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Shigeo Wakabyashi
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Position
Partner
Career
Marubeni Corporation (1977-1978). Admitted in Japan (1982). Joined IWATA GODO (1989). Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York (1993-1994). Lecturer in the area of civil affairs at the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (2002-2004). Examiner of the National Bar Examination at the Ministry of Justice of Japan (in charge of Civil Code) (2005-2007). Vice-President of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2010-2011). President of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2018-2019). Vice President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2019-2020). Special Advisor for the President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2022-2023).
Languages
Japanese (native)/English
Memberships
Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Education
Hitotsubashi University (LL.B., 1977). The University of Washington Law School (LL.M., 1993).