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 2020 | Seconded 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 2020 | Re-Admitted to Japanese Bar (The Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association) |
April 2020 | Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba |
2021 | Admitted to New York Bar |
January 2023 | Became Partner of Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba |
Publications
《English Translation of Title Only. Language of Publication is Japanese》
- Strategies for Responding to Lower Court Judgments and Arbitral Awards
Author, 71-1 JCA Journal 25 (2024) - The Role of Administrative Secretaries ─ Inside Tips on How to Utilize Them
70-7 JCA Journal 10 (2023) - 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》
- Potential for a New Arb-Med in Japan
Co-author, Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal (Vol.4 /2023) - Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters: Japan (The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides)
Co-author, Legalease Ltd. (2023) - Enforcement of Judgements 2021-2023 (Japan Chapter)
Co-author, Chambers and Partners (2021-2023) - 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)
Publications
The Antimonopoly Act and Private Enforcement of Actions for Damages and for Injunction
- Supervising Editor
- Masahiro Murakami
- Co-Chief-Editors
- Nobuaki Mukai, Yusuke Nakano, Hideki Utsunomiya
Yasuo Daito, Kenji Akiha, Kentaro Hirayama, Shunsuke Yabuuchi
- Contributor
- Naoki Takaishi, Takashi Kobayashi, Motomu Wake
- Publisher
- Chuokeizai-sha
- Publication date
- March 2018
News
Motomu Wake authored the article "Strategies for Responding to Lower Court Judgments and Arbitral Awards." This article appeared in the January 2024 (Vol.71, No.1) issue of "JCA Journal."
Junya Naito and Motomu Wake co-authored an article entitled "Potential for a New Arb-Med in Japan." This English-language article appeared in the Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal (Vol. 4/2023) published by the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA).
Junya Naito, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Motomu Wake and Sho Tanaka have co-authored the Japan chapter (Trends and Developments) of the recently published practice guide to Enforcement of Judgements 2023 by Chambers and Partners.
Junya Naito, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Motomu Wake and Mariko Sumiyoshi have co-authored the Japan chapter of the “Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters” in one of The Legal 500’s Country Comparative Guides published by Legalease Ltd.
Motomu Wake authored the article "The Role of Administrative Secretaries ─ Inside Tips on How to Utilize Them." This article appeared in the July 2023 (Vol.70, No. 7) issue of "JCA Journal."