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Takashi Ogura
FICM COI Checked CPD Current Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench

Takashi Ogura

Arbitrator & Mediator

Shinjuku-ku, Japan
Bench: Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench Practice: mediation arbitration
Professional Biography
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
Overview
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
Qualifications & Education
  • LLB, The University of Tokyo (1983)
  • Master of Comparative Law, George Washington Law School, Washington, D.C. (1989)
Global Bench
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench

EPC contracts, project management, engineering, procurement, PPPs, real estate, and construction claims.

Services & Capabilities
Arbitration Dispute System Design Neutral Services
Who this Neutral Serves
For Construction Industry For International Trade For Global Corporations
Industry Experience
Professional Services Construction & Infrastructure
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