Practice Areas
Education
- 2000
- Yale Law School (JD)
- 1988
- Princeton University (MA)
- 1985
- Cornell University (BA)
Experience
- 2023
- The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024 - International Arbitration
- 2022
- The Best Lawyers in Japan 2023 - International Arbitration
- 2021
- The Best Lawyers in Japan 2022 - International Arbitration
- 2019
- Joined ZeLo Law Firm
- 2019
- Chambers Global
- 2019
- Chambers Asia Pacific
- 2018
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
- 2015
- Baker & McKenzie Law Office
- 2007
- Registered as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Jurisdiction of Primary Qualification: Washinton, D.C., USA)
- 2006
- White & Case LLP
- 2003
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
- 2002
- Registered with the Washington, D. C. Bar
- 2001
- Gilbert Heintz and Randolph LLP
- 2001
- Registered with the Massachusetts Bar
Representative Works
- Represented Asian, European, and North American clients in litigation involving claims regarding distribution contract termination, arbitral award enforcement, and securities law.
- Represented Asian, European, and North American companies in numerous international arbitration or pre-arbitration matters, including under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, and London Court of International Arbitration, as well as in international mediation under the rules of the Singapore International Mediation Centre. These matters have concerned disputes arising from licensing agreements, construction contracts, joint venture agreements, and sales and purchase agreements, among others.
- Represented Asian and North American clients in various transactional matters, including conducting contract negotiations and preparing project tender submissions.
Awards & Rankings
- 2024
- The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025 - International Arbitration
- 2023
- The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024 - International Arbitration
- 2022
- The Best Lawyers in Japan 2023 - International Arbitration
- 2021
- The Best Lawyers in Japan 2022 - International Arbitration
- 2019
- Chambers Global
- 2018
- Chambers Asia Pacific
- 2017
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
Activities
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Business Law, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University (2019-2020)
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Business Law, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University (April. 2022-)
