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The end of the year 2022 is just around the corner. To finish out this year, we are hosting an online symposium and inviting four
lecturers who lead their respective fields of expertise to guide us through the main points of corporate legal risk management, to
help us understand the relationship between the management and legal affairs for cultivating and nurturing compliance culture and
to illustrate the state of internal whistleblowing systems for risk management at peacetime, points to keep in mind when launching
a third-party panel, international arbitration which is risk management in cases of emergencies, the different stances towards
international disputes between foreign and Japanese companies, etc.
The symposium will also touch upon “investment in human capital,” one of the most important non-financial information for
corporate management, and cover the roles required of legal affairs in developing talent who can deal with legal, management, and
business matters.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to gain a comprehensive understanding of the most important topics in corporate legal
affairs today. We look forward to your participation.
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| Event Outline | |
| Date and Time | 1:00 pm to 4:40 pm, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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| How to Join | This symposium will be a LiVECAST online symposium. You will be able to join from anywhere, from your home or your office, as long as you have internet access. After you register, we will send you the link to join the symposium together with access details. Simultaneous interpretation in English and Japanese will be available. |
| Registration | Reception has been closed. Thank you for your entry. |
| Program | |
| 1:00 pm – 1:05 pm | Opening Remark Young Sun Bang, President and Representative Director of Westlaw Japan K.K. and Thomson Reuters K.K. |
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| 1:05 pm – 1:50 pm | Overview Corporate Risk Management and Legal Risk Management in the ESG Times (Daisuke Yuki, Partner, Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law) -Corporate risk management in the ESG times -Latest points for discussion regarding third-party panels—the meaning of independence, international matters, the possibility of representing litigations -To become a Japanese company strong in international disputes -The importance of internal whistleblowing, global reporting systems -Nurturing talent that contributes to corporate management |
| 1:50 pm – 2:50 pm (50 min lecture + 10 min short session) |
Part 1 The Present and Future of Corporate Legal Affairs —How legal affairs and governance can contribute to the sustainable and strategic growth of global companies (Mitsuru Chino, Audit & Supervisory Board Member, ITOCHU Corporation) -Perspective based on experience as the General Counsel -Perspective based on experience as the President & CEO of the US entity -Perspective as the Audit & Supervisory Board Member -What are legal affairs and governance that contribute to management? ITOCHU’s talent development. Short session with Ms. Chino and Mr. Yuki |
| 2:50 pm -3:05 pm | Product Introduction Thomson Reuters & Westlaw Japan -Westlaw Japan (Legislation Alert Center)—a tool that sends out and manages legislative amendment information -Practical Law—a knowhow database with accurate legal guidance for lawyers and corporate legal affairs |
| 3:05 pm – 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm – 3:45 pm (25 min lecture + 5 min short Session) with simultaneous interpretation in English and Japanese |
Part 2 Japanese Companies and International Arbitration —The current state of international arbitration in Japan (Michael Mroczek, Foreign Law Partner and Registered Foreign Lawyer, Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law) -International disputes for Japanese companies -The current state of international arbitration in Japan Short session with attorneys Mr. Mroczek and Mr. Yuki -What would you like to do at Nozomi? -What are the questions about international arbitration frequently asked by Japanese companies? -What do Japanese companies lack? |
| 3:45 pm -4:25 pm (35 min lecture + 5 min short session) with simultaneous interpretation in English and Japanese |
Part 3 The Latest in International Disputes from the Viewpoint of a Firm with Expertise in Resolving International Disputes —Takeaway for Japanese companies from international arbitration matters of Korean companies (Kevin Kim, Senior Partner, The Republic of Korea, PETER & KIM) -Experience with an international dispute matter as a representative of a Korean company—comparison with Japanese and Taiwanese companies -The current state of international arbitration in Korea -The current state of Korean attorneys and companies Short session with attorneys Mr. Kim and Mr. Yuki -Do Korean companies manage internal information to prepare for international arbitration or disputes? -Other advice and comments to Japanese companies |
| 4:25 pm -4:40 pm | Q&A Daisuke Yuki, Partner, Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law |
Organizer
Westlaw Japan K.K. / Thomson Reuters K.K.
