【Experience】

・Nozomi Sogo, April 1998 – Present
Managing Partner (from January 2025)
Head of Nozomi Kyoto Office (from May 2026)

・Moses & Singer, October 2011 – October 2013
Of Counsel

・Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor, Los Angeles, CA, September 2010 –June 2011
Visiting Foreign Attorney

・Lee & Ko, Seoul, South Korea, April 2009 – May 2009
Visiting Foreign Attorney

・Bae, Kim & Lee, Seoul, South Korea, June 2008 – March 2009
Visiting Foreign Attorney

・Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, April 2000 – March 2002

【Representative Matters】

・Appeared before the Supreme Court of Japan and won a precedent judgment regarding floating collateral on July 20, 2006.

・Representing a Japanese public company manufacturing capacitors in a cartel civil lawsuit in class action lawsuits in the US federal courts and Canada by collaboration with
US and Canadian lawyers.

・Representing a Japanese individual in the FCPA investigations by the DOJ by collaboration with US lawyers.

・ Serving as a regular outside counsel in Japan for Korean clients, including banks and IT businesses, in terms of compliance and general corporate matters.

・Advised a US major clothing brand with regard to employment and general corporate issues under Japanese law.

・Advised foreign companies (including US and Korean businesses) with regard to M&A and JV matters.

・Conducted legal due diligence for one of the largest US nonprofit institutions before contracting with a major Japanese company.

・Defended executives and companies in white collar criminal cases in Japan including the largest price fixing case in Japanese public constructions history and a 220 million yen breach of trust case for a credit union

・Conducted internal investigations in securities fraud, antitrust, and other corporate fraud cases in Japan.

・Advised Japanese companies including multinational companies, financial institutions and a pharmaceutical company regarding compliance programs, corporate crisis
management, and whistleblower issues.

・Litigated multi-million dollar corporate disputes including defamation cases and executive compensation issues.

・Drafted contracts and handled disputes for major Japanese entertainment agencies with regard to film, music copyrights, advertisement, merchandising, and talent management.

【Education】

・University of Southern California Gould School of Law, LL.M., 2010
・Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, Certified, 1998
・University of Tokyo Faculty of Law, LL.B., 1996

【Professional Affiliations】

・Japan Federation of Bar Associations

・Daini Tokyo Bar Association (Chair of the International Committee in 2017)

・International Bar Association: Anti-Corruption Committee Officer (Asia Representative, 2019 and 2020; Vice Chair of the Compliance Sub-Committee, 2021 and 2022; Conference Coordinator, 2023 and 2024; and Regional Representative East Asia, 2025 and 2026)

・American Bar Association (Steering Committee of the Section of International Law Fall Meeting in Tokyo in 2016)

・Entertainment Lawyers Network

・IP Law Network

・Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Japan (Board Member; CFE)

・Japan In-House Lawyers Association (Vice Chair of the International Committee)

・Legal & Risk Management Institute (Founder & Managing Director)

・Business Ethics Research Center (BERC) Fellow (since April 2023); Board Member (since June 2025)

・DRAFT Inc.Outside Director (March 2018– December 2025)

・ZMP Inc. (currently ROBO-HI Inc.) Outside Director (March 2019 – March 2024)

・Kurashiru, Inc. Outside Auditor (since April 2021)

・The Japan Industrial Management & Accounting Institute Foundation Councilor (since June 2025)

・RENOVA, Inc. Outside Auditor (since June 2025)