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Admitted to the Japanese bar in 2011 (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)and as a New York State attorney in 2020. Previously worked at Yahoo Japan Corporation (now LY Corporation) Legal Department, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, and Morgan Lewis & Bockius San Francisco Office (trainee). His main practice areas include data protection law including the Personal Information Protection Act, support for data utilization strategy formulation and implementation, and corporate areas including domestic and international M&A. Served as a mentor for "THE JAPAN STARTUP SELECTION" 10th (2024)and 11th (2025)rounds hosted by the Startup City Promotion Council and is Director and Chair of Section 3 of the Japan In-house Lawyers Association.
Career
2004 Graduated from Hokkaido Sapporo Minami High School
2008 Graduated from Hokkaido University Faculty of Law
2010 Graduated from Hokkaido University Law School
2012 Yahoo Japan Corporation (now LY Corporation) Legal Department (until 2014)
2015 Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (until 2025)
2019 Completed L.L.M. at New York University School of Law, U.S.
2019 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, U.S. (until 2020)
2024 Director and Chair of Section 3 of the Japan In-house Lawyers Association (to present)
Practice Areas
- Personal Information Protection, Data Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- M&A / Reorganization / Capital and Business Alliance
- AI
- Open Innovation
- Startup Finance / Startup M&A