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  • Corporate
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Governance

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Profile

Member of a project run by the Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN) entitled "Negotiation, Cooperation and Coordination Between AI Systems" (July 2016-)
Member of the subcommittee on AI R&D Principles of the "Conference toward AI Network Society" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (October 2016-November 2017)
Member of the subcommittee on AI Utilization Environment of the "Conference toward AI Network Society" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (November 2017-)
Member of the Committee on International Relations of Japan Federation of Bar Associations (December 2017-May 2018)
Member of the "Innovation Platform for Society5.0 (iPLAS 5.0)" of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (March 2018-)
Member of the Committee on AI Governance of the "Conference toward AI Network Society" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (November 2018-)

Bar Admissions
Japan (2003) and New York (2012)

Education
Waseda University (LL.B., 2002)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2010)

Areas of Practice

  • Banking
  • Corporate
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Governance
  • IP&IT
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Project Finance

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Asialaw Profiles 2015 Leading Lawyers
- Dispute Resolution
Asialaw Profiles 2014 Leading Lawyers
- Dispute Resolution



Professional Associations
  • Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Seminars/ Presentation
- "Outline of Possible Measures on Legal Issues and Risks Affecting AI: Based on Certain Assumed Cases considering Discussion in Japan and Abroad," hosted by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association, June 26, 2018
- "2018 Annual Conference" hosted by American Bar Association, Section of International Law" ABA SIL), April 17-21, 2018
*Speaker and panelist at a session entitled "What will be the ethics and other impact of AI on Legal Practice and Law Practice Management?""
- "2017 2nd Joint Conference by the AI Network Laws and Policies Study Group and the Information and Communication Economic Laws Study Group," hosted by The Japan Society of Information and Communication Research's (JSICR), March 23, 2018
*Report entitled "Matters yet to be studied in relation to AI: Based on matters learned in practice regarding domestic and international trends on AI"
*Panel discussion entitled "Suggestions gained from trends of laws and policies concerning AI networking"
- "JEITA Technology Strategy Symposium 2017 - AI Societal Implementation and Realization of SDGs and Society 5.0," hosted by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), December 22, 2017
*Presentation entitled "Legal Issues on AI Implementation"
*Panel discussion entitled "AI Societal Implementation and Realization of SDGs and Society 5.0"
- Speaker at a workshop entitled "NEC presents "AI will bring Changes to Valur Chain and Money Flow"," at an event entitled "FIN/SUM WEEK 2017," co-hosted by Nikkei Inc., the Financial Services Agency, and the Fintech Association of Japan, sponsored by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., September 20, 2017
- Panel Discussion entitled "Unmanned Transportation/Distribution," at the AIJA 55th Annual Congress in Tokyo, hosted by AIJA, August 30, 2017
- "Doing Business in India - Key Consideration and Solutions," hosted by Yokohama India Centre, July 20, 2017
- "Doing Business in India - Key Consideration and Solutions," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai and Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI), July 11, 2017
- "Transparency in Automatic Decision-Making and the 'Right to Explanation," a Paper from the Alan Turing Institute at Oxford University, and how the British Parliament is Reacting," at a conference entitled "The 5th Conference toward AI Network Society," hosted by the subcommittee on AI R&D Principles of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, May 30, 2017
- "Transparency in Automatic Decision-Making and the 'Right to Explanation," a Paper from the Alan Turing Institute at Oxford University, and how the British Parliament is Reacting," at a conference entitled "The 4th Conference toward AI Network Society," hosted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, April 27, 2017
- Panel Discussion entitled "Management of Risks Brought about by AI Networking," at an international symposium entitled "International Forum Toward AI Network Society," hosted by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), March 14, 2017
- "Developments in InsTech and the Use of AI: Trends in Finance and Industry Related to AI and Some Potential Risks," hosted by Seminar-Info, February 21, 2017
- "Artificial Intelligence, Social Change and the Legal Issues it Poses: A look at What the Future Might Hold and Some Potential Risks," hosted by Financial Facsimile News, organized by FN Communications, January 26, 2017
- "FinTech Japan 2016: Future of FinTech," hosted by the FinTech Association Japan, December 1 and 2, 2016
and more.

