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Motomu  Wake
Partner Motomu Wake
03-3288-2080 motomu.wake@mmn-law.gr.jp

Practice Areas

Litigation/Arbitration;
Corporate;
Tax law;
Employment law;
Administrative law

History

March 2011 Graduated from Chuo University, Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
July 2011 - December 2012 The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
December 2012 Admitted to Japanese Bar (The Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
December 2012 Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba
May 2018 Master of Laws (LL.M.) at Columbia University, Law School (James Kent Scholar)
October 2018 - March 2020Seconded to Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice (Attorney, Deputy Director of Litigation Department)
(Temporary cessation of Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association membership during Secondment)
April 2020Re-Admitted to Japanese Bar
(The Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
April 2020Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba
2021Admitted to New York Bar
January 2023Became Partner of Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba

Publications

《English Translation of Title Only. Language of Publication is Japanese》
Third-party Funding in Japan—Possible Application of the Attorney Act and the Basic Rules on the Duties of Practicing Attorneys
Co-author, 68-5 JCA Journal 9 (2021)
《English Publication》
Enforcement of Judgements 2021-2022 (Japan Chapter)
Co-author, Chambers and Partners (2021-2022)
Utilizing Third-party Funding in Japan—Issues Regarding the Attorney Act and the Basic Rules on the Duties of Practicing Attorneys
Co-author, Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal (Vol.2 /2021)
International Arbitration 2020 (Japan Chapter)
Co-author, Chambers and Partners (2020)