Lawyers
Yoshihiro Takatori
Yoshihiro Takatori specializes in crossborder litigation, arbitration and mediation and is one among a rare few Japanese professionals who have gained qualification as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (F.C.I.Arb.). Mr. Takatori is a leading professional in the field, with his name is included on rosters for various organizations as a mediator and/or arbitrator, including the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the Singapore Mediation Centre, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB). His work includes advising the Japanese government as well as providing training for judges. Mr. Takatori is the author of numerous publications on a variety of subject areas including intellectual property, antitrust, the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act and various compliance and cybersecurity related topics. Mr. Takatori is also frequently a speaker at seminars as well as international conferences and other events.
Mr. Takatori has received numerous accolades during the course of his career, including being named as one of the 10 most innovative lawyers in the 2019 Financial Times Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Report; ranked Band 1 as a Dispute Resolution lawyer in Chambers Asia Pacific; as well as being recognized as a leading individual for Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property for Asia Pacific Legal 500.
Mr. Takatori has positions and memberships with various professional associations. Mr. Takatori is a board member Japan Association of Arbitrators; the head of the C.I.Arb. Japan Chapter. Mr. Takatori is also a member of the Private International Law Association of Japan.
[ Bar Admissions ] Japan, 1992; New York, 1999
[ Education ] Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1998); IADC (accredited, 2018).
[ Languages ] Japanese; English
Publications
-
著書 国際仲裁・調停の活性化に向けた法改正と対応ポイント会社法務A2Z(2023年9月)第一法規株式会社
-
News Yoshihiro Takatori was selected as BAND1 in the category of Dispute Resolution: Domestic in Japan and BAND3(the highest rank as Japanese) in the category of Dispute Resolution: International in Japan by “Chambers and Partners 2023”Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Rankings Dispute Resolution: Domestic in Japan, International in Japan
-
News Yoshihiro Takatori was selected as BAND1 in the category of Dispute Resolution: Domestic in Japan and BAND3(the highest rank as Japanese) in the category of Dispute Resolution: International in Japan by “Chambers and Partners”Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Rankings Dispute Resolution: Domestic in Japan, International in Japan
-
English “Japan” section in CDR(Commercial Dispute Resolution)Global Legal Group (2021), co-author
-
News Yoshihiro Takatori was selected in the category of Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, Arbitration/Mediation by “Best Lawyers”The Best Lawyers Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, Arbitration/Mediation in Japan
-
News Yoshihiro Takatori was selected as BAND1 in the category of Dispute Resolution: Domestic in Japan and BAND3(the highest rank as Japanese) in the category of Dispute Resolution: International in Japan by “Chambers and Partners”Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Rankings Dispute Resolution: Domestic in Japan and International in Japan
-
News Yoshi Takatori was appointed as a member of IWF Independent Disciplinary and Ethics CommissionIWF(INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION)
-
Japanese New Crossborder Disputes Practice StrategiesLexisNexis Japan (2016)
Seminars
Past Lectures and Seminars
-
JIIART 3rd SeminarShinichiro Abe, Yoshihiro Takatori, Hisaei “Chuck” ITO
-
The strategic cyber security for corporate compliance and litigationYoshihiro Takatori, Yoichi Sasaki
-
[On Demand] Present at the Co-organised seminer by UNCITRAL, Ministry of Justice of Japan (MOJ), and the JIDRC “Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy, Day 1” as a speakerYoshihiro Takatori
-
【OnDemand】Joint seminar with AI-CON Pro “Study procedure and benefits of International Arbitration and Mediation, and utilize to prevent and resolve disputes of international transactions.”Yoshihiro Takatori
-
Present at the ICC’s webinar “ Data Protection and Cyber Security in ICC Arbitration” as a panelistYoshihiro Takatori
-
JIIART Opening Seminar Day 1Shinichiro Abe, Yoshihiro Takatori
-
Yoshihiro Takatori was interviewed by 39 Essex ChambersYoshihiro Takatori
-
Resolution Through Mediation and Arbitration of Contract Disputes Arising Out of the Spread of Covid-19 – Cases Studies Including the Options of Business Turnarounds and Mergers (In Japanese only.)Shinichiro Abe, Yoshihiro Takatori