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Munehiro Matsumoto

Owner and Founder

Bar Admission

Japan (April 1999)

Membership

  • Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
  • Corporate Law Committee of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association

Education and Professional Career

University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (LL.B.) 1996
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan 1999
Associate, T. Hasegawa & Co. Law Offices 1999-2001
University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M.) 2002
Legal Specialist, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. Offices of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. (currently Squire Patton Boggs (US) L.L.P.) ("Squire") 2002-2003
Associate, Squire (Tokyo Office) 2003-2008
Partner, Squire (Tokyo Office) 2009-2013
Owner and Founder, M. Matsumoto & Co. Law Offices 2013- present

Other Positions Held

  • Invited Associate Professor (Bioethics) of Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University (2010-2017)
  • Outside compliance committee member of Mitsui Fudosan Investment Advisors, Inc. (2003-2007)
  • Outside compliance committee member of Mitsui Fudosan Accommodation Fund Management Co., Ltd. (2005- present)
  • Chairman of the third-party committee of GOTO CO. LTD. (2011)
  • Outside compliance committee member of GLP Japan Advisors, Inc. (2011- present)
  • Member of the external committee on researcher-led clinical research for a major pharmaceutical company (2015-2017)
  • Outside compliance committee member of Canadian Solar Asset Management K.K. (2017-2024)
  • Member of the research ethics review committee of EXORPHIA, INC. (2020-2025)
  • Outside Director of EXORPHIA, INC. (2021- present)
  • Substitute Supervisory Officer of DBJ Private REIT Inc. (2022– present)
  • Executive Vice-President of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2023–2024)
  • Judicial Commissioner of the Tokyo Summary Court (2025– present)
  • Member of the Final Examination Administration Committee of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (2025– present)
  • Outside compliance committee member of Seibu Real Estate Asset Management Inc. (2025– present)

Languages

Japanese (native language), English


Saya Shimada

Attorney-at-Law

Bar Admission

Japan (October 2006)

Membership

  • Tokyo Bar Association
  • Dispute Resolution Center Steering Committee of the Tokyo Bar Association
  • Japan Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law

Education and Professional Career

University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (LL.B.)2003
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan2006
Associate, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. (currently Squire Patton Boggs (US) L.L.P.) (Tokyo Office)2006-2017
Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.)2014
Los Angeles Office of Squire Patton Boggs (US) L.L.P.2014-2015
Attorney, International Judicial Proceedings Support Office, Litigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice2017-2021
Training at Hong Kong International Arbitration CenterApril-June 2018
Training at ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris)March 2019
Counsel, M. Matsumoto & Co. Law Offices2021- present

Other Positions Held

  • Deputy Secretary-General, Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC) (May-October, 2021)
  • Acting Secretary General, Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC) (October, 2021-March, 2025)
  • Contracted staff, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (May, 2021- April, 2025)
  • Researcher, Litigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice (May, 2021-March, 2024)

Languages

Japanese (native language), English