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My Dashboard→ My Bench Profile→An experienced international legal professional currently serving as Manager of the Legal Section – International, Legal Department at Taisei Corporation (Tokyo) since April 2017. Admitted as an Attorney at Law in New York (registered since 2002) and accredited as a CEDR mediator (2017), with a longstanding career in the legal function of Taisei Corporation beginning in 1983. Since 1992, has
Current Title (Since April 2017): Manager
Legal Section - International, Legal Department TAISEI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JAPAN
Co-editor of “Glossary of International Construction Contract Management (English-Japanese) published by OCAJI in 2007 and amend in 2012.
International Construction Disputes” (Japanese)
(Vol.19 Annual Publication of Academy for International Business Transactions, 2017)
Member of the Contract Administration Committee of Overseas Construction Association of Japan, Inc. (OCAJI), (Chair of Committee: April 2013 - March 2015), American Bar Association, NY State Bar Association, Law Asia International Bar Association (Panelist, Mediation Committee in 2014) Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Seattle, WA USA
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