Practice areas Corporate law, Finance, Licensing and distribution, Intellectual property law, Unfair competition, International insolvency, International joint ventures, Commodities and futures, Company restructuring, Equity finance, Franchise agreements, Mergers and acquisitions, Private placements, Anti-counterfeiting
Qualified 1978
Bar Association Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Education LL.B., Kyoto University Faculty of law
Languages Japanese, English
 
1976
LL.B., Kyoto University
1978
Legal Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Japan
1981
LL.M., University of Washington Asian Law Program
“Parallel Importation of Trademarked Goods: A Comparative Analysis,” 57 Washington Law Review 433, 1982
“International Litigation and Enforcement of Judgements in Japan,” 10 International Trade Law and Practice 159, 1984
Legal Practice concerning Brand Management Brand Business and Legal Regulations in Trademark Law