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In this half-day virtual program open to the entire legal community and corporate Japan, Professor Wilkins of Harvard University will lead the discussion on the big changes that are transforming the market for legal services, how these changes are being accelerated in the wake of the events of the past year, and how lawyers at every level – from general counsels and managing partners, to lawyers and law students just beginning their careers, to academics and regulators, and policy analysts responsible for law and legal institutions – need to respond to these changes as they serve clients, build successful careers, and preserve access to justice and the rule of law.
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| Event Outline | |
| Date and Time | Thursday 9 September 2021, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM JST (Wednesday 8 September 2021, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDT) |
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| Venue | Online (Zoom) ＊The seminar will be held in English and Japanese. |
| Registration | Reception has been closed. Thank you for your entry. |
| Program | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 AM JST （8:00 – 8:10 PM EDT） |
Introduction to the Program Young Bang, President & Representative Director, Thomson Reuters K.K. / Westlaw Japan K.K. |
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| 9:10 – 9:15 AM JST （8:10 – 8:15 PM EDT） |
Opening Remarks Yutaka Osawa, Dean and Professor of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo |
| 9:15 – 10:00 AM JST （8:15 – 9:00 PM EDT） |
Keynote Speech: Reimagining Lawyering in the Global Legal Services Market Post COVID-19 Professor Wilkins will call on his extensive experience researching legal professions around the world to discuss the future of lawyering in the wake of the current crisis |
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM JST （9:00 – 9:15 PM EDT） |
Break |
| 10:15 – 11:30 AM JST （9:15 – 10:30 PM EDT） |
Panel Discussion Driving Strategy and Alignment in a Changing World Professor Wilkins will lead a panel discussion of top lawyers to discuss what the changes identified in the first session mean for their organizations and careers |
| 11:30 – 12:00 PM JST （10:30 – 11 :00 PM EDT） |
Q&A and Conclusion Young Bang will field questions from the audience for Professor Wilkins and the Panel. Professor Wilkins will sum up the main themes of the day. |
Introduction of Lecturers
Keynote Speaker
David B. Wilkins
Lester Kissel Professor of Law
Vice Dean, Global Initiative on the Legal Profession
Faculty Director, Center on the Legal Profession
Harvard Law School
David B. Wilkins is the Lester Kissel Professor of Law, Vice Dean for Global Initiative on the Legal Profession, and Faculty
Director of the Center on the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School. He is also a Senior Research Fellow of the American Bar
Foundation and a Fellow of the Harvard University Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics.
Professor Wilkins has written over 80 articles on the legal profession in leading scholarly journals and the popular press, and is
the co-author or editor of five books, including one of the leading casebooks in the field. His current scholarly projects include
Globalization, Lawyers, and Emerging Economies, Disruptive Innovation in the Market, the Reemergence of the Big Four
Accountancy Networks in the Market for Legal Services, and After the JD: A Ten Year Longitudinal Study of Lawyers Careers.
Professor Wilkins teaches several courses on lawyers, including The Legal Profession, and Challenges of a General Counsel.
In 2007, he co-founded Harvard Law School’s Executive Education Program, where he teaches in several courses including
Leadership in Law Firms and Leadership in Corporate Counsel. Professor Wilkins has given over 50 endowed lectures at
universities around the world and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences, law firms and corporate retreats.
He holds honorary degrees from Roger Williams University (2017) and Stockholm University in Sweden (2012). He is also the
recipient of numerous awards, including the Harvard Law School Alumni Award, (2016), the Aptissimi Award for Academic
Excellence from ESADE UNIVERSITY in Spain (2014), the Distinguished Visiting Mentor Award from Australia National
University (2012), the American Bar Foundation Scholar of the Year Award (2010), the J. Clay Smith Award from Howard
University School of Law (2009), and the Order of the Coif Distinguished Scholar Award (2008). In 2012, Professor Wilkins
was elected to the American Academy of Art and Sciences, and in 2014 he was elected as a corresponding member of the
Spanish Royal Academy of Doctors.
Moderator
Young Sun Bang
President and Representative Director, Westlaw Japan K.K. & Thomson Reuters K.K
Young Sun Bang is the President and Representative Director of Thomson Reuters K.K. from January 2021 and President and Representative
Director of Westlaw Japan K.K. from April 2019. He was formerly Site Leader of Thomson Reuters Korea office, Head of Operations for
Thomson Reuters Legal business in Korea, and Representative Director of the leading online legal information provider in Korea. Before
joining Thomson Reuters and starting his career in management, he worked as a legal professional at international law firms in New York and
at a court in Delaware. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) from Korea and the Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) from the US.
Opening Remarks
Yutaka Osawa
Dean and Professor of Law, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
Yutaka Osawa is a Professor of The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics from April 2007 and he is also the Dean of The
University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics from April 2019. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Criminal Law
Society of Japan from May 2006 and a member of the Advisory Committee on the Rules of the Criminal Procedure (Supreme Court of Japan)
from January 2017. He was also a Visiting Scholar to Columbia University School of Law and a member of the Public Prosecutors’
Qualifications Examination Committee. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) from The University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in 1987.
