Special Counsel
Kunio Hamada
- Admitted: 1962
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association
◆ Practice Areas
- Corporate Law
- Foreign Investment
- International Trade
- International Finance and Securities
- International Insolvency
◆ Education
| 1960 | Graduated from the Law Department of the University of Tokyo (LL.B.) |
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| 1966 | Graduated from Harvard Law School (LL.M.) |
◆ Experience
| 1981 thru 1982 | Vice President, Daini Tokyo Bar Association |
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| 1991 thru 1992 | Founding President, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association |
| 2001 thru 2006 | Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| 2006 | Re-registered Daini Tokyo Bar Association (Mori Hamada & Matsumoto) |
| 2011 to date | Hibiya Park Law Offices |
◆ Professional Affiliations
- 2008 to date Honorary Co-Chair, World Justice Project
- 2009 to date Chairperson, The Sun-Based Economy Association
- 2012 to date Director, Kuni Umi Asset Management Co. Ltd.
- 2013 to date Statutory Auditor, Strategic Incubation Partners Inc.
- 2015 to date Director, BroadBand Tower, Inc.
◆ Writings
- “10 years of Saiban-in Trials – Merits and Prospect”
Published by Nippon Hyoron Sha (2020) (jointly with other authors) - “Status of Saiban-in Trials in Japan ： A 7year review of citizen participation in the criminal justice system”（jointly with other authors)
Published by Seibundo (2017) - “What Is Expected of the Legal Profession Who Carries Out Judicial Activities”
Published by Japan Bar Association (Rule of Law No. 181, 2016) - “What Lay-Judges System Will Bring About?”(in Practice! Q&A of Lay-Judges System)
Published by Gyosei Limited (2009) - “On the Rule of Law in Japan”(Japanese Translation of a Speech in English)
Published by Japan Bar Association (Rule of Law No. 154, 2009) - “How the Supreme Court Should Function in Future Part I and Part II”
Published by Daini Tokyo Bar Association (Niben Frontier October and November, 2007)
◆ Languages
Japanese and English