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KEIICHIRO SUE
Education ： The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1982); Legal Training
and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of
Japan (Diploma, 1984); Leuven Catholic University,
Belgium (LL.M., 1992); Columbia University (LL.M.,
1994); Hitotsubashi University (JSD, 2009).
Admitted ： 1984, Japan; 1995, New York.
Professional
Experience		 ： Allen & Overy, Brussels (1992-1993); Loeff Claeys
Verbeke, Brussels (1993); Mayer, Brown & Plat,
Chicago (1994-1995); Ministry of Economy, Trade
and Industry (1999-2001); Lecturer, Hitotsubashi University Law School (Practical International Economy Law) (2005-Present); Lecturer, Yokohama National University Law School (International Legal Practice) (2021); NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (2015-Present).
Member ： The Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association; New York Bar.
Languages ： Japanese and English.
Practice Areas ： Labor and employment; Trade disputes; Litigation.
E-mail ： sue@blakemore.gr.jp
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TAKASHI HIRANO (Demise)
Education ： Chuo University (LL.B., 1980); Legal Training and
Research Institute of the Supreme Court of
Japan (Diploma, 1985).
Admitted ： 1985, Japan.
Professional
Experience		 ： Professor at Cyber University (2012-Present);
Yagi & Ushijima (1985-1988); Masuda, Funai,
Eifert & Mitchell (1988-1990); Blakemore &
Mitsuki (1990-2000); Head of Law and Corporate
Affairs, Microsoft Asia Limited (2000-2003);
Executive Officer/Law and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Co., Ltd (2003-2006); Blakemore & Mitsuki (2006-Present); Fellow of Computer Software Association Japan; Statutory Auditor of FALTEC Co., Ltd.; Statutory Auditor of RYOBI LIMITED; Statutory Auditor of Milbon Co., Ltd.; Member of Copyright Law Association Japan, Intellectual Law Association Japan, Antitrust Law Association Japan.; Chef Examiner of a committee for 2020 revised system development model contract in Information Promotion Technology Agency　Japan
Member ： Daini Tokyo Bar Association.
Languages ： Japanese and English.
Practice Areas ： General corporate legal advice (civil law, corporate law, antitrust law, intellectual property, labor law, etc., including contract drafting), litigation, dispute resolution including arbitration, M&A
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TAKETO NASU
Education ： Sophia University (LL.B., 1991); Legal Training and
Research Institute of the Supreme Court of
Japan (Diploma, 1996); The University of Texas
School of Law (LL.M., 2000).
Admitted ： 1996, Japan; 2001, New York.
Professional
Experience		 ： Yuasa & Hara, Tokyo, Japan (1996-1999,
2002-2009); Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur,
Columbus, Ohio (2001-2002); Lecturer, Japan
Patent Attorneys Association (2005-2012);
Visiting Lecturer, Toin University of Yokohama Law School, Yokohama, Japan (2006-2014); Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd. (2013-Present); Instructor (in charge of advocacy of civil cases), Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (2014-2017).
Member ： The Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Japan Association of Industrial Property Law; Copyright Law Association of Japan; Corporate Law Study Group and Bankruptcy Law Study Group of the All-around Legal Research Institute of Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association.
Languages ： Japanese and English.
Practice Areas ： Intellectual Property Law (Patent, Utility Model, Design, Trademark, Unfair Competition, Copyright); Corporate Law.
E-mail ： nasu@blakemore.gr.jp
Publications ： "Litigation and Preliminary Injunction," "Consideration of ADR, e.g., Arbitration," Q&A Practices in Prevention of and Response to Troubles with Intellectual Property, Shin-Nihon Hoki, 2006; "Patent Infringement and Scope of Injunction," Precedents in Corporate Legal Practice Case Study 300 (Vol. of Business Transaction and Intellectual Property), Kinzai, 2007; co-author and editor, "Essence of Legal Practice for Corporate Officers," Seibunsha, 2007; "Introduction to the U.S. Intellectual Property Cases - MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., et. al.," Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Vol. 35, No. 8, 2007; "Introduction to the U.S. Intellectual Property Cases - Benitec Australia, Ltd. v. Nucleonics, Inc.," Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Vol. 36, No. 7, 2008; "Introduction to the U.S. Intellectual Property Cases - Akira Akazawa, et. al. v. Link New Technology Int'l, Inc.," Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2009; co-author, "IP High Court's First Hearing of Public Opinion: Possibility of Adopting Amicus Brief System in Japan (Business Legal Practice, Vol. 14, No. 6, 2014); “Injunction Systems against Patent Infringement” Intellectual Property Management, Vol. 67, No. 7, 2017; etc.
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MUNEHIKO WATANABE
Education ： International Christian University, The College of Liberal Arts, Division of Social Sciences (BA, 1998); The University of Tokyo School of Law (J.D., 2007); Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (Diploma, 2010).
Admitted ： 2010, Japan.
Professional
Experience		 ： Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (formerly The Fuji Bank, Ltd.) (mainly involved in the fields of loans, derivatives, and the disposition of non-performing loans) (1998-2004).
Member ： Daini Tokyo Bar Association.
Languages ： Japanese and English.
E-mail ： munehiko.watanabe@blakemore.gr.jp
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TOMOHIRO ISE
Education ： The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2012); Waseda Law School (J.D., 2014); Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (Diploma, 2015).
Admitted ： 2015, Japan.
Member ： The Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association.
Languages ： Japanese and English.
E-mail ： ise@blakemore.gr.jp
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Nozomi Miyoshi
Education ： The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters (B.A.,
South European Languages and Literatures, 1999);
Keio University Law School (J.D., 2007); Legal Training
and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
(Diploma, 2008).
Admitted ： 2008, Japan.
Professional
Experience		 ： Soliton Systems K.K. (1999-2000); Microsoft Asia
Limited (currently Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.) (2000-2004); Tsujimaki Law Offices (Nagoya) (2008-2013); Toyota Tsusho Corporation (2013-2021); (Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., in New York (2017-2021); Attorney, Litigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice, Japan (Fixed Term Staff) (2021-2023); Iijima Law Office (Tokyo) (2023-2024); Research Fellow, Litigation Bureau, Ministry of Justice, Japan (2023-2024);
Member ： Tokyo Bar Association
Languages ： Japanese and English.
Practice Areas ： Corporate Law; IT-Related Law; Aircraft Sale; Plant-Related Projects
E-mail ： miyoshi@blakemore.gr.jp
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Seeko Iijima
Education ： Keio University, Faculty of Law, Department of
Political Science (LL.B.); Institute of Journalism,
Media & Communication Studies, Keio University;
Keio University Law School (J.D.); Legal Training and
Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
(Diploma, 2009).
Admitted ： 2008, Japan.
Professional
Experience		 ： Film/TV licensing and related business (Hungary)
(2002-2003); Specified Non-Profit Organization (NPO)
Division, Cabinet Office (2011-2012); Nuclear Damage Compensation Dispute Resolution matters, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2011-2012); Corporate Planning and In-House Counsel at a Global Company (2011-2012); Iijima Law Office (Tokyo) (2013-2025); IPC Law Firm (Tokyo) (2025-2026);
Member ： Tokyo Bar Association
Committees ： Dispute Resolution Center (ADR), Tokyo Bar Association; Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center (JIPAC);
International
Experience		 ： Hungary; Taiwan
Languages ： Japanese, English, Hungarian and Chinese.
Practice Areas ： Civil Litigation; Family Law; Copyright Law; Corporate Law; NPO Law
E-mail ： iijima@blakemore.gr.jp
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