Mugi Sekido

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Mugi Sekido

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JapaneseEnglish

Contact Information

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

Practice Areas

Mugi Sekido:Awards

Awards
Top Rankings Received From Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023
Awards
The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2024 edition)
Awards
Mugi Sekido listed in "ALB Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2023"

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Mugi Sekido:News

Public Service
Mugi Sekido became a director of Japan Association of Arbitrators
Public Service
Mugi Sekido became a co-chairperson of the Committee on International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Japan Association of Arbitrators
Media
Profile of Daniel Allen (with comments from Mugi Sekido) featured in an Global Arbitration Review article entitled "Japanese firm names first foreign disputes partner" published on April 29, 2021

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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

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)"
Other
"Key Points of International Contract Law and Practice: FIDIC (Part 56-60)"

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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-)
  • 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-)
  • Director of Japan Association of Arbitrators (2022-)

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