Young Sun Bang, President and Representative Director
President and Representative Director of Thomson Reuters K.K. since January 2021 and President and
Representative Director of Westlaw Japan K.K. since April 2019. Formerly the Site Leader the 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, worked as a legal professional at international law firms in New York and
at a court in Delaware. Received his Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) from Korea and his Juris Doctor degree
(J.D.) from the US.
Lecturers
Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law
Daisuke Yuki, Partner
Co-Chair of the International Practice Group. Admitted to the bar in Japan and New York. Certified Fraud
Examiner. Managing Director of the Legal & Risk Management Institute. Board Member of the Association
of Certified Fraud Examiners Japan. Graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in March 1996.
Admitted to the bar in Japan (Daini Tokyo Bar Association) in April 1998 and joined Nozomi Sogo Attorneys
at Law. Bank of Japan from 2000 to 2002. Visiting Foreign Attorney at law firms in Seoul, South Korea; Los
Angeles, US; New York, US from 2008 to 2013. Graduated from the University of Southern California Gould
School of Law (LL.M.) in 2010. Admitted to the bar in New York in 2012. Returned to Japan and to Nozomi
Sogo Attorneys at Law in November 2013.
ITOCHU Corporation
Mitsuru Chino, Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Graduated from Smith College and Cornell Law School in the US. Joined Graham & James LLP. (as an
Associate) in September 1991 and was admitted to the bar in California in the same year. Became Partner
of Graham & James LLP. in 1999. Returned to Japan and joined ITOCHU Corporation in 2000 and was
assigned to the Legal Division. Became the Executive Officer and General Counsel in 2013. EVP & CAO of
ITOCHU International Inc. (residing in New York) and President & CEO of ITOCHU Canada Ltd. from 2017.
Became the Managing Executive Officer and President and CEO of ITOCHU International Inc. in 2018.
Returned to Japan in 2022 and assumed the current position.
Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law
Michael Mroczek, Foreign Law Partner and Registered Foreign Lawyer
Received LL.B. in 2002 and LL.M. in 2005 from the University of Basel. Admitted in Switzerland in 2008.
Registered as an EU lawyer with the Warsaw Bar Association in Poland in 2013. Worked at Stach
Rechtsanwälte AG (Switzerland) from 2013 to 2015. Came to Japan in 2013. Belonged to Okuno & Partners
from 2013 to 2022. Registered as a foreign lawyer in 2014 (Tokyo Bar Association, qualified in Switzerland).
Lecturer at Rikkyo University from 2015 to 2019. President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and
Industry in Japan from 2016 to 2019. Lecturer at The University of Tokyo, Law School from 2016. Adjunct
Professor at the Temple University Beasley School of Law from 2017. President of the European Business
Council in Japan from 2019. Joined Nozomi Sogo Attorneys at Law in 2022.
PETER & KIM
Kevin Kim, Senior Partner, The Republic of Korea
Admitted to the bar in the Republic of Korea in 1988. Admitted to the bar in New York in 1995. Received
LL.B. in 1985 and LL.M. in 1988 from Seoul National University Law School. Judicial Research and Training
Institute, Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea from 1986 to 1988. Graduated from Harvard Law School
(LL.M.) in 1994. Senior partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC since 1996, and worked for the past three decades in
various roles, including the co-founder and head of the International Arbitration Practice and the head of the
Domestic and International Disputes Group. Acted as counsel, presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator, or sole
arbitrator in more than 300 cases of international arbitrations under various arbitration rules. Senior Partner
at Peter & Kim in Seoul from 2019, involved in several investment and commercial arbitrations. Advisory
Governing Board Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA). President of the
KCAB International Arbitration Committee. Adjunct Professor at Seoul National University Law School.