Corporate Law / Execution Design
(M&A, Business Alliances, Fundraising, Business Model Creation, and Other Strategic Actions)

- Design and implementation of business strategy execution plans for large corporations, mid-size companies and startups
- Advice on suitable methods (e.g., mergers, acquisitions, business alliances, licensing or lobbying) for realizing specific business goals, support on creating transaction/negotiation frameworks and action plans for the projects, as well as support on the actual execution of the projects
- Starting member of and current advisor to a Silicon Valley-based startup; in charge of management of the company and contributed to raising USD 13 million in funding
- Mentor at Colorado-based startup accelerator
- Member of SPACETIDE, a private organization that supports startups in the space/aerospace industry

Recent activities

4/2020

Top attorneys in Japan: Best Lawyers - 2021 edition

Awards

11/2019

Updates on Legislation for Space Resource Business

Seminars

2/2019

Corpus Juris M&A - Completely Revised Edition (first volume) (second volume)

Books

Education

2018

International Space University, Executive Space Course

2013

Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA)

2004

The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional experience

2019 -

Lecturer, Keio University Law School

2016 -

Director, Spacetide Foundation

2016 -

Outside Director, Macromill, Inc.

2015 -

Committee Member, Spacetide Committee

2013 -

Mentor, Boomtown Accelerator

2012 - 2014

Starting Member of WHILL, Inc. (Silicon Valley-based Startup)

2007 - 2015

Lecturer, Seikei University Law School