- 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/Bankruptcy and Special Liquidation/Commercial Litigation/Human Resources/Labor Tribunal & Litigation
- Education
- 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~)
- 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)