Kana Manabe resumed work at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto on November 1, 2008, returning from her studies and training in the United States and a JICA project in Phnom Penh. Ms. Manabe, who left for the United States in 2005, received her LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School and worked with Kirkland & Ellis in Los Angeles. After leaving the United States, she participated in a JICA project in Phnom Penh and worked as a legal adviser at the Department of Justice of the Kingdom of Cambodia. More Information about the JICA project.

I resumed my work at the firm from November 4 having completed my studies at University of Michigan Law School, trained at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, and worked as legal adviser to the Ministry of Justice in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
At University of Michigan Law School, I concentrated my studies on the theory of civil litigation such as class action and discovery. At Kirkland & Ellis LLP, I experienced disputes involving cross border issues. In the Kingdom of Cambodia, I worked on drafting and implementing laws relating to the Civil Code and the Civil Procedure Code.
In making use of these experiences, it is my sincere desire to further improve our legal service to international clients, especially in the field of dispute resolution.