About
Partner in Nishimura & Asahi's Tokyo office who specialises in complex and large-scale dispute resolution, including product liability, mass torts and commercial contract disputes for clients in the pharmaceutical and automotive sectors. He has significant cross-border experience (including M&A- and reinsurance-related disputes), is admitted in Japan and New York, served as a Japanese district court judge (1998–2000), is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School; he has been recognised by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in 2022–2023.
Practice areas
LitigationInternational ArbitrationProduct LiabilityMass TortsCommercial / Contract DisputesConstruction Disputes
Office
Expertise
PharmaceuticalsAutomotiveProduct Liability & Mass TortsM&A-related DisputesReinsuranceConstruction DisputesDistribution Agreement Disputes
Education
- LL.M., Harvard Law School (2003)
- LL.B., The University of Tokyo (1993)
Admissions
- Japan (admitted 1996; voluntarily deregistered 1998; readmitted 2000)
- New York (admitted 2004)
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Languages
JapaneseEnglish