Practice Areas
Education
- 2011
- Graduate Schools for Law and Politics，The University of Tokyo (J.D.) （magna cum laude）
- 2009
- Waseda University School of Law（third year waived）
Experience
- 2023
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 - "Practice head" in Dispute Resolution: Independent Local Firms, Tier 4
- 2022
- ALB Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2022
- 2022
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2022 Top Finalist - Managing Partner of the Year
- 2022
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 - “Recommended Lawyer” in Dispute resolution: Independent local firms, Tier 4
- 2021
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2021 Winner- Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
- 2021
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2021 Finalist - Managing Partner of the Year
- 2021
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 - “Recommended Lawyer” in Dispute resolution: Independent local firms, Tier 4
- 2017
- Founded ZeLo
- 2013
- Joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- 2012
- Registered with Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- 2011
- Passed Japan Bar Exam
Representative Works
- Represented publicly listed companies in matters involving legal due diligence, acquisitions, mergers, company splits, and asset acquisitions.
- Appeared before the Supreme Court of Japan on behalf of one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world and successfully obtained a judgment of dismissal in favor of the client.
- Acted as joint-counsel before the Supreme Court of Japan with regard to the ‘right to be forgotten’ landmark ruling and contributed to the development of the criteria required for the deletion of search results in Japan.
- Represented clients of various sizes (including listed companies) in restructuring matters at all levels of Japan’s judiciary, both for debtors and lenders.
- Represented clients in cross-border M&A transactions, proxy fights and PMI litigation.
- Successfully led numerous cases involving cross-border ICOs and IEOs.
- Founded LegalForce, a company that developed Japan's first contract review support software, and ZeLo, a foreign law joint enterprise, to improve of the productivity of the entire legal industry and the quality of legal services.
Awards & Rankings
- 2024
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2024 Winner - Managing Partner of the Year (Law Firm)
- 2024
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2024 Finalist - Managing Partner of the Year
- 2023
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 - "Practice head" in Dispute Resolution: Independent Local Firms, Tier 4
- 2022
- ALB Asia Super 50 TMT Lawyers 2022
- 2022
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2022 Finalist - Managing Partner of the Year (The Top 5 Finalists)
- 2022
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 - "Recommended Lawyer" in Dispute resolution: Independent local firms, Tier 4
- 2021
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2021 Winner - Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
- 2021
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2021 Finalist - Managing Partner of the Year
- 2021
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 - "Recommended Lawyer" in Dispute resolution: Independent local firms, Tier 4
- 2020
- ALB Japan Law Awards 2021 Finalist - Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Activities
- Appointed as the Legal Adviser of Japan Blockchain Association
- Appointed as the Legal Adviser of Blockchain Contents Association
- Member of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Task Force on New Market Creation (April 2022 - March 2024)
- CEO/Co-Founder, LegalForce, Inc.
- Mentor for ''Girls in Tech Japan''
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