- External Seminars
The 13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights
- Date
- 26 November, 2024
- Venue
- Room XXIV, Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
Tokyo and Yangon partner Yusuke Yukawa will participate as a speaker in a session titled "BHR informal dialogues: Conflict-Affected Areas" at the 13th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, held in Geneva, Switzerland on Nov 26, 2024.
With a strong background in commercial transactions and corporate governance and compliance, Yusuke focuses on business and human rights, advising companies on various related issues, including the formulation of human rights norms, human rights due diligence, stakeholder engagement, the formulation of human rights clauses in contracts, compliance with modern slavery laws, and consulting on transactions with countries with human rights issues. He is a core member of the Business and Human Rights Projects Team of the Committee on International Human Rights within the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and spreads awareness of the field through lectures at universities and law schools, and by contributing to various publications and seminars. He currently serves as the representative of the firm’s Yangon office providing wide-ranging legal advice to international investors and companies investing and doing business in Myanmar. In addition, Yusuke is involved in a broad range of lawmaking activities in Myanmar to bring their laws into alignment with international standards and norms, and was the first foreign member of the Myanmar Association of Insolvency Practitioners.