Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

International Arbitration, Litigation

Partner and Head of International Arbitration

Mr. Aoi Inoue is a partner and the Head of the International Arbitration practice at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. He specializes in international arbitration and litigation. He represents clients in a wide range of business disputes, including joint venture, distributorship, licensing, franchising, construction projects, complex financial products, labor & employment and product liability. He has acted as counsel in a number of international arbitrations under various rules including the ICC,  SIAC, HKIAC, JCAA, AAA-ICDR, CIETAC, VIAC and UNCITRAL. He also serves as arbitrator and has been appointed to the panel of arbitrators of the JCAA, KCAB INTERNATIONAL and Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA). He has been recognized as a leading arbitration lawyer in Lexology Index: Arbitration, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation and Best Lawyers.

Mr. Inoue received his LL.B. from the University of Tokyo, and holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School. He is admitted to practice in Japan (2004) and New York (2011). He worked for Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, a New York law firm as a visiting attorney (2010 to 2011) before he resumed his position at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. He co-authored Law and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration (Maruzen-Yushodo, 2016).

Japanese (first language), English

Member, Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association

Director, Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA)

Executive Director, Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC)

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

Member, International Chamber of Commerce - Commission on Arbitration and ADR

Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Users Council

Member, International Advisory Board of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC)

The University of Tokyo (LL.B, 2001); Columbia University School of Law (LL.M, 2010)