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Hiroyuki Tomita
Tomita is the founder of Chidorigafuchi Law Firm, which was located near Chidori-ga-fuchi, the moat at the northwest of the Imperial Palace, before moving to the current location in August 2021.
<Admission> Japan (1996)
<Education> California Western School of Law (LL.M. 2000), Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1996), Hitotsubashi University (LL.B. 1993)
<Practice Area and Professional Experience> He covers various practice areas, including corporate, electric commerce, business transactions, real estates, insolvency laws and family laws, and has significant experience and expertise on cyber defamation. He also serves as an advisor of Compliance Committee of Japan Cable and Telecommunication Association since 2005.
Masako Sakaguchi
Sakaguchi joined Chidorigafuchi Law Firm in September 2021, after working at Kajitani Law Offices for 21 years.
<Admission> Japan (1996) and New York (2001)
<Education> Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M. 1999), Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1996), Hitotsubashi University (LL.B. 1990)
<Practice Area and Professional Experience> She has worked on various corporate matters and intellectual property issues for listed and unlisted companies. She also has experience and expertise on bankruptcy cases as a court appointed trustee. She was an instructor (in charge of advocacy of civil cases) of The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (2014-2017) and a Bar Examiner of the National Bar Examination (Civil Law) (2018-2021) and serves as a Judicial Commissioner at Tokyo Summary Court (2009-present).
Serves as an outside director and a member of the audit/supervisory committee for Eagle Industry Co., Ltd. (2024-).
Misa Takahashi (née Ohnishi)
Takahashi joined Chidorigafuchi Law Firm in 2011, after working at Tominaga Kagawa Law Offices.
<Admission> Japan (2008)
<Education> Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2008), Kyoto University (J.D. 2007), Osaka University (LL.B. 2004)
<Practice Area and Professional Experience> She handles various areas including corporate, bankruptcy, cyber defamation, education law, family law and criminal cases. Her experience on cyber defamation includes injunction cases against Google (Tokyo District Court, Mar. 19, 2012; and Apr. 15, 2013). She works in public areas as well, being a member of the committee regarding guardian of adult practice of Bunkyo-ward (2021-) and school lawyering in Bunkyo-ward (2020-present).
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Chidorigafuchi Law Firm
Attorneys-at-law
PMO-Nishishimbashi Building 3rd floor
2-9-1 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003 Japan
Phone +813(03) 6205-8561
Fax +813(03) 6205-7865