Practice Areas
- General Corporate
- Shareholders’ Meeting
- Regulatory Permits and Licenses / Licensing
- Public Affairs
- Litigation/Dispute Resolution
- Insider Trading
- Whistleblower Protection System
- Corporate Criminal Matters / White-Collar Crime
- Reputation Risk Management / Crisis Communication for Reputational Harm
- Trademark
- Cross Border Practice
- SaaS
- MaaS
- Data Protection
- GDPR
- Advertising and Marketing Regulations
- Labor and Employment Law
- Funds
- Structured Finance
- Real Estate
- Antitrust / Competition Law
Education
- 2008
- Graduate School of Law, Chuo University (JD)
- 2006
- Faculty of Law, Waseda University (LL.B)
Experience
- 2025
- Joined ZeLo
- 2022
- Joined The Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch
- 2016
- Joined Iwata Godo Law Office
- 2013
- To be appointed as Assistant Director, Legal Affairs Office, General Affairs Division, Secretary's Secretariat at Nuclear Regulation Authority
- 2012
- To be appointed as a part-time civil servant at Nuclear Damage compensation Dispute Resolution Center (concurrent position at law office)
- 2011
- Joined RMC Law Office
- 2009
- Joined Toranomon Laws and Economy Office
- 2009
- Registered with Tokyo Bar Association
- 2008
- Passed Japan Bar Exam
Representative Works
- Have provided a lot of advice on general corporate matters and suppored new business for various clients, including financial institutions, automotive manufacturers (including listed companies), and destributors. strong experience on communicating with public offices and on domestic and cross-border business alliances.
- Have Led a variety of damages claims, declaratory actions and debt collection matters as a primary counsel. Had performed as one of the primary member of litigation teams in large-scale, complex disputes, including issues on constructions.
- Had drafted and revised internal company procedures, including policiy and procedures relating to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
- Had resolved labor disputes and handled misconduct cases, drawing on experience representing both employees and employers.
- Advised on syndicated loans, asset-based loans and structured finance transactions (including receivables finance and supply chain finance) involving domestic and international financial institutions.
- Have provided in-house training programs on data protection, harassment, competition law practice and product liability.
Activities
- Chuo University Graduate School, Part-time Lecturer (April 2011 – September 2013)
- Tokyo Bar Association, Special Committee on Civil Litigation and Related Issues (April 2010 – present)
- Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure (April 2011 – present)
