Background
Wani, Akihiro was born on September 1, 1951 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Houju and Yoshi (Kida) Wani.
Wani, Akihiro was born on September 1, 1951 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Houju and Yoshi (Kida) Wani.
University of Tokyo College of Arts and Science (Diploma, 1972). University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Laws, 1975. Master of Laws, 1977).
Legal Training and Research Institute (Diploma, 1979). Columbia University School of Law (Master of Laws, 1981). Editorial Staff, Kitagawa Doing Business in Japan.
Kyoto Comparative Law Center, Matthew Bender, 1979-1981.
Associate Miyake & Partners, Osaka, Japan, 1979-1981. Foreign associate Hill, Betts & Nash, New York City, 1982-1983. Partner Oh-ebashi Law Office, Osaka, 1985-1987, Tomita-Kanazawa, Tokyo, 1987-1988.
Senior legal officer Bank of Tokyo International Ltd., London, 1988-1989. Partner Mitsui, Yasuda, Wani & Maeda, Tokyo, since 1988. Adjunct professor University Tokyo, 1992-1993, The Waseda University, 1999-2000, The Hitotsubashi University, since 2000.
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York. First Tokyo, New York State and American Bar Associations. Japan Federation of Bar Associations.
Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Married Suzuko Kuramasu, February 3, 1985. 2 children.