The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2000)
Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2006)
with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C, California (2006-2007)
Seconded to Insurance Business Division and Banks Division I of the Supervisory Bureau, Financial Services Agency (Assistant Division Manager) (2010-2012)

Major Activities

Research fellow at CSIS-Nikkei Virtual ThinkTank (2011-2014)
Member of the New Business Creation Supporters' Meeting of the Project for Training Experts and Supporters to Create New Business, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(2013-)
Director of The Japan Crowdfunding Council (2013-)
External expert for International Monetary Fund (US FSAP, Financial Resolution Regime) (2015)
Adviser to Japan Venture Capital Association (2015)
Member of Expert Committee for the Project to Promote Strategies to Acquire International Intellectual Property Rights, Japan Patent Office (2018-)
Member of AI Inclusion Promotion Committee, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2019-)
Legal Advisor to Japan Blockchain Association (JBA) (Name Before Reorganization: Japan Authority of Digital Assets (JADA)) (2015)
Member of the "Blockchain Study Group," Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2016)
Representative Director of FINOVATORS (Association of Financial Innovation) (2016)
Director of Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (2016-2017)
Specialist Member of Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) (2016-2017)
Member of the "FinTech Study Group," Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2016)
Member of the Review Committee for the Sharing Economy, Cabinet Secretariat (2016)
Member of Study Group on Open API, Japanese Bankers Association (2016)
Member of Advisory Board for Venture Challenge 2020, Cabinet Secretariat (2016)
Member of the Examination Committee on Improvement of Preparation for Disasters by Insurance and Mutual Aid, Cabinet Office (2016)
Advisor of Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (2017-)
Member of Study Group on Blockchain Legislation, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry （2017-）
Member of Study Group on 2017 Industrial Technology Investigation Businesses (Investigation for Accelerated Collaboration Between Business Entities and R&D-Based Venture Businesses), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2017-)
Member of Examination Committee, Tokyo Financing Support Using Crowdfunding (2017-)
Member of Assessment Committee for Innovative Business Activities, Cabinet Office (2018-)
Member of Expert Committee for the Project to Promote Strategies to Acquire International Intellectual Property Rights, Japan Patent Office (2018-)
Member of AI Inclusion Promotion Committee, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2019-)

Practice Group

M&A Practice Group
Insurance and Financial Regulations
FinTech Practice Group
Venture Business/Equity Fund Practice Group
Wealth Management Practice Group

Bar Admissions

admitted in Japan, 2001; New York, 2007
Daini-Tokyo Bar Association