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With 15 years of experience as a judge, he comprehensively handles dispute cases, including civil cases and administrative cases.
In his career as a judge, Ichita Matsunaga has worked in several district courts such as the Tokyo District Court and the Sapporo District Court. In those courts he handled wide range of civil cases such as corporate disputes, labor disputes, and other various cases for damages as well as administrative cases including tax disputes and disputes related to financial products. When he worked for the Secretariat of the Supreme Court, he handled judicial administrative affairs regarding intellectual property disputes and was in charge of preparatory work for the digitalization of civil proceedings. While working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was in charge of international cooperation on counter terrorism, counter transnational organized crime and anti-corruption as well as domestic implementation of those matters. He also handled domestic implementation of the recommendations developed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). While working for the Sapporo District Court, he gave a lecture on civil procedure and practice at Hokkaido University Law School as visiting professor.
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- Ichita Matsunaga joins Nishimura & Asahi
Education
- 2003
- Keio University (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
- Judge, Chiba District Court
- Judge, Sapporo District Court , Visiting Professor, Hokkaidou University Law School
- Judge, Tokyo District Court
- Attorney, Administrative Affairs Bureau, Supreme Court
- Assistant Judge, Fukushima District Court
- Attorney, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Bureau
- Attorney, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Supreme Court
- Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court
- Visiting Scholar, Duke University School of Law
- Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court