Special Counsel

Hiroshi Takahashi

Languages: Japanese

Contact Information

TEL	:	+81-3-6266-8758
FAX	:	+81-3-6266-8658

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Background

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1971)
Research Assistant, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo (1971)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo (1974)
Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo (1985)
Professor, The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics (1991-2009)
Dean of Faculty of Law, Dean of The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics (2004-2007)
Managing Director, Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo (2007-2009)
Professor, Chuo University Law School (2009-present)
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo (2009)

Bar Admissions

admitted in Japan, 2009
Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Major Activities

Official Positions:	Supervisor (and Member and Interim Member) of Legislative Council of Ministry of Justice (Sep. 1982) Member of Conciliation Committee, Tokyo District Court (Apr. 1990-present) Manager (and Member) of Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Supreme Court of Japan (Nov. 1995-present) Member of Committee for National Law Examination of Japan (Code of Civil Procedure) (Jan. 1998-Nov. 2003) Interim Member of Committee for Consumer Policy, Social Policy Council (Oct. 2001-Jul. 2005) Chairperson of Committee for Legal Access, Judicial Reform Headquarters (Jan. 2002-Nov. 2004) Chairperson of Research Committee for New National Law Examination, Ministry of Justice (Feb. 2003-Nov. 2003) Chairperson of Legal Training Committee, Supreme Court of Japan (May 2003-present) Chairperson of Observation Committee for Expeditious Court Proceedings, Supreme Court of Japan (Dec. 2003-present) Member (and Chairperson since Jan. 2006) of Committee for National Law Examination (Jan. 2004-present) Chairperson of the Hague Convention Council, Legislative Council (Procedure for Return of Children) of the Ministry of Justice (Jul. 2011-present)
Memberships:	Councilor (and President) of Fund for Research in Civil Dispute Resolution (Jun. 1995-Jun. 2011) Director (and Standing Director of Foundation and President) of Japan Law Foundation (Mar. 2003-present) President of Japan Association of Law of Civil Procedure (May 2007-May 2011)

Official Positions:

Supervisor (and Member and Interim Member) of Legislative Council of Ministry of Justice (Sep. 1982)
Member of Conciliation Committee, Tokyo District Court (Apr. 1990-present)
Manager (and Member) of Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, Supreme Court of Japan (Nov. 1995-present)
Member of Committee for National Law Examination of Japan (Code of Civil Procedure) (Jan. 1998-Nov. 2003)
Interim Member of Committee for Consumer Policy, Social Policy Council (Oct. 2001-Jul. 2005)
Chairperson of Committee for Legal Access, Judicial Reform Headquarters (Jan. 2002-Nov. 2004)
Chairperson of Research Committee for New National Law Examination, Ministry of Justice (Feb. 2003-Nov. 2003)
Chairperson of Legal Training Committee, Supreme Court of Japan (May 2003-present)
Chairperson of Observation Committee for Expeditious Court Proceedings, Supreme Court of Japan (Dec. 2003-present)
Member (and Chairperson since Jan. 2006) of Committee for National Law Examination (Jan. 2004-present)
Chairperson of the Hague Convention Council, Legislative Council (Procedure for Return of Children) of the Ministry of Justice (Jul. 2011-present)

Memberships:

Councilor (and President) of Fund for Research in Civil Dispute Resolution (Jun. 1995-Jun. 2011)
Director (and Standing Director of Foundation and President) of Japan Law Foundation (Mar. 2003-present)
President of Japan Association of Law of Civil Procedure (May 2007-May 2011)