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Takashi Ugajin
Founder Partner, Attorney-at-law admitted in Japan and New York
Languages : Japanese, English, Mandarin
Takashi is the founder and the Managing Partner of Ugajin International Law Firm.
He previously worked for Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, one of the Big Four law firms in Japan, before establishing Ugajin International Law Firm. He also learned in Georgetown University in Washington DC, US and He has extensive experience in dealing with contentious or uncontentious cross border employment matters for global businesses, crossworder dispute resolution including litigation in Japan and international arbitration, various types of domestic litigation, criminal cases, and M&A and other corporate matters.
Background
| 2010 | The University of Tokyo (LL.B.) |
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| 2012 | The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D.) |
| 2013 | admitted in Japan |
| 2014-2022 | Mori Hamada & Matsumoto |
| 2016 | University of International Business and Economics (Beijing, China), Business Chinese Program (Advanced class) |
| 2019 | Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.) |
| 2020 | admitted in New York |
| 2019-2020 | with Gall Solicitors (Hong Kong), Registered as Foreign Lawyer (Japanese Law) in Hong Kong |
| 2021-2023 | Advisory Lecturer for Students who Have Not Previously Studied Law, The University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law |
| 2023- | Appointed as a temporary judge (a civil conciliator) in the Tokyo Summary Court |
| 2024- | part time teacher in Seikei University |
| 2025- | Appointed as an outside director of Ekitan KK |
Awards
| 2022 |  Best Lawyers®, The Best Lawyers in Japan™, Ones to Watch in Japan™ |
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| 2025 | Ranked 3rd in Employment Law Category in the BUSINESS LAWYERS AWARD 2025 and Weekly Toyo Keizai’s “Corporate Lawyer Rankings.” See here. |
Publications (Books)
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Publications (Articles)
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Seminars
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