Education
The University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Laws, 1978. Master of Engineering, 1985). Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan.
Graduate study, Columbia University Law School (Master of Laws, 1991).
The University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Laws, 1978. Master of Engineering, 1985). Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan.
Graduate study, Columbia University Law School (Master of Laws, 1991).
Worked at Nishimura & Partners (Tokyo) specializing in General and International Law Practice, including Corporations, Commercial Transactions, Securities, Banking, Taxation, Administrative, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Real Estate and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Japan. 1992, New New York
With Atago Law Office, 1980-1986.
Hijiribashi Law Office, 1986-1987 and Dewey Ballantine, New York, 1991-1992.
Author: "Restrictions on Land Ownership -- Modern Society and Land Ownership," Jurist, Number. 828, 1985; "Necessity of Appointing a Provisional Director," Shoji Homu, Number.
1204, 1990. "Fundamental Analysis of the Japanese Land and Housing Lease Law -- Comparison with United States.
Law," The Japanese Journal of Real Estate Sciences, Volume 9, Number. 3, 1994; "Japanese Environmental Law," Environmental Law & Practice, Volume 2, Number.
1, 1994. "Freedom to Plan and Restrictions on Plans for the Reallocation of Land when Rationalizing Parcels of Land (Kukaku-seiri) -- Criticism of the Original Location Doctrine for Reallocations and a Study of Reallocations made based on Landowners" Requests," Jurist, Number.
1076, 1995; "Very Deep Underground Areas and Land Ownership -- Analysis with a Clue to the Right to Use Underground Water," NBL, Number. 583, 1995; "Prospects Concerning the Supply of Multi-Unit Leased Housing in the Private Market--Aiming Foreign the Maintenance and Rebuilding in the Number of Good Quality Multi-Unit Housing," Jutaku, Volume 45, August, 1996.
Nishimura & Partners, located in central Tokyo, is one of the largest full service law firms in Japan. The firm provides comprehensive legal services tailored to the needs of its domestic, foreign and multinational clients including corporations, financial institutions, insurance concerns, high technology, manufacturing, trading and service companies, airlines, news media, entertainment organizations, and Japanese and foreign governments and government related entities.