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Ms Yoshimi Ohara

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Work Department

Dispute settlement, including arbitration, litigation and mediation, Advice on foreign investment, Intellectual Property transactions and dispute settlements

Position

Partner

Career

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo, Japan
Partner, April 1992— Present
– Represent domestic and international clients in litigation, commercial and investment arbitration and mediation. Serve as an arbitrator. A member of ICSID arbitrator panel.
– Advise domestic and international clients in relation to foreign investment and complex IP contracts and disputes.

Keio Law School, Tokyo Japan
Adjunct Lecturer, April 2014 – Present
– Teaching international arbitration to LLM students.

Foley & Lardner, LLP, Washington DC, USA
Special Counsel, 2003-2004
– Member of IP Litigation Team

IT Company
In-house Legal Counsel, 1999—2000
– In-house counsel; advised intellectual property related matters and general corporate matters; headed license negotiations and dispute resolution.

Covington & Burling, LLP, Washington DC, USA
Foreign Trainee, 1996

Languages

Japanese, English

Memberships

– Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Council, 2023-present

– Mumbai Centre For International Arbitration, Council, 2021-present

– International Council for Commercial Arbitration, Governing Board member, 2018-present

– Swiss Arbitration Association, Board member, 2017-present

– Japan Association of Arbitrators, Executive Director, 2020-prenset

– ICC International Court of Arbitration, Vice President, 2015- 2021

– The London Court of International Arbitration, Asia Pacific Users’ Council President, June 2016 – 2019

– The London Court of International Arbitration, Vice President, 2013-2015

Education

– Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, USA
May, 1996, LL.M.

– Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
March, 1992, Qualification to Practice Law

– University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, Tokyo, Japan
March, 1990, Bachelor of Law Degree (Hogakushi)