Azusa Saito is a counsel in the Dispute Resolution Group. Her practice focuses on international arbitration and complex commercial litigation. She has represented clients in international commercial arbitrations conducted in venues around the world, under a wide variety of arbitral rules, including the ICC, SIAC, and JCAA. She has advised multinational companies in diverse industries, including the pharmaceutical, automobile, aviation, construction, solar energy, telecommunications, electronics and insurance fields, in contractual disputes relating to (post-)M&A, distributorship, licensing, and franchising. She also has extensive experience in court proceedings relating to arbitration and multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Recent activities

8/2018

SIAC Tokyo Events 2018

Seminars

1/2018

Practical Law Global Guide 2017: Arbitration (Japan Chapter)

Articles

1/2015

International Arbitration and Corporate Strategy (in J)

Books

Education

2013

University of Miami School of Law (LL.M.)

2005

Kyoto University (LL.B.)

Professional experience

2018 -

Nishimura & Asahi NY LLP

2013 - 2014

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London

2008 - 2012

Japan Arbitration Association, Deputy Secretary