Professional Experience and Expertise

・Legal advice and issuing of written opinions relating to financial laws and regulations such as the Insurance Business Act, the Banking Act, the Financial Instruments and the Exchange Act, and the Money Lending Business Act
・Advising financial institutions such as insurance companies and banks on compliance matters
・Handling of legal disputes relating to financial products and insurance products including lawsuits, arbitrations, and financial ADR procedures
・Collection of claims, dealing with legal disputes, and business in general for financial institutions
・Handling of asset securitizations for real estates, M&As, and bankruptcies
・Member of the Japanese Society of Insurance Science
・Member of the “Working group on the provision of insurance products and services” of the Financial System Council, Financial Services Agency (FSA) (June 2012 – June 2013)
・Member of the “Task force for making documents for the solicitation and explanation of insurance policies more consumer-friendly” of the General Insurance Association of Japan (Sep. 2012 – Sep. 2013)
・Member of the “Study group assessing risks of natural disasters” of the PwC Research Institute (Japan) LLC (Oct. 2012 – July 2013)
・Member of Advisory Council of the Life Insurance Association of Japan devoted to making “Efforts to render documents for insurance solicitation simpler and easily understandable” (Dec. 2012 – July 2013)
・Member of the “Safety Nets in Housing Warranty Insurance System” study group of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) (July 2017 – Mar. 2018)
・Member of the study group formed by the MLIT to review the housing warranty scheme for the 10th anniversary of its enforcement (July 2018 – Oct. 2019)

Cases and Matters Handled

・Incorporation procedures, merger procedures, liquidation procedures and M&As for insurance companies
・Legal advice and issuance of written opinions relating to financial laws and regulations such as the Insurance Business Act, the Banking Act, the Financial Instruments and the Exchange Act, and the Money Lending Business Act
・Handling of legal disputes relating to financial and insurance products including lawsuits, arbitrations, and financial ADR procedures
・Conciliation procedures involving performance of contractual obligations among the financial institutions and joint public-private ventures, urban redevelopment project associations, and land development corporations
・Action for avoidance filed by a bankruptcy trustee against security interests granted before bankruptcy
・Filing of an injunctive order for provisional disposition with respect to the issuance of new shares (defendant’s side)
・Bankruptcy petition for a consumers’ cooperative
・Administration of bankruptcy / civil rehabilitation proceedings
・Provisional disposition prohibiting construction of an apartment due to blocking the right of sunlight (constructor’s side)
・Lawsuits against local governments by citizens (defendant’s side)
・Assisting Sakai City comprehensive external auditor in 2002, 2003 and 2004
・Due diligence associated with M&A transactions
・Asset Securitization
・Leading a third party committee for the SBI Social Lending case (2021)
・Acting as advisor to the Investigation Headquarter, Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. (2021)
・Leading a third party committee for the Yamanashikenmin Shinyoukumiai case (2024)

Professional Career

Aug. 2024 –
Director of Insurance Lawyer Forum, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. (a general incorporated association)
July 2018 – October 2019
Member of the study group formed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to review the housing warranty scheme for the 10th anniversary of its enforcement
July 2017 – Mar. 2018
Member of the “Safety Nets in Housing Warranty Insurance System,” a study group of the MLIT.
June 2017 –
Commissioner, Universal Communication Design Association (a general incorporated association)
Dec. 2012 – July 2013
Member of Advisory Council of the Life Insurance Association of Japan devoted to making “Efforts to render documents for insurance solicitation simpler and easily understandable”
Oct. 2012 – July 2013
Member of the “Study group assessing risks of natural disasters” of the PwC Research Institute (Japan) LLC
Sep. 2012 – Sep. 2013
Member of the “Task force for making documents for the solicitation and explanation of insurance policies more consumer-friendly” of the General Insurance Association of Japan
Jan. 2013
Registered with Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
June 2012 – June 2013
Member of the “Working group on the provision of insurance products and services” of the Financial System Council, Financial Services Agency (FSA)
Aug. 2011
Visiting research fellow of a study group for the insolvency and rehabilitation of insurance companies in China (China Insurance Regulatory Commission)
Oct. 2007 – Sep. 2012
Part-time lecturer at Doshisha Law School (Insurance Law)
July 2007
Joined the Japanese Society of Insurance Science
June 2007
Returned to Chuo Sogo.
Appointed member of the examination committee of National Certificate Exam for proficiency measurements in Financial Products Sales
July 2006 – May 2007
On loan to the Legal Compliance Research Office, Insurance Business Division of the Supervisory Bureau of Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan as a fixed-term governmental official
Apr. 2005 – May 2007
On loan to the Insurance Business Division of the Supervisory Bureau of Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan as a fixed-term governmental official
Apr. 1999
Completed the requisite courses at the Supreme Court’s Legal Research and Training Institute (51st Class);
Registered with the Osaka Bar Association and Joined Chuo Sogo

Publications

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