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Hideaki Umetsu

Hideaki Umetsu

Mori Hamada US LLP, United States

Work Department

Mergers and Acquisitions, Crisis Management and Investigation, Compliance, International Trade

Position

Partner

Career

Background

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2003); assigned to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a fixed-term government employee (Deputy Director) (in charge of the Trust Law, the Corporate Law, M&A, etc.) (2006-2007); The University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 2009); Davis Polk & Wardwell (New York and Tokyo) (2009-2010)

Major Activities

Member of the Task Force for Overseas Expansion Strategy under the Long-term Global Warming Countermeasures Platform, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2016-); Member of Expert Group for Drafting Guidebook for Introduction to Climate Change Adaptation Businesses (a project for visualization of climate change adaptation effects in 2017) issued by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2017-); Co-chair of "6th Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference: Unified Asia" organized by International Bar Association (2019-); Member of International Activities and Strategy, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2021-); Member of Working Group on Bribery of Foreign Public Officials, Unfair Competition Prevention Subcommittee, Intellectual Property Committee, Industrial Structure Council, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2022-); Commissioner of Future of Legal Services Commission, International Bar Association (IBA) (2022-); Member of the Expert Committee on Security Clearance Systems, Etc. in the Economic Safety Field, Cabinet Secretariat (2023-); Member of the Public-Private Council on Food Donations, Etc. (2024-); Co-Vice Chair of Future of Legal Services Commission⁠⁠, International Bar Association (⁠IBA⁠) (⁠2024-⁠); Director of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York (⁠2025-⁠)

Memberships

admitted in Japan, 2004; New York, 2010

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