Professional Activities and Experience
Mitsui Company (formerly Mitsui Yasuda Wani & Maeda) (2003-2006)
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (2006-2012)
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (New York) (2010-2011)

Articles

Additional Articles- "Getting the Deal Through - Fintech 2019," Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2018) [Co-author]
- "Research Study on Recent Trends of Data Protection Acts in Other Countries" Personal Information Protection Commission (2018) [Co-author]
- "Fintech, LegalTech, AI, GDPR," LAWYERS GUIDE ~Trends in Innovation~, Business Law Journal No.125, LexisNexis Japan (2018) [Co-author]
- Final Report entitled "Negotiation, Cooperation and Coordination Between AI Systems," as a member of a project by the Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN) (February, 2018)
- "5000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.3: Lending, Management, and Guarantees," Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2018) [Co-author]
- "5000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.2: Exchange, Bills and Checks, Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims, Auxiliary Business, and Peripheral Business," Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2018) [Co-author]
- "The Entire Picture of the "Global Financial City: Tokyo" Vision -- Global Financial City in Asia Revealed by the Project Team of Tokyo Metropolitan Government," Banking Education Co., Ltd. (2017) [Co-author]
- Medium-term Report entitled "The Coming Ultra-Smart Society through Negotiation, Cooperation and Coordination Between AI Systems," as a member of a project by the Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN) (October, 2017)
- "Getting the Deal Through - Fintech 2018," Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2017) [Co-author]
- "Doing Business in India - A Perspective from Japan," India Unleashed 2017 Legal and Investment Guide, Global Legal Media in association with Legally India (2017) [Co-author]
- "Fintech: Business Strategies and the Law," Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (2017) [Co-author]
- "Current Status of Autonomous Driving Technology and Future Outlook of Car Insurance," KINZAI Financial Plan No. 386, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (April, 2017) [Co-author]
- Final Report entitled "The Coming Ultra-Smart Society through Negotiation, Cooperation and Coordination Between AI Systems" Achieving Respective Purposes Smoothly and Forming Reciprocal Relationships," as a member of a project by the Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN) (February, 2017)
- Getting the Deal Through - Fintech 2017, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2016) [Co-author]
- Medium-term Report entitled "The Coming Ultra-Smart Society through Negotiation, Cooperation and Coordination Between AI Systems" Achieving Respective Purposes Smoothly and Forming Reciprocal Relationships," as a member of a project by the Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN) (October, 2016)
- "Financial Institutions' Use of Artificial Intelligence and the Law: the Protection of Personal Information and Intellectual Property Rights, etc.," Weekly Financial Affairs (Kinyu Zaisei Jijyo) No. 3184, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (September, 2016) [Co-author]
- "Practical Implications of the 2016 Amendments to the Banking Act and Payment Services Act, etc."With a Focus on Fintech," Junkan Shoji Homu No. 2108, Japan Institute of Business Law (August, 2016) [Co-author]
- "Some Commonly Overlooked but Important Perspectives on M&A -- Stakeholders, IR, Risk Management, Global Impact, etc.," in the book "Masao Kishida Sensei Memorial Essay Collection: Issues in Modern Commercial Law," SEIBUNDOH Publishing Co., Ltd. (2016)
- "FinTech for Beginners Part 2: Asset Management Services (Investment Support) by Robo-advisor", Ginko Homu 21, Economic Legal Research Institute (July, 2016) [Co-author]
- "Insurance x Technology = "InsTech": Trends and Legal Considerations", Weekly Financial Affairs (Kinyu Zaisei Jijyo) No. 3170, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (June, 2016)
and more.

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