JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Hiroaki Matsui, Yukitsuna Takekoshi, Mari Ueki and Satoru Makino, AI-EI Law Firm
AI-EI Law Firm was established in 2019, mainly by lawyers from Nishimura & Asahi, and specialises in corporate dispute resolution and labour/employment matters. The name “AI-EI” is derived from the Japa - nese word “ 相栄 ” (pronounced “I-A”), which means collective prosperity. To achieve collective prosperity with its clients, the firm takes the unrivalled approach of not only accurately analysing and categorising a large amount of past data (in this case, vast expe -
rience and knowledge), like AI does, but also using elements of EI (emotional intelligence) so that clients’ true needs are properly understood. Thus, clients are guaranteed practical solutions that address the sub - stance of the dispute – not only from the perspectives of “economic rationality” and “efficiency” required in business, but also with the humanity and sensitivity required when dealing with people who are the sub - jects and the objects of disputes and labour issues.
Authors
Hiroaki Matsui is a senior partner at AI-EI Law Firm. He is qualified in Japan and New York, and is licensed as a Japanese‒English interpreter. Hiroaki is a member of the Japan Labour Law Association, and serves
Mari Ueki is a partner at AI-EI Law Firm and a former judge at the Tokyo District Court, the Niigata Family Court and the Nagoya District Court. She is qualified in Japan and has experience of handling employment
as a specially appointed professor at Shinshu University and as an adjunct lecturer in employment and labour law at Seikei University. He has also been appointed as a committee member in various government-funded projects.
and labour disputes as a judge.
Satoru Makino is an associate at AI-EI Law Firm, where he specialises in litigation and investigation matters.
Yukitsuna Takekoshi is a partner at AI-EI Law Firm and a former government officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Ministry of Justice. He handles investor-state dispute settlement,
WTO dispute settlement and other international matters, including employment and labour law. Yukitsuna is qualified in Japan and New York. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the Japan Association of Arbitrators.
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