The legal department consists of two Japanese attorneys and two foreign legal assistants:
- Mr. Masahiko SUMIDA (Co-founder)
- Mr. Shinji SUMIDA
Mr. Shinji SUMIDA is an attorney admitted in Japan in 2003. He graduated from Waseda University. He joined Akasaka International Law, Patent & Accounting Office as a partner in October 2003. In May 2006 he graduated with a Master of Law from the Gould School of Law at the University of Southern California. He was appointed as an outside director of the Gaimu Seirekai Foundation in 2011. He is fluent in English and has a good command of French.
Foreign Legal Assistants
As a consequence of AKASAKA INTERNATIONAL LAW PATENT & ACCOUNTING OFFICE’s international orientation, for more than 15 years our firm has retained the services of a specialist in Common Law and a specialist in Continental law .
Other Members of the Legal Department
- Mr. Motohiko SUZUKI has been a public notary in Japan since 1977.
- Mr. Hayato ISHIYAMA is a nationally certified expert in the areas of labour and social security law.
RESUMES
JAPANESE LAWYERS
Masahiko SUMIDA
(See the founding partners)
Shinji SUMIDA
| 1975 | Born in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1999 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Waseda University, Tokyo |
| 2002 | Entered the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court |
| 2003 | Admitted as an attorney in Japan as a member of the Tokyo Bar Association |
| 2003 | Entered AKASAKA INTERNATIONAL LAW, PATENT & ACCOUNTING OFFICE as a partner |
| 2005 | Admitted as a patent attorney in Japan |
| 2006 | Graduated Master of Laws from Gould Law School, University of Southern California. |
| 2006 | Interned at Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp LLP |
| 2007 | Rejoined AKASAKA INTERNATIONAL LAW, PATENT & ACCOUNTING OFFICE |
| 2011 | Nominated as a Director for the Gaimu Seirekai Foundation. |
CONSULTANTS OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Motohiko SUZUKI
| 1945 | Born in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1968 | Graduated from Chuo University |
| 1977 | Certified as a scrivener |
Hayato ISHIYAMA
| 1944 | Born in Hokkaido |
| 1968 | Graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Kesei University |
| 1971 | Received qualifications as an expert in social security and labour law |
