AAJ LEGAL SUMMIT
2023
TOKYO
TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2023

DETAILED AGENDA

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DETAILED AGENDA
8h30: Welcoming Participants
9h-9h30: Keynote Sessions
9h-9h05: Opening Statement by Master of Ceremonies – Claire STEIN, admitted tothe Paris Bar, BREDIN PRAT, senior associate

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9h05-9h10: Presentation of the AAJ () – Olivier FACHIN, admittedto the Paris Bar, KOMON AVOCATS, founding partner and president of the AAJ
9h10-9h30: Greetings from the Japanese lawyers’ associationso Motoji KOBAYASHI, JAPAN FEDERATION OF BAR ASSOCIATIONS, president
o Junichi MATSUDA, TOKYO BAR ASSOCIATION, president

9h30-10h15: Panel #1 Labor Law
Topic: Dialogue in the employment relationship in France and in Japan
Moderator: Harold BERRIER, admitted to the Paris Bar, YDES, partner and head ofLabor Law Practice
Speakers:o Motoyasu HIROSE, admitted to the Tokyo Bar and the Paris Bar, URYU & ITOGA,
partnero Clément SALINES, admitted to the Paris Bar, NOVIA AVOCATS, founding
partnero Masumi KONO, admitted to the Tokyo Bar, MIYABIZAKA LAW OFFICE, partner

10h15-10h30: Coffee Break10h30-11h15: Panel #2 Family Law
Topic: Family and inheritance: legal issues in French-Japanese relationships
Moderator: Nahoko AMEMIYA, admitted to the Tokyo Bar and the Paris BarSpeakers:o Masami KITTAKA, admitted to the Tokyo Bar and the New York Bar, OTANI &PARTNERS LAW OFFICES, partnero Muriel CADIOU, admitted to the Paris Bar, CADIOU POIVEY-LECLERCQ &ASSOCIES, founding partnero Atsuko OHATA, admitted to the Tokyo Bar, HORIZON LAW OFFICE, partnero François ROUSSEL, DAITO BUNKA UNIVERSITY, University Professor andElected Representative for French citizens in Japan11h15-12h: Panel #3 Cultural Aspects
Topic: Similarities and differences in the Lawyer-Client relationship between
France and Japan
Moderator: Olivier FACHIN, admitted to the Paris Bar, KOMON AVOCATS,
founding partner and president of the AAJ
Speakers:
o Jiri MESTECKY, admitted to the Illinois Bar and registered foreign lawyer inJapan, KITAHAMA PARTNERS, partnero Yuto MATSUMURA, admitted to the Tokyo Bar, MORI HAMADA & MATSUMOTO,
partnero Amaury Sonet, admitted to the Paris Bar, BFPL LAW, partner and member of theParis Bar Council

12h-14h: Business Lunch Break14h-14h45: Panel #4 Compliance
Topic: Social and Governance aspects of ESG: Business Human Rights.
Moderator: Atsuko OHATA, admitted to the Tokyo Bar, HORIZON LAW OFFICE,
partner
Speakers:o Ayumi FUKUHARA, admitted to the Tokyo Bar, NAGASHIMA OHNO &TSUNEMATSU, partnero Yuhei SAKAO, admitted to the Tokyo Bar and New York Bar, MIURA & PARTNERS,
partnero Claire STEIN, admitted to the Paris Bar, BREDIN PRAT, senior associate

14h45-15h30: Panel #5 International Arbitration
Topic: “Guerrilla tactics” in International Arbitration - Tips on how to resist from aFrench and Japanese perspective
Moderator: Wissam MGHAZLI, admitted to the Paris Bar, KOMON AVOCATS,managing partner
Speakers:o Miyako IKUTA, admitted to the Tokyo Bar, the Paris Bar and the New York Bar,
KITAHAMA PARTNERS, partnero Jean de HAUTECLOCQUE, admitted to the Paris Bar, KOMON AVOCATS, of counselo Tatsuhiko MAKINO, admitted to the Tokyo Bar and solicitor in England and Wales,
ANDERSON MORI & TOMOTSUNE, senior associate

15h30-16h: Afternoon Break16h-16h45: Panel #6 Tax Law
Topic: Individuals International Mobility: Tax and Customs issues
Moderator: Frédéric DAL VECCHIO, admitted to the Hauts-de-Seine Bar, FDV AVOCAT,
founding partner
Speakers:
o Adrien KHAZNADJI, admitted to the Paris Bar, CPC & ASSOCIES, partnero Asako DELCOURT, admitted to the Paris Bar

16h45-17h30: Panel #7 Intellectual Property Law
Topic: Update on recent developments in Intellectual Property and Digital Law in Franceand Japan
Moderator: Olivier MANDEL, admitted to the Paris Bar, MANDEL & ASSOCIES, managing
partner
Speakers:o Takashi MOCHIZUKI, admitted to the Tokyo Bar and New York Bar, TORANOMONCHUO, partner and head of IP practiceo Richard WILLEMANT, admitted to the Paris Bar and the Quebec Bar, FERAL,
managing partnero Anaïs BOVE, admitted to the Marseille Bar, the Luxembourg Bar and the California Bar,VALETTE BOVE LAW FIRM, partner

17h30-18h30: Concluding Remarks

19h-21h: Closing Ceremony and Networking Cocktail

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