Junichi Ikeda

Admitted to bar	2006, Japan
Languages	Japanese and English
Practice Areas	General Corporate, Project Finance, Risk and Crisis Management/Compliance, Disputes in Foreign Jurisdictions, Civil and Commercial Disputes, International Arbitration, Construction and Infrastructure, Environmental Law, Natural Resources and Energy, Consumer Law (Consumer Litigation)

Biography

Junichi Ikeda is a partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. His areas of practice include product liability and safety, energy and environment, construction and infrastructure, and dispute resolutions including commercial litigation and international arbitration.

Prior to joining NO&T, he served as a judge of the Tokyo District Court and of the Kushiro District Court, a Staff Attorney with the Civil Affairs Bureau of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Japan, and a Deputy Director of the Industrial Finance Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). He has also served as a Coordinator of the Legislative Council of the Ministry of Justice.

He currently serves as a committee member of the Subcommittee on Contract & Legal of the Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (ENAA).

He graduated with an LL.B. from Waseda University in 1993 and with an LL.M. from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 2000.

Education/Professional Experience

1993	Waseda University (LL.B.)
1996-1998	Judge of Tokyo District Court
1998-2001	Judge of Tokyo Family Court
2000	Southern Methodist University School of Law (LL.M.)
2001-2002	Deputy Director, Industrial Finance Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
2002-2004	Judge of Kushiro District and Family Court
2004-2006	Staff Attorney, Civil Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat of the Supreme Court
2006-	Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
2012-present	Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Seminars

May 2, 2019	Seminars	International Issues - Asia
January 25, 2019	NO&T Seminars	A Comprehensive Analysis of the Three Arbitration Rules of the JCAA Introduced on January 1, 2019
October 11, 2018	Seminars	All Worlds are Not the Same: A Comparison of the Legal Procedural PL Issues in Korea, Japan and Australia
November 15, 2017	Seminars	Risk Tolerance in Perspective: Measuring and Assessing Risk in Societies
September 14, 2017	Seminars	How to Avoid M&A Pitfalls with Asian Parties
July 3, 2017	NO&T Seminars	ADVANCE Corporate Law Seminar - Pioneering the Frontier in Corporate Law 2017 Part 4 International Infrastructure Seminar "Variations or Changes, and Delay and Damages in International Infrastructure Projects - International Project Arbitration and Roles of Lawyers and Expert Witnesses"
May 12, 2017	NO&T Seminars	Part 3 "Consortium Agreements and Joint Venture Agreements in International Infrastructure Projects"
April 8, 2017	Seminars	Cross border transactions and environmental law compliances and concerns
January 13, 2016	NO&T Seminars	ADVANCE Corporate Law Seminar - Pioneering the Frontier in Corporate Law Part 5 Dispute Resolution Seminar "Realities and Prevention of Overseas Disputes Facing Japanese Companies"

Publications

September, 2020	Articles	Product liability and safety in Japan: overview (2020) (Co-author) Product Liability and Safety Global Guide
June, 2020	Articles	Chambers Global Practice Guides Product Liability & Safety 2020 Japan - Law & Practice (Co-author)
August, 2019	Others	Radio Act amended to promote innovation using foreign WiFi and Bluetooth devices (co-author) International Law Office Online Newsletter “Product Regulation & Liability-Japan”
June, 2019	Articles	Chambers Global Practice Guides Product Liability and Safety 2019 Japan - Law & Practice (co-author)
April, 2019	Others	Recharacterisation of product risks International Law Office Online Newsletter “Product Regulation & Liability-Japan”
March, 2019	Articles	Product Liability: Warnings, Instructions, and Recalls: Japan (co-author) Product Liability Defenses: Warnings, Instructions and Recalls
March, 2018	Articles	Getting the Deal Through - Securities Litigation 2018 Japan (co-author)
January, 2018	Articles	Product liability and safety in Japan: overview (2018) (Co-author) Product Liability and Safety Global Guide
January, 2017	Articles	Environmental risks in major projects in Japan: overview (co-author) Environmental Risks Global Guide
March, 2016	Articles	Getting the Deal Through - Securities Litigation 2016 Japan (co-author)
October, 2015	Books	Arbitration World - Jurisdictional Comparisons 5th Edition 2015 (co-author) Thomson Reuters
August, 2015	Articles	PRODUCT LIABILITY - JAPAN Lawyer Monthly Magazine 64-15 Edition
May, 2015	Articles	The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Product Liability 2015 Japan (co-author)
October, 2014	Articles	Recent Reform of Food Labeling Regime in Japan (Co-author) JAPAN LAWYERS GUIDE 2014/15 from LexisNexis A Guide to Lawyers and Law Firm in Japan
April, 2013	Articles	Taking advantage of the feed-in tariff regime The 2013 Guide to Japan 11th Edition A Supplement to International Financial Law Review, April 2013

Topics

November 4, 2020	Awards	High evaluation received in Who's Who Legal: Global Guide 2020
September 28, 2020	Awards	High evaluation received in Who's Who Legal: Japan 2020
December 27, 2019	Awards	High evaluation received in Who's Who Legal: Global Guide 2019
September 27, 2019	Awards	High evaluation received in Who's Who Legal: Japan 2019
November 26, 2018	Awards	High evaluation received in Who's Who Legal: Japan 2018
October 26, 2017	Awards	High evaluation received in Who's Who Legal: Japan 2017

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