Practice Expertise

  • IP&IT
  • Litigation
  • Sports/ Media/ Entertainment
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Areas of Practice

  • IP&IT
  • Litigation
  • Sports/ Media/ Entertainment
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Profile

Bar Admissions
State of Queensland, Australia (1997)
Registered Foreign Lawyer (The Laws of Australia, State of Queensland) (2012)

Education
Bond University, Queensland Australia (LLB., 1995)

Areas of Practice

  • IP&IT
  • Litigation
  • Sports/ Media/ Entertainment

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2019
- Corporate and M&A Law
- Sports Law
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2018
- Corporate and M&A Law
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2017
- Corporate and M&A Law
Who's Who Legal Japan 2015
- Sports & Entertainment - Sport
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2016
- Corporate and M&A Law
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2014-2015
- Corporate and M&A Law
Who's Who Legal Japan 2014
- Sports
Who's Who Legal 2014
- Sports & Entertainment
Who's Who Legal 2013
- Sports and Entertainment
Best Lawyers 2013 "Best Lawyers"
- Corporate and M&A



Professional Associations
Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Seminars/ Presentation
- "Legal Issues on International Sporting Events," hosted by Hitotshubashi University School of Law, June 15, 2017
- "The Law and Business of Sporting Events: Things to Understand in the Lead up to the Tokyo@Olympics," hosted by Keiei Chousa Kenkyukai, January 29, 2015


Professional Activities and Experience
Athlete/Volunteer/Member of the Board, Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association (January 1989-June 2000)
Lecturer at Bond University (September 1992-December 1994)
Dunhill Madden Butler Lawyers (January 1995-June 1999)
FIFA License, Federation International Football Association (June 1997-)
Jones King Lawyers (July 1999-June 2000)
Torch Bearer for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games (June 2000)
Special Counsel, Dark Blue Sea (July 2000-June 2001)
Advisor (FIFA World Cup 2002), Hyundai Sports International (August 2000-July 2002)
Chief Manager International Business Affairs Asia, FC Bayern Munchen AG (July 2005-December 2010)
International Football Advisor, Urawa Red Diamonds (April 2006-October 2010)
Candidate for sports arbitrator and adjuster of the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA) (March 2013-)

Articles

- "Legal Issues on International Sporting Events," Hitotsubashi Quarterly Vol.56 (October, 2017)
- "Playing it Safe - A guide to risk management for sport and recreation organizations", Office of Sport and Recreation (1998)

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