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| Akira Kawamura is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, and has an extensive general corporate and litigation practice with numerous large multinational domestic and foreign clients. He specializes in corporate, M&A, intellectual property, international trade, entertainment, publication, energy and real property law. He is a corporate auditor and board member of a number of Japanese companies, and is also an experienced arbitrator/mediator. He is also an influential member of the Japanese Bar, having served as Executive Vice President of the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association, Executive Director of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Nichibenren) and Chairman of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations' Foreign Lawyers and International Legal Practice Committee. He is a Visiting Professor at Kyoto University's Faculty of Law. Mr. Kawamura has made a significant and lasting contribution to the operation of the International Bar Association and he presently serves as a Secretary General. |
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| Publications/Lectures |
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"Globalization of the Judiciary System and IBA," RULE OF LAW No.151 (October 2008)
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"Return to Irresponsible Horizontal Structure in Society - Corporate Soundness in LTCB's Supreme Court Decision, " The Lawyers (September 2008)
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Law and Business in Japan (1982) and Law and Business in Japan - New Edition (2000) (editor-in-chief/author) |
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Australia Law and Business (1979) (editor-in-chief/author) |
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Speaker/Panelist to international conventions including the OECD Workshop/Law Conference |
| Education |
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Kyoto University (LL.B., 1965) |
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University of Sydney (LL.M., 1979) |
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Trained at a law firm in Australia |
| Professional Admissions |
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Japan (1967) |
| Professional and Academic Associations |
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Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (Executive Vice President, 1986) |
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The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Executive Director, 1987; Chairman of the JFBA Foreign Lawyers and International Legal Practice Committee, 1995-1997) |
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Visiting Professor (Kyoto University, Faculty of Law, April 1998 - March 2002, April 2004 - March 2006) |
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Lecturer (Chuo University, Graduate School of Law, April 2004 - March 2006) |
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Japan Arbitrators Association, Managing Director |
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Secretary General, International Bar Association |
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Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission |
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Auditor, the Japan Branch of the International Law Association |
| Languages |
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Japanese (first language) |
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English |
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