- Languages
- JapaneseEnglish
Contact Information
- TEL
- +81-3-5223-7759
- FAX
- +81-3-5223-7659
Practice Areas
- Disputes/Dispute Resolution
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Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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Crisis Management
- Regulatory/Regulated Transactions
Mugi Sekido：Awards
- Awards
- Mugi Sekido listed in "ALB Top 15 North Asia Litigators 2024"
- Awards
- MHM lawyers selected in "Who’s Who Legal: Japan 2024"
- Awards
- Top rankings received from asialaw 2024
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
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"
Mugi Sekido：Publications
- Book
- "Practice of Managing International Construction Contracts: Through a Study of the FIDIC Forms"
- Magazine Article
- "International Arbitration over the Devaluation of Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds and the Potential Utilization of “Third Party Funding""
- Article
- "FIDIC around the world (Japan)"
Mugi Sekido：Other
Background
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1996)
- The University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 2004)
- 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 (2020-2024)
- 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