

Keio University(LL.B, 2004)

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)

Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association(Admitted in 2020)