Profile and Expertise

He obtained a degree (Master of Laws) in Russia, and passed the bar exam in Japan　while studying abroad. After registering as a lawyer, he worked at the Moscow office of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the world's four largest audit firms, where he provided legal, tax, and consulting services, including M&A, mainly to Japanese companies. After returning to Japan, he worked at a domestic law firm, mainly in corporate and international legal affairs. Through these experiences, he became keenly aware of the importance of prompt and seamless response to various problems faced by companies.
From 2022, he joined One Asia Lawyers, a law firm providing seamless legal services in Asia and other areas. While based in the Fukuoka office, which is the gateway to Asia, he concurrently works in the Tokyo office and engages in a variety of other duties.

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• ◆Corporate and International Legal Affairs◆
  ・M&A of Japanese manufacturers in Russia
  ・Japanese manufacturers withdrawing from Russia
  ・Work visa procedures for expatriates of Japanese companies in Russia
  ・Dismissal of Russian employees by Japanese companies
  ・Investigations of Japanese companies in response to U.S. sanctions against Russia
  ・Investigation of the applicability of a permanent establishment (PE) to a local representative office of a Japanese company
  ・Investigations of misconduct of Russian directors in Japanese companies
  ・Drafting opinions (Russian family law) in international family law cases.
  Other matters such as support for market entry in Japan and overseas, various contract negotiations, dispute resolution, internal rule making, and legal research.
  
  ◆Criminal cases◆
  ・Criminal complaint against the sales office manager of a real estate company for embezzlement
  ・Criminal complaint against a director of an auto parts company for document forgery
  ・Private defense of a foreign national (former Soviet Union area) in assault cases
  ・Private defense of a foreign national (former Soviet Union area) in narcotics cases
  
  ◆Secondment experience◆
  ・Seconded at Legal Department of the Japanese subsidiary of a German company (chemical manufacturer)
  

• ・Банкротство адвокатов в Японии (Bankruptcy of Lawyers in Japan)" (Russian Federal Bar Association Newspaper АГ June 2017)

  
  

  ・Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments between Japan and Russia: In the Wake of the January 30, 2017 Decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (Kokusai Shoji Houmu, January 2018)

  
  

  ・The Facts about Russian Business That I Learned from Working There (Kinyu Houmu Jijo, April 2020)