PartnerYoshie Midorikawa

Bar Admissions

admitted in Japan, 2007
admitted in New York, 2015
Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Contact Information

TEL +81-3-6270-3515
FAX +81-3-6270-3501

Languages

Japanese, English

Offices

Otemachi

Background

The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D., 2006)
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2008 - 2016)
Investigator, Investigation Committee on Public Pension Records, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan (2008)
Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2014)
Allen & Gledhill LLP, Singapore (on secondment, 2014 - 2015)
Registered Foreign Lawyer, the Singapore International Commercial Court (2015 - 2017)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (2016 - 2017)
Of Counsel, Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law (2017 - 2018)
Member, Japan Association of Arbitrators (2017 - present)
Adjunct Attorney (International Arbitration), Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2017 - 2018)
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) (2018 - present)
Corporate Auditor, IPS, Inc. (2019 - 2021)
Supervisory Director, SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc. (2019 - present)
Registered Lawyer for the Overseas Expansion of SMEs, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2019 - present)
Women’s White Collar Defense Association, Japan Chapter (2019 - present)
Outside Statutory Auditor, BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. (2022 - 2023)
Panel of Arbitrators, Shanghai Arbitration Commission/SHAC (2022 - present)
Panel of Arbitrators, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association/JCAA (2022 - present)
Panel of Arbitrators, Thailand Arbitration Center/THAC (2022 - present)
Non-executive Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Baycurrent Inc. (2023 - present)
External Director, JUSTSYSTEMS CORPORATION (2023 - present)
External Director, Topre Corporation (2023 - present)
Council member, Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration/MCIA (2024 - present)

Practice Areas

Publications

2024.09.06 Lexology Panoramic - Complex Commercial Litigation 2025: Japan Chapter
Articles
2024.08.29 Japanese Law Update #18: All Civil Judgments Rendered by Japanese Courts after 2026 will Become Available Online
Newsletters
2023.12.28 The JCAA Celebrates 70 Years of International Arbitration in a Changing World
Other
2023.12.26 Japanese Law Update #17: A Year-in-Review of Dispute Resolution in Japan (3/3) - ESG Litigation
Newsletters
2023.12.22 Japanese Law Update #16: A Year-in-Review of Dispute Resolution in Japan (2/3) - Case Developments
Newsletters
2023.12.14 Japanese Law Update #15: A Year-in-Review of Dispute Resolution in Japan (1/3) - Legislative Changes
Newsletters
2023.12.05 Chambers Global Practice Guides – Litigation 2024: Japan Chapter (Trends and Developments)
Articles
2023.12.04 Lexology Getting The Deal Through - Litigation Funding 2024: Japan Chapter
Articles
2023.12.01 Funding Options for Civil Litigation: Checklist (Japan)
Articles
2023.12.01 Third-Party Litigation Funding: Overview (Japan)
Articles
2023.09.26 Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Complex Commercial Litigation 2024: Japan Chapter
Articles
2023.06.23 Japanese Law Update #14: The Japanese Government Mandates a 30% Female Board Member Ratio for Japanese Listed Companies by 2030
Newsletters
2023.06.19 Japan's arbitration landscape, five years on
Articles
2023.06.16 Japanese Law Update #13: Japan is to be a signatory of the Singapore Convention; New Arbitration Act is Expected to Come into Force in 2024
Newsletters
2023.04.14 Supply of Services in Japan: Overview
Articles
2023.01.25 Litigation Funding Options: A Quick Guide (Japan)
Articles
2022.12.01 Third-Party Litigation Funding: Overview (Japan)
Articles
2022.12.01 Litigation Funding Options: A Quick Guide (Japan)
Articles
2022.11.30 Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Litigation Funding 2023: Japan Chapter
Articles
2022.07.04 Japanese Law Update #12: New Rules Require Japanese Companies to Disclose Their Gender Wage Gap from 2023
Newsletters
2022.06.06 Japanese Law Update #11: Recent Developments in Class Action - A Gender Discrimination Case in Japan
Newsletters
2022.05.24 Japanese Law Update #10: E-Litigation will be Finally Available in Japan
Newsletters
2022.03.24 Japanese Law Update #9: New Reforms for Enforcing Mediation Settlement Agreements in Japan
Newsletters
2022.03.01 Japanese Law Update #8: Rising Expectations for Outside Directors in Combatting Corporate Scandals in Japan
Newsletters
2022.02.10 Third Party Funding as a Legal Infrastructure for International Disputes: Why We Need It in Japan
Articles
2021.12.16 Japanese Law Update #7: Japan to Launch an Experimental Carbon Market in 2022
Newsletters
2021.12.08 Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Litigation Funding 2022: Japan Chapter
Articles
2021.10.28 Japanese Law Update #6: More Than 3,500,000 Japanese Companies will be Expected to Disclose the Identities of Their Beneficial Owners after January 2022
Newsletters
2021.08.02 Japanese Law Update #5: The Corporate Governance Code of Japan 2021 Emphasizes the Importance of Diversity and the Commitment to ESG
Newsletters
2021.06.01 Japanese Law Update #4: Supreme Court of Japan denies the enforcement of punitive damages awarded in the United States
Newsletters
2021.04.21 Japanese Law Update #3: JCAA calls for Public Comments on Reforms to its Arbitration Rules
Newsletters
2021.04.20 Pitfalls of International Debt Recovery
Articles
2021.03.25 Asset Protection Measures for Effective Debt Recovery
Articles
2021.03.22 Japanese Law Update #2: Women in the Japanese Boardroom in the Era of ESG
Newsletters
2021.03.15 Japanese Law Update: Japanese Authorities Issue Draft Proposals for the Reform of International Arbitration and Mediation
Newsletters
2019.05.21 Protecting Foreign Investments: Investment Treaties and Investment Arbitration (ISDS)
Articles
2019.04.01 Preparing for Natural Disasters: Legal Solutions for Damages on Corporate Assets
Articles
Understanding Investment Treaties and Arbitration
Books
International Business and Legal Disputes: Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
Articles
The System of Business Law: Introduction to Business Law
Books
The System of Business Law: Introduction to Business Law
Books
2016.11.01 Recent Developments in International Arbitration and Tips for Users
2015.07.15 A New Age of Dispute Resolution in Asia: The Rise of Third Party Funding
Articles
2015.06.15 Confidentiality in Arbitration: Implied Confidentiality in Comparative Perspective
Articles
2014.04.30 Compliance for Bank Clerks
Books
2014.04.30 Compliance for Managers
Books
Case Study: Practical Responses for Customer-related Trouble

Seminars

News

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