Practice Expertise

  • Construction
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

Areas of Practice

  • Construction
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • New Energy
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Profile

Bar Admissions
Japan and California

Education
The University of Tokyo, (B.A., in International Relations, 1984)
The University of Milan (Universita' degli Studi di Milano ) (Faculty of Humanities Study, Single Course, 1986-1987)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
University of Michigan Law School (LL.M.) (2015)

Areas of Practice

  • Construction
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • New Energy

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Previous banking and trading company experience
Member of the Fuchu Information Disclosure Screening Commission (October 2000-September 2010)
Member of Legislative Council (Insurance Law Subcommittee) at Ministry of Justice (October 2006-March 2008)

[Awards]
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2019
- Banking and Finance Law
Legal 500 2018 Leading Individual
- Banking and Finance
Women In Law Awards 2017
- Banking Lawyer of the Year
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2018
- Banking and Finance Law
Legal 500 2017 Leading Individual
- Banking and Finance
Women In Law Awards 2016
- Banking Lawyer of the Year
Legal 500 2016 Leading Individual
- Banking and Finance
- Real Estate
Legal 500 2015 Leading Individual
- Banking and Finance
- Real Estate

and more.


Professional Associations
  • International Bar Association

Tokyo Bar Association; Japan Association of the Law of Finance; Japan Association of Arbitrators; Japan Commercial Arbitration Association; Associazione Italo-Giapponese per il Diritto Comparato (AIGDC).
The State Bar of California

Seminars/ Presentation
- "Overview of Real Estate and Regulations in Japan," at an event entitled "Japan Real Estate Market Outlook," hosted by PropertyGuru, September 9 and 10, 2017
- Moderator at a seminar eititled "The Relationship between Japan's Amended Personal Information Protection Act, the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Brexit in a Global Context," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai in collaboration with Taylor Wessing Hamburg and Taylor Wessing London, March 24, 2017
- Singapore-Malaysia High Speed Rail Project,� hosted by Japan Conference on Overseas Development of Eco-Cities (J-CODE) in collaboration with Singapore RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, January 11, 2017
- "Infrastructure Projects in Malaysia," hosted by Japan Conference on Overseas Development of Eco-Cities (J-CODE) in collaboration with AZMI & Associates, September 27, 2016
- "Global Developments in Data Protection Law," hosted by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Singapore, September 15, 2016
- "Balanced Residence in Indonesia" assisting Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners, hosted by Japan Conference on Overseas Development of Eco-Cities (J-CODE), May 24, 2016
- Moderator at a seminar eititled "Data Protection Seminar - Japan/ASEAN/EU," hosted by Atsumi & Sakai in collaboration with Taylor Wessing and RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, March 1, 2016
- "Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration: Maintaining a Fair, Equitable and Expeditious Process", 10th Asia-Pacific Seminar in Myanmar (Yangon, Myanmar), co-hosted by ACT Foundation, Yangon Technological University, and the Institute of Industrial Science (ICUS) of the University of Tokyo. January 8, 2014
- "Insurance Business Regulations in Japan," hosted by the the Cambodian Society of Comparative Law Annual Conference 2013, March 1, 2013
- "Insurance Law," hosted by the Combodian Royal University of Law and Economy, February 28, 2013
- "Outline and Current Issues of Japanese Real Estate Investment Trusts" at the 2nd Asian Forum of Legislative Information Affairs held in South Korea, co-hosted by the Ministry of Government Legislation, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Korean Public Law Association, June 27, 2012
- "Real Estate Securitization: Basics to REIT M&A," hosted by the Steering Committee of the Tokyo Bar Association Legal Research Centre of Tokyo Bar Association, May 19, 2010



Professional Activities and Experience
Previous banking and trading company experience
Member of the Fuchu Information Disclosure Screening Commission (October 2000-September 2010)
Member of Legislative Council (Insurance Law Subcommittee) at Ministry of Justice (October 2006-March 2008)
On secondment with RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP (October 2015-April 2017)

Articles

- "Research Study on Recent Trends of Data Protection Acts in Other Countries,h Personal Information Protection Commission (2018) [Co-author]
- ""InsTech" in Japan: Direction and Key Points on the Insurance Business Act," GINKO JITSUMU Vol.46 No.5, Banking Education Co., Ltd. (May 2016) [Co-author]
Global Legal Insights - Corporate Real Estate, First Edition, Japan Chapter, Global Legal Group (2014) [Co-Author]
- "Vietnamese court's revocation of a VIAC arbitral award: a Japanese investor vs its Vietnamese JV partner," JCA Journal, the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (January 2014) [Co-author]
"Insurance business regulations in Japan," Euromoney Yearbooks -International Reinsurance Review 2013/14, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (2013) [Co-author]
- "From Japan to Myanmar," IFLR JULY/AUGUST 2012, IFLR (2012)
Real Estate Law - Expertise and Practice, The Gyosei Corporation (2011) [Co-author]
Real Estate Investment Trust � Theory and Practice, Koubundou Publishers Inc. (2011) [Co-author]
- "Potential for Abuse of Superior Bargaining Power by Financial Institutions When Providing Mortgages via Residential Home Sellers," Financial Compliance, Banking Education Co., Ltd. (November, 2009) [Co-author]
- "Recently Enacted Amendments to the Money Lending Business Act," Jutaku Loan Advisors Tsushin, September 2009 issue, Zaidan Houjin Jutaku Kinyu Fukyu Kyoukai (2009) [Co-author]
- "Management and Collection of Real Estate Mortgage Receivables and Practical Handling," Financial Compliance, July 2009, Banking Education (2009) [Co-author]
- "Quick Guide to Revised Insurance Law," by Nippon Jitsugyo Publishing (2009) [Co-author]
- "Insurance Law and Principles of fiduciary/Insurance Contracts as Consumer Contracts," Jiyu to Seigi (Liberty & Justice) Vol.60 No.1, by JFBA (January 2009)
- "Commentary on the Trust Law," by Gyosei (2008) [Co-author]
- "Legal Counseling on Lease of Apartments and Office Buildings," by Seirin Shoin (2008) [Co-author]

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