Akiko Kurokochi (Representative)
Background
Ms. Kurokochi worked at Mitsui & Co., Ltd., a general trading company, before being admitted to the Japan Bar in 1994. She concentrates on commercial, bankruptcy, employment, intellectual property and entertainment law matters. She was appointed as an instructor at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan from 2014 to 2017. She has served as an outside board member of Honshu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (2018-21) and as a statutory auditor of Japan Logistic Systems Corp. (2023 - ) .
Education
Waseda University (LL.B., 1983); Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1992-94); International Comparative Law Center, Dallas, Texas (1995).
Professional Affiliations
Daini Tokyo Bar Association.
Publications
Practical English-Language Contract Forms (Nihon Kajo Shuppan, 2012, 2017).
