Member
Education
Waseda University (LL.B., 1999)
Background
TMI Associates (October 2001-September 2004)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Affairs Bureau, WTO Dispute Settlement Division (October 2004-March 2007)
TMI Associates (April 2007-October 2010)
Atsumi & Sakai (November 2010-March 2014)
Iwaida Partners (April 2014-October 2016)
Endeavour Law Office (October 2016-March 2025)
Tsubame Law Offices (March 2025-)
Practice Areas
Management Side Employment Law, Litigation, General Corporate Law and Cross-Border Transactions
Languages
Japanese/English
Key Publications・Seminars
Publications:
- “Roundtable: Management Labour & Employment 2013” Who’s Who Legal (June 17 2013, online publication)
- “Guide to Corporate Responses to Sexual and Power Harassment Based on Court Precedents” Shinippon-Hoki Publishing Co., Ltd. (2012) [Co-author]
Seminars:
- “How to Avoid Failure in Harassment Response, Judicial Precedent Standards, and Trends in Legal Reforms Concerning Harassment,” hosted by LexisNexis Japan KK, February 17, 2020
- “Legal Staff Training Course for Beginners [Domestic Edition] Session 9: Handling Labor Disputes [Tokyo],” hosted by The Association of Corporate Legal Departments, February 1, 2016
- “Stress at work — the stealth health challenges for employers,” IBA Annual Conference, Vienna, in October 2015
- “Legal Staff Training Course [Domestic Edition] Session 9: Handling Labor Disputes,” hosted by The Association of Corporate Legal Departments, February 3, 2015
Remarks
Notable Awards
- Best Lawyers in Japan 2026 Labor and Employment Law
- Who’s Who Legal 2011, 2012, 2013 (Management Labour and Employment)
- Chambers Asia Pacific 2012-2013 (Up and Comer), 2014-2019 (Leading Individual) in Employment Law
- The International Law Office (ILO) Client Choice Award- Japan 2012, 2013, 2015 (Employment & Labour)
- In-House Community Commended External Counsel of the Year, Japan, 2019
