Lawyer

Bar Membership

Osaka Bar Association (Vice President 1994-1995; President 2004-2005)
Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Vice President 2004-2005)
Business Restructuring Committee of the Osaka Bar Association (President 2003-2004)
Anti-Mafia Committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (President 1997-1998)

Professional Positions

Board Member of Nara Institute of Science and Technology (2004-present)
Administrator of the Namihaya Bank(1999-2006)

Main Areas of Practice

Corporate; Bankruptcy; Corporate Rehabilitation and Reorganization

Main Publication

Derivative Action and Corporate Governance (Jiyu-to-Seigi, 07/1998)
Purchase and Assumption under the FDIC protection (Saiken Kanri, Spring 2002)
Overview of the Derivative Action against Kobe Steel Co. (Kigyo-kaikei, 2002)

Education

The Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan (Diploma, 1970)
Kansai University Faculty of Law (LL.B., 1967)