Shimpei Ishido has been active in the field of international trade matters and international investment disputes for many years. He advises and represents governments and major corporations with regard to antidumping and countervailing duties proceedings as well as investment arbitration under ICSID, ICC and UNCITRAL arbitration rules. He currently serves as a member of the Japanese delegation to the UNCITRAL Working Group III (Investor–State Dispute Settlement Reform).
He usually provides his clients with general advice on a variety of international law issues including investment protection, government procurement, trade in services, e-commerce and space. He also has rich experience in providing capacity-building training on international investment law and trade in services to government officials of various states in the Asia-Pacific Region and Central Asia.
Before joining Nishimura & Asahi, he led, as legal counsel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the negotiation of Japan’s international investment agreements including the investment and trade in services chapters of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Japan–EU EPA, the ASEAN–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the Japan–Australia EPA, the Japan-Mongolia EPA, and the Japan–Mozambique BIT.

Recent activities

12/2020

Global Arbitration Review Know how Investment Treaty Arbitration - Japan

Articles

8/2020

The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review: The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Articles

2/2020

Commentary on the TPP Agreement

Articles

Education

2016

University College London (LL.M. in International Law, Chevening Scholar)

2006

The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D.)

2004

The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional experience

2016 - 2017

Three Crowns LLP (London)

2015

Volterra Fietta LLP (London)

2012 - 2015

Deputy Director, Economic Treaties Division, International Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

2009 - 2012

Linklaters Tokyo