A Trilingual Attorney

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive experience in law including Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Cont
ract Law, International Business Law, Maritime Law, Transportation Law and Inter
national Arbitration Law. Admitted to New York State Bar in 2004. Registered In-
House Counsel in California. Hands-on management experience in international tra
nsaction and business.
Possess highly developed, effective, and persuasive communication and negotiati
on skills, as well as effective interpersonal abilities * including solid spoken
abilities and exceptional writing skills; Fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese a
nd Japanese.
Excellent qualifications in leadership, with ability to understand and communic
ate with a diverse range of individuals. Public speaking and executive managemen
t briefing experience.
Utilize strong and organized project management and prioritization abilities; p
erform well under pressure, in a deadline driven environment.
Focused, meticulously detail oriented and determined performer with exemplary w
ork ethic * offer the highest levels of integrity, initiative, resourcefulness,
thoroughness and tenacity in working to achieve goals and objectives.
Highly developed and effective analytical abilities; innovative and proactive a
pproaches to identifying and solving complex problems and issues.
Strong self-starter; thrive in autonomous operations and team dynamics, with ex
cellent collaborative abilities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ASIA CORPORATE COUNSEL 2004 � Present
San Francisco, CA
Enable and support management to carry out their best practices in relation to
law, risk management, compliance with the law (including FCPA) and related areas
of common interest. Draft, negotiate, and examine contracts and other legal doc
uments required by the company 's activities. Prepare and present various legal
documents for establishing new organizations in Asia.
Supervise and train team members. Conduct legal research concerning corporate l
aws, regulations and corporate governance in all Asian countries. Prepare and pr
esent policy guidelines and governance analysis reports for global institutional
investors. Perform analysis of financial issues such as M&A, IPO in emerging ma
rkets.
LAW CLERK 2004
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco, CA
Conducted legal research, drafted legal opinions and bench memoranda. Assisted
the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and San Francisco Superior Court w
ith facilitation and translation for the delegation of Supreme Court Justices of
China, led by the Chief Justice. Liaison and translator for Senior Judges of Su
preme Court of Japan on visit to California for Japanese legal reform projects.
LAW CLERK 2003
HELLER EHRMAN WHITE & MCAULIFFE LLP Silicon Valley, CA
Conducted intellectual property legal research. Prepared and translated Japanes
e legal documents for international copyright and trademark litigation.
LEGAL EXECUTIVE 2002
ALLEN & GLEDHILL Singapore
Performed international trade and maritime law research. Prepared and drafted l
egal documents for international litigation. Liaison for clients from China and
Japan; performed public relations duties.
OCEAN SHIPPING AGENT & LEGAL COUNSEL 1995 - 1997
CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING AGENCY COMPANY - PENAVICO Dalian, China
Handled entry and departure procedures for international vessels and cargoes. P
repared and drafted legal documents for ocean shipping affairs such as charter p
arties, cargo claims and marine insurance.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PH.D. IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LAW 2007
NATIONAL OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL Okayama, Japan
First Honor Graduate; Doctoral dissertation Conflict of Law in International Arb
itration
LL.M. US LEGAL STUDIES 2004
GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW San Francisco, CA
Full scholarship recipient
LL.M. CORPORATE LAW AND MARITIME LAW 2001
NATIONAL OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LAW Okayama, Japan
Recipient, Japanese Government Scholarship and Japan Rotary Yoneyama Scholarship
LL.B. MARITIME LAW 1995
DALIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY Dalian, China
Academic Research Award Recipient; Seafarer 's Certificate, Special Training onb
oard merchant ships
BAR ADMISSION AND AFFILIATIONS
New York State Bar, June 2004
Sub-Group for Arbitration Law, The Transparency and Enrichment of Japanese Law
Concerning International Transactions in the 21st Century, a Japanese government
project
Member, The International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates, IFTTA
PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS
Japanese law review article titled Forum Non Conventions in International Arbitr
ation under U.S. Law, Okayama Law Journal, Vol.51.2 (2002).
Japanese law review article titled Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement,
Okayama University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.22 (2006).
Japanese law review article titled Law Applicable to the International Arbitrati
on Proceeding, Okayama Law Journal, Vol.56.2 (2007).
Articles titled Recent Case Law Concerning International Commercial Arbitration
(3) (7) (11) (15) (19) (23) (27) (31) (35) (39) (43), Japan Commercial Arbitrati
on Journal, Vol. 54.9 (2007), Vol.55.1 (2008), Vol. 55.5 (2008), Vol. 55.9 (2008
), Vol. 56.1 (2009), Vol. 56.5 (2009), Vol. 56.9 (2009), Vol. 57.1 (2010), Vol.
57.5 (2010), Vol. 57.9 (2010), Vol. 58.1 (2011) (co-authored with Shunichiro Nak
ano).