Lawyers

Yoshimi Ohara

Yoshimi Ohara

Work Department

Dispute settlement, including arbitration, litigation and mediation, Advice on foreign investment, Intellectual Property transactions and dispute settlements

Position

Partner

Career

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo, Japan Partner, April 1992— Present - Represent domestic and international clients in litigation, commercial and investment arbitration and mediation. Serve as an arbitrator. A member of ICSID arbitrator panel. - Advise domestic and international clients in relation to foreign investment and complex IP contracts and disputes.

Keio Law School, Tokyo Japan Adjunct Lecturer, April 2014 – Present - Teaching international arbitration to LLM students.

Foley & Lardner, LLP, Washington DC, USA Special Counsel, 2003-2004 - Member of IP Litigation Team

IT Company In-house Legal Counsel, 1999—2000 - In-house counsel; advised intellectual property related matters and general corporate matters; headed license negotiations and dispute resolution.

Covington & Burling, LLP, Washington DC, USA Foreign Trainee, 1996

Languages

Japanese, English

Memberships

- Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Council, 2023-present

- Mumbai Centre For International Arbitration, Council, 2021-present

- International Council for Commercial Arbitration, Governing Board member, 2018-present

- Swiss Arbitration Association, Board member, 2017-present

- Japan Association of Arbitrators, Executive Director, 2020-prenset

- ICC International Court of Arbitration, Vice President, 2015- 2021

- The London Court of International Arbitration, Asia Pacific Users' Council President, June 2016 - 2019

- The London Court of International Arbitration, Vice President, 2013-2015

Education

- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, USA May, 1996, LL.M.

- Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, Tokyo, Japan March, 1992, Qualification to Practice Law

- University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, Tokyo, Japan March, 1990, Bachelor of Law Degree (Hogakushi)

Mentions

Japan

Dispute resolution: Independent local firms

Leading partner