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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

Publications:

Co-editor of “Glossary of International Construction Contract Management (English-Japanese) published by OCAJI in 2007 and amend in 2012.

  • Construction ADR in United States — Suggestion for a better approach to resolve
  • International Construction Disputes” (Japanese)
    (Vol.19 Annual Publication of Academy for International Business Transactions, 2017)

    Membership:

    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

    Qualification:
    • Attorney at Law (New York), registered since May 2002 CEDR Accredited Mediator, as of 5 June 2017
    • Work Experience in a Large Construction and Engineering Company:
    • April 1983- : Legal Department of Taisei Corporation, Tokyo Japan (Taisei).
    • March 1992- : Contracts Section, International Division (ID) of Taisei
    • April 1993- : Project Site Offices, Jakarta, INDONESIA Feb. 1997- : Legal Department of Taisei
    • Jan. 2001- : Planning Section, ID of Taisei April 2001- : Contracts Section, ID of Taisei
    • Sept. 2005- : General Counsel, Taisei Construction Corp. (CA, USA) April 2008- : Manager, Risk & Contracts Control Section, ID of Taisei April 20! 0- : Chief Manager, Planning Section
    • March 2016 Contracts & Claims Management Department International Operations Headquarters of Taisei
    • Panelists: International Arbitration Seminar of ICC Japan, in May 2013 &2014

    Background and Education +

    • LLB, The University of Tokyo (1983)
    • Master of Comparative Law, George Washington Law School, Washington, D.C. (1989)

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