World Neutrals Summit 2026 — Barcelona · August 2026 · 89 spots remaining
Register Now →For specific segments
🌏For Global CorporationsGC Retainer · Priority appointment→ ⚖For General CounselRetainer · ADR clauses · Dispute health→ ⚖For Lawyers & Legal FraternityAppoint · Certify · Co-refer→ 🏗For Construction & InfrastructureDRBs · Standing Neutrals · NEC/FIDIC→ 🖄For International Trade80+ countries · Singapore Convention→ 📈For Small Business & SMEsFixed-fee from $2,500 · 60-day target→ 🌐For Associations & BodiesPanel licensing · Co-branded schemes→ 👤Ombuds ProgrammeIndependent voice for organisations→Community & learning
🌐The Neutrals ConnectCo-referral · Roundtables · Forum→ 🏫The Neutrals AcademyCertificates · Corporate training→ ⚛UNIONE COMMISSION™Corporate governance architecture→ ▤CPRS™Corporate prevention & resolution systems→Content & thought leadership
🎧The Neutral Voice52 episodes · FICM presented · 2026→ 💬Global Neutral Dialogues25 moderated conversations · 2026→ 📅2026 Programme CalendarFull year · All 52 + 25 dialogues→ 📰InsightsArticles · Perspectives · Research→Find & appoint
🔍Find a NeutralSearch 1,500+ by sector, jurisdiction & language→ ✅Appoint a NeutralTell us the matter — we appoint in 48 hours→ 🌟Neutral Appointing ServiceCOI-checked · Sector-matched · Confirmed in writing→ 👤For NeutralsResources, tools & practice support→Certification & governance
🏆Apply for CertificationFree to apply · 5–7 day review · No payment until approval→ 📜Certification StandardsRegulations, eligibility & obligations→ ⚛Governance & EthicsCode of Ethical Conduct · Certification Board→ ⚖Fellow of TheNeutrals.ORG™Fellowship & senior designation→ ■Member Dashboard→Your path to certification
◉Why become a Certified Neutral?Career, appointments, credibility & global recognition→ ✓Who can apply?Lawyers, mediators, arbitrators, engineers, HR professionals→ Apply — free, no payment required15 min · 5–7 day review→ The 12 Sectoral BenchesCorporate · Construction · Banking · Energy · Healthcare→ Certification Standards & RegulationsNext-Gen · Accredited Neutral™ · Fellow eligibility→The three credential tiers
Next-Gen Neutral™Entry-level · Foundation Certificate→ Accredited Neutral™Senior Practitioner · 5+ years→ Fellow of TheNeutrals.ORG™Distinguished · 10+ years · Nomination or invitation→Train first
The Neutrals AcademyCertificates · Corporate training→Already certified?
My dashboard→ CPD log→ The Neutrals Connect→An experienced international legal professional currently serving as Manager of the Legal Section – International, Legal Department at Taisei Corporation (Tokyo) since April 2017. Admitted as an Attorney at Law in New York (registered since 2002) and accredited as a CEDR mediator (2017), with a longstanding career in the legal function of Taisei Corporation beginning in 1983. Since 1992, has
Current Title (Since April 2017): Manager
Legal Section - International, Legal Department TAISEI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JAPAN
Co-editor of “Glossary of International Construction Contract Management (English-Japanese) published by OCAJI in 2007 and amend in 2012.
International Construction Disputes” (Japanese)
(Vol.19 Annual Publication of Academy for International Business Transactions, 2017)
Member of the Contract Administration Committee of Overseas Construction Association of Japan, Inc. (OCAJI), (Chair of Committee: April 2013 - March 2015), American Bar Association, NY State Bar Association, Law Asia International Bar Association (Panelist, Mediation Committee in 2014) Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Seattle, WA USA
ArbitrationMediation