Practices
Seminars
- February 28, 2025 (Fri) 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.“The Role of Competition Law and Policy in Fostering Innovation and Competition for Artificial Intelligence”
- January 21, 2025 (Tue) 16:30 p.m. - 18:00 p.m.“An Update on U.S. Privacy Regulations and a Lookahead to What to Expect in 2025”
- November 4, 2024 (Wed) 2:00 p.m. ~ 3:20 p.m. (KST)"Japan's Smartphone Act and Its Implications"
Profile
Background
Keio University (LL.B, 1996)
University of Bristol (LL.B (Hon), 2004)
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (PGDip in Legal Practice, 2005)
Simmons & Simmons, London (2005-2011)
Ashurst, London, Tokyo (2011-2018)
seconded to Mitsui & Co, Ltd., Legal Department, Tokyo (2011-2013)
Mayer Brown, Tokyo (2018-2019)
assigned as a fixed-term government official to the Hydrogen and Ammonia Division, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Director) (2022-2024)
Major Activities
- IPHE Vice Chair, International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) (2022-2024)
- Co-Chair of the Hydrogen Working Group, The Japanese-German Energy Partnership (2022-2024)
- Member of the Committee on Research and Study on Promotion of CO2 Emission Reduction in the Maritime Sector, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (2022-2024)
- Member of the Japan-Austria Committee for Issues of the Future, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (2023)
- University of Tokyo, Research Centre for Advanced Science & Technology, Senior Programme Advisor (Global Network of Renewable Fuels)
Qualifications & Affiliations
admitted in England and Wales, 2007
admitted as registered foreign lawyer, 2013
Tokyo Bar Association
admitted as registered foreign lawyer, 2013
Tokyo Bar Association