Qualification
Admitted in Japan (2005)
Education
1999 Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
1993 The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
2007 – 2019 Partner, Nishimura & Asahi
2005 – 2006 Counsel, Nishimura & Asahi
2003 – 2005 Judge of the Fukuoka District Court
2000 – 2003 Staff Attorney, Civil Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat Office of the Supreme Court
of Japan
1995 – 1998 Judge of the Tokyo District Court
Major Achievements
Defence against petition for provisional disposition of suspension of issuance of new shares of
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Idemitsu side)
Filing of Corporate Reorganization of Japan Airlines (JAL)
Filing of Corporate Reorganization and Act as a Trustee of Hayashibara Group
Lawsuit concering failure of system, representing for Mizuho Securities against Tokyo Stock
Exchange (appeals, appeals, and first instance)
Large Tax Litigation Related to Repo Transactions
Canon Recycling Inc. Patent Rights Infringement Litigation (Appeal)
Major Publications
Japanese-English Model Work Rules [3rd Edition] (Author-Editor, Chuou-Keizaisha, 2019)
Practical Law Global Guide 2018 & 2019: Pensions (Japan Chapter) (2018)
Japan Chapter and Asia Overview Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited International
Insolvency: Group insolvency and directors’ duties – 4th Edition (2015)
The Labour and Employee Benefits multi-jurisdictional guide (Japan Chapter) (Co-author, Practical
Law Company, 2011)
PLC Cross-Border Labour and Employee Benefits Volume 2: Employee Share Plans Handbook
2010/11 (Japan Chapter) (Coauthor, Practical Law Company, 2010)
PLC Cross-border Labour and Employee Benefits Volume 1 Handbook 2009/10 (Japan Chapter)
(Co-author, Practical Law Company, 2009)
Languages
Japanese, English
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