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Practice areas Cross-border transactions, Inbound business startup, Joint ventures, Licensing and distribution, Franchising, Intellectual Property, Anti-counterfeiting, Banking & Finance (transaction / regulation), Insolvency, Business restructuring, General Corporate, Litigation
Qualified 2008
Bar Association Tokyo Bar Association
Education LL.B., Keio University Faculty of law
Qualification New York Bar
Attorney as a facilitator of business overseas for SME business, Japan Federation of Bar Association
Committee (banking & finance session)
AI and Law Society: member
ICLA(International Commercial Law Alliance): member
Commissioned member of the Judicial Research Office of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (FATF Response Group), Member of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations' Council for Promotion of Anti-Money Laundering Measures
Languages Japanese, English
 
2007
 Legal Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Japan
2008
 Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices
2013
-2014		 Duane Morris & Selvam LLP（Singapore）
2014
 New York University LL.M. (Global Business Law)
2014
 National University of Singapore LL.M. (Corporate and Financial Service Law)
2014
 Murao Tatsuo Law Office (Hong Kong)
2015
 Standard Chartered Bank Japan
2017
 Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices
Casebook: Standards for Dismissal [Revised edition] (2009, co-author)
Case seminar Tortious Act / Default Occupational Injury (2009, co-author)
Legal System and Practices about Overtime Payments (2011, co-author)
Handbook of Choosing Alternatives in Insolvency Procedures (2012, co-author)
Legal Practice for Brand Management (2013, co-author)
Doing Business 2017, Equal Opportunity for All (2017, contributor)
Doing Business 2018, Reforming to Create Jobs (2018, contributor)
English contract writing: rights and obligations (2019, co-author)
Points to note in drafting/reviewing a Service Contract in Japan (2019, co-author)
Points to note in drafting/reviewing a Non-Disclosure Agreement in Japan (2019, co-author)
Points to note in drafting/reviewing a M&A contract in Japan (2019, co-author)
English contract writing: arbitration clause (2019, co-author)
Change in contract drafting brought by the reform of the Civil Code – Assignment Clause (2019, co-author)
Change in contract drafting brought by the reform of the Civil Code – Termination Clause (2019, co-author)
New Understanding of Warranty against Defects after the reform of the Civil Code (2019, co-author)
Change in contract drafting brought by the reform of the Civil Code – Warranty against Defects (2019, co-author)
Points to note in drafting/reviewing English contract: Service Agreement (2019, co-author)
English contract drafting: entire agreement clause (2019, co-author)
Points to note, Retreat from China business -how to downsize the operation- (2020, co-author)
The spread of COVID-19, The Chinese court’s opinion on how COVID-19 affects an ongoing transaction in China (2020, co-author)
Points to note, Retreat from China business -how to transfer company shares- (2020, co-author)
Points to note, Retreat from China business -how to liquidate a company- (2020, co-author)
Points to note, Retreat from China business -bankruptcy procedure- (2020, co-author)
“Typical legal issues in disputes over outsourcing contracts – 5 key points to note“ and 5 other articles (2021, Business Lawyers）
Civil Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Procedures – from financial institution’s eyes(2022, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, inc. , co-auther)
Legal and Ethical Status of AI in Japan（November 2022, AI and Law Society, International Exchange Working Group, co-author）
Difference between Liability for Nonconformity of Contract and Liability for Defects, What has changed by the amendment of Civil Code (2023, co-author)
Key Points of Client Relations in the Work of a Tax Attorney - Troubling Demands and Legal Risk (2024, co-author)
International rule comparison on AI transparency (July 2024, AI Law Study Group, International Exchange Subcommittee, co-author)

Tax/custom issues in loyalty payment from a subsidiary in China to its parent corporation in Japan (2015)

International trade & trade finance (2016)

Civil Code Reform ~Law of Obligations~ (From August 2016 to January 2017)

Utility and legal issues in trust scheme in business succession (2017, co-speaker)

What is a Crypto-Currency? (September 2017)

How a lawyer can contribute to a bank as a compliance officer (Finance Law Studying Group of Toyo Bar Association, November 2017)

January 2018 “Legal and tax issues in trust scheme in business succession” (2017, co-presenter, Tokyo Bar Association )

“IP Protection in China” (monthly seminar of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, in cooperation with REIZ Law Firm from Guangdong China, June 2018)

Cross-border data protection ~Compliance with GDPR~ (August 2018)

“Hidden Risks in Cross-Border Business -how to find a good business partner-” (co-speaker with Andre Wong from Hidden Facts, May 2019)

“What kind of support legal, tax and accounting professionals can provide for globalization of a corporate business" (panelist, JICPA Chiba, July 2019)

“Uniqueness of Japan & Import Strategy to Japan“ (online seminar, IR Global, August 2020)

“Legal and Tax of Trust & Utilization of Trust as tactics for business succession“ (the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants, December 2020)

"IP practice from lawyer’s perspective - IP and legal matters in Tech Business"（the continuous training program at Kanto Branch of Japan Patent Attorneys Association, November 17, 2021）

Tips in Business Expansion to Overseas by SMEs from IP Protection Perspective − Usurped Trademarks and Anti-Counterfeiting Measures” (JETRO TOKYO, February 2022)

“Amendment in Civil Code and Practice in Contract Drafting” (Toshima Branch of Tokyo Certified Public Tax Accountants’ Association, March 2022)

“The landscape of AI ethics and law in Japan” (speaker, GPAI Tokyo Summit, November 2022)

“The 2nd Global Youth Forum for a Culture of Lawfulness” (moderator, co-organized by the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, December 2022)

“Labour Post contractual non-compete clause”（April 2024, ICLA, Labour law interests group）

“For Young Lawyers and Attorneys! Basics of Contract Drafting and Review Practice”（April & August 2024, Business Lawyers、co-speaker）

“Cooperation between start-up companies and other businesses” (September 2024, Japan Patent Attorneys Association, Kanto Group, Intellectual Property Salon No. 2, panelist)

“Key Points for Drafting and Reviewing Business Contracts” (September 2024, Bengo4.com)

“Tips for startups when planning their businesses abroad - from the view point of law/regulation”（February 2025, Tokyo Startup Station）
“Points to note in retreat from China business“ (comments contribution, Nikkei, October 5th 2020)
Causes of Fraudulent Activities and Key Points of Preventive Measures” (comments contributions, on “Legal Hack”)