Isamu is a the Vice Representative of our Yangon office. He has strong expertise in advising clients on their business expansion into, and exit from, Asian countries, including Myanmar, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Taiwan.
He has extensive experience working closely with local firms in each jurisdiction and responding quickly and flexibly to the wide range of legal needs of his clients while understanding the legal and regulatory systems of each country.
He also has a wealth of experience advising on various projects related to Japan's infrastructure exports and on various legal problems that may arise in host countries.
Isamu was seconded to a major law firm in India from 2012 – 2013, and he worked in our Ho Chi Minh City office from 2016 - 2017.
He was inaugurated as Yangon Office Vice Representative on July 2019, and became the Ho Chi Minh City Offices Co-representative from 2022.

Recent activities

8/2022

Vietnam: Merger Control - Three Years After the Grab/Uber Case

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7/2022

Vietnam: Have you obtained a registration “badge” from the MOIT for your cross-border e-commerce platform yet?

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7/2022

Vietnam: Government promulgates a list of websites that are banned from displaying cross border advertisements

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Education

2012

University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M.)

2004

The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional experience

2022 -

HCMC Office Co-Representatives

2022 -

HCMC Office

2019 -

Vice Representative of Yangon Office

2016 - 2017

HCMC Office

2013

Khaitan & Co, New Delhi

2012 - 2013

Khaitan & Co, Mumbai