Panelist
Naoya Bessho
President and CEO, Kioicho Strategy Research Institute, Inc.
Naoya Bessho graduated from the Faculty of Law at Keio
University in 1981 and joined Mochida Pharmaceutical. He joined
Yahoo Japan Corporation in 1999. After serving as General
Manager of the Legal Department and General Manager of the
Legal Division, he was Corporate Officer until 2018. He has been
serving as Professor at the Kyoto Institute of Information
Technology since October 2019 and President & CEO of Kioicho
Strategic Research Institute, Inc. since April 2020. He also serves
as director at the Law and Computer Association of Japan, the
Japan Federation of IT Organizations, and Software Association
of Japan, as well as President of the Genetic Information
Association of Japan.
Masaki Hosaka
Partner and Chairman of The Management Board, Nishimura & Asahi
Masaki Hosaka graduated from The University of Tokyo with a
Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B) in 1987 and from Harvard Law
School with a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in 1995. He specializes
in General Corporate legal affairs and M&A and handles cross
border and domestic matters including corporate acquisitions,
mergers, restructuring, and anti-takeover measures. After joining
Nishimura & Asahi in 1989, he became a partner in 1998. He was the
managing partner of the firm from 2011 to March 2021 and has been
the Chairman of The Management Board of the firm since April
2021. In May 2021, he was selected as the Asia-Pacific region’s
“Most Innovative Law Firm Leader” for the FT Innovative Lawyers
Awards.
Ryu Umezu
Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Ryu Umezu graduated from The University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in
1989. As a capital markets and finance transactions specialist, he
has extensive experience in cross border listings, IPOs, equity/debt
offerings, large-scale real estate transactions including development
matters, JREIT (Japanese Real Estate Investment Trust) matters,
and TMK (Special Purpose Company) matters. He joined Anderson
Mori & Tomotsune in 1991 and became a partner in 2000. He is the
recipient of a number of awards including Best Lawyers 2022 and
Chambers Global 2021.
Yuto Matsumura
Managing Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Managing Partner of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto from 2015. Since
joining the firm in 1998, his practice has focused on mergers and
acquisitions. He has been officer of the corporate/M&A law committee
of the International Bar Association since 2013. He served as visiting
associate professor at the University of Tokyo Law School (2013-2016).
He is admitted to practice both in Japan and New York. The University
of Tokyo (LL.B. 1996), Columbia Law School (LL.M. 2002), worked at
Sullivan & Cromwell as visiting foreign lawyer (2002-2003).
Miki Sakakibara
President, The Japan In-House Lawyers Association
Miki Sakakibara admitted in Japan (1997) in California (2003).
After private practice at law firms (both domestic and foreign),
became an in-house counsel at Panasonic (2003). The president
of the Japan In-House Lawyers Association (2018), then, Universal
Music LLC (2019) and an outside director of Future Corporation
(2019). Macnica, Inc. Corporate Governance & Risk Management
Group (2021) .
Masayuki Tamaruya
Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics and Faculty of Law,
The University of Tokyo
Masayuki Tamaruya’s main teaching areas are comparative law and
trust law, and research focuses include trusts and estates, nonprofit
organizations, civil procedure and legal history. In particular, he is
interested in the historical transformation and diffusion of trust law and
fiduciary law in common law jurisdictions, Asian civil law jurisdictions,
and other jurisdictions around the world. He received Bachelor of Laws
from The University of Tokyo, LL.M. from New York University, and
Diploma in Legal Studies from Cambridge University. Previously, he
taught at Rikkyo University, and was a visiting scholar to Wisconsin
Law School, Harvard Law School and Harvard Yenching Institute.
Takayuki Matsuo
Partner, Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba
Dr. Takayuki Matsuo was admitted to Japanese Bar (The Dai-ichi Tokyo
Bar Association) and joined Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba in 2007
(currently its Partner). He graduated from The University of Tokyo
Faculty of Law. (LL.B.) He received his LL.M. degree from Harvard Law
School and was admitted to New York Bar. He received his Ph.D. degree
from Peking University Law School. He is the Adjunct Professor at Keio
University and a part-time lecturer at Gakushuin University. He has
worked on many IT-related projects and has published many books and
articles based on such experience. He also has extensive experience in
introducing LegalTech. He is in charge of corporate legal classes at
Gakushuin University with enriched experience being seconded to the
legal departments in multiple corporations.
Jason Hall
Senior Vice President and CLO, Renesas Electronics Corporation
Jason serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of
Renesas, and is responsible for the legal, intellectual property, IT,
procurement and supply chain management organizations. Jason
joined Renesas as corporate counsel for the Americas, and through a
series of promotions, became general counsel for the worldwide
organization in 2017. Prior to joining Renesas, Jason obtained a Juris
Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law and was
an intellectual property associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP in their
San Francisco office.