Chuo University, Faculty of Law (J.D.), 1983
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan: 1989 – 1991
Admission to the Bar: 1991
Seiwa Kyodo Law Offices (Tokyo): 1991 – 2001
Kyo Sogo Law Offices (in association with Dorsey & Whitney, Tokyo): 2001 – 2003

Statutory Auditor ; OHIZUMI MFG. CO., LTD. : 2008
Statutory Auditor ; Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (Tokyo): 2013
Executive Governor of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations: 2021-2022
Vice-president of Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association: 2021-2022

Areas of Emphasis:
Bankruptcy, Commercial and Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Financing, Real Estate, Litigation, & Arbitration