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Practice Area: General Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Business Alliances / International Practice / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Corporate Governance / Startups & IPO / Labor / Intellectual Property / IT & Communications
Education: University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M., 2005); Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (1997-1999); Keio University (LL.B., 1993)
Experience: Co-founding Partner of Socius Legal Services (2015-Present); Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Palo Alto Office (2005-2006); Simmons & Simmons, Hong Kong Office (2001-2002); TMI Associates (1999-2014(as Partner from 2007-2014)); Recruit Holdings Co., LTD (1993-1994)
Admissions: New York Bar Association (Admitted in 2006); Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 1999)
Memberships: Member of Japanese Law Translation Council, Ministry of Justice (2012-2016)

Practice Area: General Corporate / Real Estate Transactions / Finance / Labor / Intellectual Property / Renewable Energy / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Divorce / Inheritance / Regulatory Compliance / Risk Management
Education: Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (2003-2004); Keio University (LL.B., 2000)
Experience: Co-founding Partner of Socius Legal Services(2015-Present); Otsuka and Kawasaki (2014); TMI Associates (2004-2014)
Admissions: Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2004)

Practice Area: General Corporate / Civil & Commercial Litigation / Bankruptcy and Special Liquidation / Labor / Real Estate Transactions / Internet Disputes / Debt Collection / Provisional Remedy / Advertising Regulations / Criminal Cases / Juvenile Criminal Cases / Divorce / Inheritance / Debt Consolidation
Education: Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (2007-2008); Keio University (B.A., 2004)
Experience: Founding Partner of Close Law Office (2019-2020); TMI Associates (Associate, 2008-2019)
Admissions: Daini Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2008)
Memberships: Member of Criminal Defense Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (2019~)

Practice Area: General Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate Governance / Commercial Litigation / Human Resources / Labor Tribunal & Litigation
Education: University of Bristol, Labour Law and Corporate Governance (LL.M., 2023); Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2011-2012); Waseda Law School (J.D.,2011); Waseda University (LL.B., 2009)
Experience: TMI Associates (Associate, 2013-2017)
Admissions: Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2012); Member of Labor Law Special Committee, Tokyo Bar Association (2016-March 2023／April 2024~)

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Education: Legal Training and Research Institute of Supreme Court of Japan (2016); Kyoto University Law School (J.D.); Tokyo University of Science (B.S.)
Experience: Coach Law Firm (Associate, 2019-2024); Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. (2018-2019)
Admissions: Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (Admitted in 2018)
Memberships: Member of Corporate Law Research Committee, Research and Training Institute, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (2020~); Member of Testamentary Trust Research Committee, Research and Training Institute, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (2020~); Member of Family Law Committee, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (2020~); Member of Architectural Conflict Research Committee, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association（2021~); Member of The Intellectual Property Lawyers Network Japan (2022~); Member of Bankruptcy Disposal Lawyers Network Japan (2020~); Member of Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences (2020~); Member of Tax Litigation Society (2022~); Member of Administrative Procedure Society (2022~); Subleader, Assistant Deputy General Manager　of Finance Group, Japan In-House Lawyers Association (2021~); Counselor for Legal Counseling Center of Culture and Art, Agency for Cultural Affairs (2023); Counselor for Legal Counseling Center of Copyright Infringement　Measures, Agency for Cultural Affairs (2023); Counselor for Tokyo Startup Station (2023~)