【Education】

• 1994  Graduated from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Law
• 1996  Completed judicial training at Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court, registered as lawyer
• 2001  Master of Laws, University of Washington (LL.M.)

【Experience】

• 1996-2004  Nakagawa & Takashina Law Office (now Clifford Chance (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo))
• 2001-2002  Marshall Suzuki Law Group (San Francisco)
• 2004-2007  Nike, Inc. (Japan)
• February 2007-March 2008  Sidley Austin LLP (Tokyo)
• April 2008-July 2012  Atsumi & Sakai (during that time, seconded to Cisco Systems)
• August 2012-June 2018  Nishiwaki Law Office
• July 2018~  Ripple Partners