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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Colin Trehearne, Lexi Takakamatsu, Daniel Allen and Yoshinori Tatsuno Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Tokyo
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is widely recognised as an elite law firm in Japan and throughout Asia. When it comes to international disputes, MHM has a market-leading international arbitration practice, reg - ularly acting as lead counsel and winning challeng - ing, complex cases. MHM’s international arbitration team, which includes numerous international lawyers recruited from leading global law firms, has experi - ence leading on international arbitrations at all major global institutions, including ICC, SIAC, ICSID, JCAA, KCAB, LCIA, THAC, VIAC, and CIETAC. Its team
members also regularly sit as arbitrator. The team’s particular areas of substantive expertise include joint ventures, licensing, intellectual property, construc - tion, trade, and investment treaty arbitration. The team’s experience spans across all key sectors of the global economy, including energy, natural resources, renewables, pharmaceuticals, insurance, chemicals, automotive, and retail, as well as bleeding-edge ar - eas such as space, cryptocurrency, semiconductors, and AI.
Authors
Colin Trehearne is an English- and Canadian-qualified international arbitration specialist with substantial experience in international commercial arbitration across diverse sectors including mining, energy, pharmaceuticals, technology, insurance, and space tourism. Colin also has public international law experience and has advised on WTO matters, territorial disputes, self-determination, and the law applicable to UN bodies. He is a former associate professor at Keio University and current professor at Sophia University lecturing on dispute resolution, MNC regulation, and international law. Colin previously practiced law in Canada (Dentons Canada), Japan (Herbert Smith Freehills), and England (at Boies Schiller Flexner), having returned to Tokyo in 2022.
Lexi Takakamatsu is a California- qualified international arbitration specialist with particular experience in commercial and joint-venture disputes in the Asia region. She has played leading roles in several bet-
the-company arbitrations at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto. Lexi is a member of the YSIAC Council, the IBA Arb40 Steering Committee, and an active member in the Tokyo Daini Bar Association’s committee on arbitration. She is professionally proficient in Japanese.
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