Mugi Sekido

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Mugi Sekido

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Contact Information

TEL
+81-3-5223-7759
FAX
+81-3-5223-7659

Practice Areas

Mugi Sekido:Awards

Awards
Top rankings received from Chambers Global 2024
Awards
Top rankings received from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
Awards
Top rankings received from Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024

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Mugi Sekido:News

Public Service
Mugi Sekido becomes a member of the Arbitration and Mediation Rules Revision Committee of The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association
Public Service
Mugi Sekido becomes a Chairperson (Director) of the Global Human Resources Development Committee of Japan Association of Arbitrators
Public Service
Mugi Sekido became a director of Japan Association of Arbitrators

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Mugi Sekido:Seminars

Sep. 7, 2018 - Sep. 8, 2018External Seminars
"SIAC Academy Tokyo 2018"
Jun. 29, 2018External Seminars
"Mock International Arbitration -Toward Early Dispute Resolution of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)in the 5G Era-"
Mar. 5, 2018External Seminars
"PRACTICAL TIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION — DOS AND DON'TS"

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Mugi Sekido:Publications

Magazine Other
"Expanding Means for Collecting Information and Evidence in Civil Court Proceedings: System for Ordering Early Disclosure - Report on the Symposium Hosted by Japan Federation of Bar Association"
Other
"Key Points of International Contract Law and Practice: FIDIC (Part 66-71)"
Other
"Key Points of International Contract Law and Practice: FIDIC (Part 61-65)"

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Mugi Sekido:Other

Background

  • The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1996)
  • The University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 2004)
  • with Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Houston (2004-2005)

Major Activities

  • Member of Civil Litigation Practice Committee, Tokyo District Court (2007-2019)
  • Chair of Civil Practice Division, Legal System Research Group, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (2008-2012)
  • Member of International Bar Association (2009-)
  • Member of Civil Litigation Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2009-2019)
  • Member of Inter-Pacific Bar Association (2011-)
  • Member of "Working Group on Unfair Deprivation of Profit and Class Actions", Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2011-2015)
  • Chair of Litigation Practice Division, Legal System Research Group, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (2012-2018)
  • Member of Japan Association of Arbitrators (2012-)
  • Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (2013-)
  • Vice Chair of "Working Group on Consumer Class Actions", Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2013-2015)
  • Deputy Secretary General of Japan Association of Arbitrators (2016-2022)
  • Vice Chair of the Civil Litigation Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2016-2018)
  • Users Council of Singapore International Arbitration Centre  (2016-)
  • Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) (2018-)
  • Member of Tokyo Chambers (2019-)
  • Advisory Board Member of Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (2020-)
  • Member of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal Editorial Committee, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (2021-)
  • Co-chairperson of the Committee on International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Japan Association of Arbitrators (2021-2023)
  • Director of Japan Association of Arbitrators (2022-)
  • Chairperson (Director) of the Global Human Resources Development Committee of Japan Association of Arbitrators (2023-)
  • Member of the Arbitration and Mediation Rules Revision Committee of The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (2023-)

Practice Group

  • International Dispute Resolution Practice Group

Bar Admissions

admitted in Japan, 1998; New York, 2005
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
New York State Bar Association