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Aoi Inoue

Aoi Inoue

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81-3-6775-2122

Mr. Aoi Inoue is a partner and the Head of the International Arbitration practice at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. He specializes in international arbitration and litigation. He represents clients in a wide range of business disputes, including joint venture, distributorship, licensing, franchising, construction projects, complex financial products, labor & employment and product liability. He has acted as counsel in a number of international arbitrations under various rules including the ICC, AAA-ICDR, SIAC, HKIAC, JCAA, VIAC and UNCITRAL. He also serves as arbitrator and has been appointed to the panel of arbitrators of the JCAA, KCAB INTERNATIONAL and Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA). He has been recognized as a leading arbitration lawyer in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500: Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers and Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific.

Mr. Inoue also acts for overseas clients seeking to expand into Japan through international franchising. His support includes structuring, negotiating and drafting relevant documents such as international direct franchise agreements, international master franchise agreements and joint venture agreements. He also assists Japanese clients seeking to expand into foreign countries through international franchising. Mr. Inoue has been nominated for inclusion in the list of recognized franchise lawyers of the Who's Who Legal: Franchise.

Inoue Aoi

Practice Areas

Key Practice Areas

Related Practice Areas

Practice Groups

  • Dispute Resolution Group
  • Corporate Transaction Group
  • Asia and Emerging Countries Practice Group

Background

Mar 2001 The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
2003 - 2004 The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
May 2010 Graduate study, Columbia University School of Law (LL.M.)
Sep 2010 - Mar 2011 Associated with Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York
Apr 2011 - Jun 2011 Trained at the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA)
Apr 2015 - Mar 2020 Adjunct Lecturer, Keio University Law School, Arbitration
Mar 2018 - Mar 2022 Vice-Chair, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
Apr 2021 - Mar 2023 Adjunct Lecturer, Keio University Law School, Japanese Law in Cross-border Matters
Mar 2022 - Present Director, Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA)
Mar 2022 - Present Executive Director, Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC)
Jun 2022 - Present Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Jan 2023 - Present Member, International Advisory Board of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC)

Publications

Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2024 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2024
Sep 2023
The Role of Precedents in Investment Treaty Arbitration The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review; edition 8
Aug 2023
Chambers Global Practice Guides - Enforcement of Judgments 2023 Chambers Global Practice Guides - Enforcement of Judgments 2023
Aug 2023
Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2023 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2023
Mar 2023
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2023 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2023
Nov 2022
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2023 (Japan Chapter) The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2023
Oct 2022
Aug 2022
Chambers Global Practice Guides - Enforcement of Judgments 2022 - Japan Law & Practice Chambers Global Practice Guides - Enforcement of Judgments 2022
Aug 2022
Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2022 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2022
Mar 2022
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2022 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2022
Nov 2021
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2022 (Japan Chapter) The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2022
Oct 2021
Chambers Global Practice Guides - Enforcement of Judgments 2021 - Japan Law & Practice Chambers Global Practice Guides - Enforcement of Judgments 2021
Sep 2021
Aug 2021
Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2021 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2021
Mar 2021
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2021 (Japan Chapter) The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2021
Oct 2020
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2021 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2021 (Japan Chapter)
Oct 2020
Sep 2020
Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2020 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2020
Feb 2020
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2020 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2020
Oct 2019
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2020 (Japan Chapter) The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2020
Oct 2019
Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2019 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2019 (Japan Chapter)
Feb 2019
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2019 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2019
Nov 2018
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2019 (Japan Chapter) The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2019
Sep 2018
Jun 2018
Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2018 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2018 (Japan Chapter)
Feb 2018
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2018 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2018
Nov 2017
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2018 (Japan Chapter) The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2018
Sep 2017
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2017 (Japan Chapter) The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2017
Dec 2016
Oct 2016
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2016 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Investment Treaty Arbitration 2016
Dec 2015
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2016 (Japan Chapter) The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2016
Dec 2015
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2017 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Investment Treaty Arbitration 2017
Oct 2015
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2015 (Japan Chapter) The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Franchise 2015
Jan 2015
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2015 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Investment Treaty Arbitration 2015
Dec 2014
The SIAC Arbitration Training Video Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Jun 2014
Jun 2014
Getting the Deal Through – Investment Treaty Arbitration 2014 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Investment Treaty Arbitration 2014
Dec 2013
FDI Moot 2013 FDI Moot 2013
Aug 2013
Arbitration/ADR Forum Vol. 4, Shinzansha Publisher Co.,Ltd.
Feb 2013
Court Rules on Trademark Dispute between Franchisors International Law Office 2008-11
Nov 2008

Lectures

Mar 22, 2023
ENERAP Japan Inaugural Event Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners Japan (ENERAP-Japan)
Jan 20, 2022
The Impact of Online Dispute Resolution and AI The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
Jun 16, 2021
Developments in Third Party Funding Organized by : Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) , Japan International Dispute Resolution Center(JIDRC)
Nov 14, 2019
Third Party Funding of Arbitrations Organized by : Keio University Law School Co-organized by : JIDRC (Japan International Dispute Resolution Center)
Nov 12, 2019
Gas Price Review in Japan Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Oct 28, 2019
Simulation of ICC Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings Organized by: International Chamber of Commerce Japan (ICCJ) Co-organized by: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC)
Oct 16, 2019
International Construction Law Association Tokyo Conference 2019 International Construction Law Association (ICLA)
May 29, 2019
TPP11 and Asian Business Strategies Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Osaka Office
Mar 29, 2019
TPP11 and Asian Business Strategies Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Feb 19, 2019
IPBA – THAC Arbitration Day The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC)
Nov 6, 2018
SIAC Academy Tokyo 2018 Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Sep 7-8, 2018
YSIAC-YJAA Tokyo Workshop 2018 YSIAC Committee、Young Japan Association of Arbitrators (YJAA)
Sep 6, 2018
SIAC-JAA Tokyo Conference 2018 Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA)
Sep 6, 2018
Workshop on Third Party Funding in International Commercial Arbitration UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific and gave a presentation
Dec 18, 2017
The YSIAC Tokyo Advocacy Roadshow Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Sep 15, 2016
Apr 11, 2016
Joinder and Intervention in International Arbitration The Japan Association of Arbitrators
Jan 19, 2016
The YSIAC Advocacy Roadshow Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Nov 12, 2015
Jul 4, 5, 2015
Mar 19, 2015
Mar 23, 2014

Achievements

Apr 14, 2022
Apr 15, 2021

Professional Admissions

  • Japan (2004)
  • New York (2011)

Professional and Academic Associations

  • Daini Tokyo Bar Association
  • Director, Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA)
  • Executive Director, Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC)
  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Keio University Law School
  • Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Member, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
  • Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Users Council
  • Member, International Chamber of Commerce - Commission on Arbitration and ADR

Languages

  • Japanese (first language)
  • English
  • Mandarin