Education

Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Law (LL.B.) Japanese Supreme Court,
Legal Training & Research Institute (29th Class)
Columbia Law School (LL.M.)

Bar Registration

Tokyo Bar Association
New York Bar Association

Professional Career

Partner, Tokyo Aoyama Law Office (currently known as “Baker & McKenzie”), Tokyo, Japan
Partner, Shiba International Law Offices, Tokyo, Japan

Public-interest Activities at Bar Association

Member, International Committee of Tokyo Bar Association (2005-2007)

Publications

“US Commercial Instruments (I) and (II)” (Kokusai Shojihomu Vol. 12, No. 10 and 11)
“Foreign Currency Receivable and its Setoff” (“Banking Practice”, Ginko Kenshusha Vol. 16, No.8)
“Friction of International Taxation - Transfer Pricing between Japan and the US” (co-authored, “Jurist” Yuhikaku, No. 781)
“Loan Securities and Negotiable Instruments” in “Japanese Banking, Securities and Anti-monopoly Law” (Butterworths, 1988）

Education

University of the Sacred Heart, Faculty of Literature (B.A.)
Supreme Court Legal Training and Research Institute (58th Class)
Fordham Law School Summer Institute in New York City*
(*attended and completed instruction in U.S. Law)

Bar Registration

Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association

Professional Career

Associate, Hoshino & Associates, Tokyo, Japan
Senior Associate, Shiba International Law Offices, Tokyo, Japan

Public-interest Activities at Bar Association

Vice Chairman, Juvenile Act Committee, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
Member, Wills/Trusts Practice Research Committee, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
Member, Skull Practice Session of three Tokyo bar associations for Domestic Relations Practice

Publications

“Legal Consultation for Foreign Individuals Q&A 2nd Edition” (co-authored, Gyosei)
“Legal Representation of Juvenile under Domestic Relations Procedures Act -
Interpretation and Guidelines” (co-authored, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association)