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Partner at Chuo Sogo Law Office; secondment at Supervisory Coordination Division, Supervisory Bureau, Financial Services Agency, Japan as a fixed-term government official (Jan. 2014 to Dec. 2015); registered as Foreign Lawyer in Singapore (Nov. 2012 to Oct. 2013); foreign Lawyer at Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Singapore (Nov. 2012 to Oct. 2013); visiting attorney at Barack Ferrazano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, Chicago/USA (Aug. 2012 to Sep. 2012).
Partner at Chuo Sogo Law Office P.C.; former vice-president at Osaka Bar Association (2015 - 2016); worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago (2005 - 2006); Adjunct Professor at Kyoto University Law School (2008 - 2012); Outside Director at three listed companies (Nakayama Steel Works; Arakawa Chemical Industries; Asaka Industrial)
Partner at Chuo Sogo Law Office; on loan to the Insurance Business Division of the Supervisory Bureau of Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan as a fixed-term governmental official (2005-07); member of the "Working Group on the Provision of Insurance Products and Services” of the Financial System Council, FSA (2012-13); member of the “Safety Nets of Housing Warranty Insurance System” study group of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (June 2017 - M...
Partner at Chuo Sogo LPC. He was on loan to the Financial Services Agency (FSA) from 2016 to 2018, where he engaged himself in supervisory duties related to the compliance of financial institutions, primarily focusing on AML/CFT, as well as in inspection and supervision of cryptocurrency exchange operators. He has been an External Auditor at Caulis Inc., a business listed on the Growth Market section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, since 2022. Education: Kyoto University Law School (graduated 2010)
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