• Received the “3rd IP BASE AWARD Intellectual Property Expert Category Encouragement Award” (March 2022)
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Japan Patent Office, “Study on Contractual Guidelines by Technology Fields to Promote Open Innovation,” Committee Secretariat (2020 to date)
• Co-Director, Berkeley Global Society, Tech & IP Group (2018 to date)
• Vice President of the University of Tokyo Law School Alumni Association (2015-2017)
• Numerous legal advisory positions

• Member of JAPAN MENSA
• Member of Entertainment Lawyers Network
• Member of Intellectual Property Lawyers Network

• “Guidelines for Establishing Appropriate Contractual Relationships for Performing Arts Staff in the Cultural Arts Field” Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioned Program (2022)
• “Latest copyright introduction by SNS”.  Seibundo-Shinkosha (2022)
• “Summary of contracts, acts, etc. that may violate the Antimonopoly Act indicated by “Guidelines for Business Collaboration with Startups”  Business Homu (Vol.21/No.11 2021)
• Symposium re “Model Agreements between R&D Startups and Business Corporations to Promote Open Innovation ver. 1.0” (Part 1) for LES JAPAN NEWS (LES JAPAN NEWS Vol.62, No.2 June 2021)
• Symposium re “Model Agreements between R&D Startups and Business Corporations to Promote Open Innovation ver. 1.0” (Part 2) for LES JAPAN NEWS (LES JAPAN NEWS Vol.62, No.3 September 2021)
• “Practical commentary, What big companies should be aware of when competing with startups－ Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ‘model agreements ver.1.0’ a summary account of perspective and important article” Business Homu（Vol.20/No.12 2020）
• “The ultimate way to prevent and deal with Web troubles,” Apollonia 21 (May 2020), Nihonshika-Shinbunsya.Inc.
• “Trade Secrets Public-Private Forum Mail Magazine “Vol. 54｜Case Studies of Trade Secrets being siphoned off” 2020
• “The Supreme Court’s ruling that retweeting infringed the right to determine the indication of the author’s name” 2020
• “What you need to know about copyright law to enjoy otaku culture to the fullest (2/2)” 2020
• “What you need to know about copyright law to enjoy otaku culture to the fullest (1/2)” 2020
• “Effective Use of U.S. Discovery — Application to Identify Perpetrators of Internet Defamation” (in Shojihomu Portal)
  Published by Shojihomu (2019)
• “Computerization of Court Proceedings in Estonia” (in Shojihomu Portal)
  Published by Shojihomu (2018)
• “Practice of Preparation for Shareholders’ Meeting for Year 2017 and Anticipated Questions and Planed Answers”
  Published by Chuo-Keizaisha (2017) (Co-author)
• “Strategy to Utilize System of Company with Audit Etc. Committee”
  Published by Shojihomu (2015) (Co-author)
• “Handbook for Directors and Officers” [2nd Ed.]
  Published by Shojihomu (2015) (Co-author)
• “Introduction to Compliance for Corporate Workers”
  Published by Daiichi-Hoki Shuppan (2004) (Sub-editor)

• “Points to note when startups collaborate with large and med-sized companies-Discussion on revision points of model contracts (new materials) hosted by JPO -” WEB distribution (JPO)
• “Contract point explanation seminar for open innovation of business companies and startups that do not fail” hosted by JPO Open Innovation Promotion Project Team
• “Labor Act”(YouTube, 2020)
• “Personal Information Protection Act” (YouTube, 2020)
• “Copyright Act” (YouTube, 2020)
• “Patent Act” (YouTube, 2020)
• “Trademark Act” (YouTube, 2020)
• “Design Act” (YouTube, 2020)
• “Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act” (YouTube, 2020)
• “US Discovery” (YouTube, 2019〜2020)
• “Seminar on Choosing your Career Path” 2014 (Alumni Association for the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Law)
• “Ask Your Seniors Who Already Work!” 2013 (Alumni Association for the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Law)

• Counsel to a plaintiff in a patent infringement lawsuit concerning iPod.
• Counsel to a plaintiff in a patent infringement lawsuit concerning crypto point processing.
• Counsel to a defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit concerning a web browser.
• Counsel to a defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit concerning shape of a plastic container.
• Counsel to a publishing company in a dispute regarding copyrights between a manga artist and the publishing company.
• Counsel to a plaintiff in a trademark infringement lawsuit concerning packaging of a snack product.
• Counsel to a defendant in a design right infringement lawsuit concerning design of a home appliance product.
• Responded to libel on the internet (claim for disclosure of identification information of the sender, claim to delete contents, compensation claim for damages, etc.).

     Dispute Resolution

• Counsel to a user in a system development lawsuit.
• Counsel to a financial institution in a lawsuit claiming compensation for damages regarding currency derivatives.
• Counsel to a patient in a lawsuit regarding medical malpractice during the neurosurgical operation.
• Counsel to an orthopedic surgeon in a dispute with the hospital regarding payment of overtime.
• Counsel to an owner of a medical corporation regarding a dispute within the corporation.
• Counsel to a member of a traditional performing arts group regarding a dispute within the group.
• Counsel to an insurance agent in a dispute with an insurance agency over transfer of the insurance agent.
• Counsel to a FA in a dispute with its customer regarding remuneration.
• Counsel to a temple in a dispute with a developer regarding development of land for use as cemetery.
• Counsel to a hospital in a dispute with a construction company regarding construction defects in medical facilities.
• Counsel to a geothermal energy company in a dispute with another geothermal energy company regarding land.
• Counsel to a portion of victims in collective investment fraud, recovered invested funds.

     Investigations

• Acting as general secretary to the Third Party Committee on Labor Environment Improvement of Sukiya Restaurant Chain in relation to Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Acting as general secretary to a panel of experts regarding death by overwork occurring in a restaurant.
• Investigation of suspicions of embezzlement in the pursuit of social activity originating from an anonymous document.