This will be conducted in English and according to Tokyo local time. 

The Japan: 12th International Arbitration & Corporate Crime Forum is back in Tokyo once again and will take place on Thursday 28 May 2026 at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo Office

This event will be presented by a group of local and international speakers at the summit whom will be sharing on various topics in relations to international arbitration and corporate crime as well as provide the latest update and outlook for 2026.   It will also be an excellent platform to mingle with fellow legal professionals in the region.  For more information, please refer to the flyer. Download

Program
The organiser reserves the right to change the program without prior notice.

• Welcome Address & Event Introduction by Chairman
  Roderick Cordara KC, SC, Barrister, New Chambers
• Opening Address by Anderson Mori & Tomotsune & How has Dispute Resolution Evolved to Where We Are Now in 2026 in Japan — What to look for in the Next 12 Months
  Aoi Inoue, Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
• Update in the JCAA Rules in 2026 and Brief Overview by Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
  Shinji Ogawa, Case Manager, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
• Keynote Session: The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on International Arbitration
  Prof. Dr. Colin Ong KC, King’s Counsel and Chartered Arbitrator, 36 Stone (London);Eldan Law LLP (Singapore) and Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei)
• 1st Grand Panel: Interim Relief in Cross-Border Disputes: Freezing Assets, Preserving Evidence, Securing Leverage — Legal Strategies, Tactical Timing and Enforcement Realities
  Moderator: Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira, Counsel and Co-Head of International Dispute Resolution Practice Group, Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
  Panellists:
  • Moses W. Park, Barrister, Liberty Chambers
  • Christopher Chuah, Managing Director – Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC
  • Mitchell Dearness, Investment Manager, Omni Bridgeway
• Rethinking Legal Technology Adoption: Infrastructure, Data, and Governance
  Moderator: Bhavesh Shukla, Managing Director, Knovos Singapore
  Panellists:
  • Yuichi Ikeda, Partner, PwC Risk Advisory LLC
  • Prof. Kenzo Fujisue, Associate Director of the Cybersecurity Management Consortium, MIT(CAMS) & Project Professor, Keio University
  
• Rise of Cross-border Shareholder & Director Disputes — Avoidance Tips and Issues in 2026
  Randolph Khoo, Managing Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier
  
• 2nd Grand Panel: Mediation and Hybrid ADR Models — Is Dispute Avoidance the Lawyer’s New Value Proposition?
  Moderator: Bruno Savoie, Legal Counsel, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
  Panellists:
  • Andrew Halliwell, Senior Associate, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
  • Tony Andriotis, Partner, DLA Piper; Professional & Institutional Relations Officer, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
  • Prof. Dr. Masako Miyatake, Blakemore & Mitsuki, Keio University Law School
  
• 3rd Grand Panel: Navigating M&A & JV Disputes & Transactions and the Effects of Tariffs — Outlook for later in 2026 and at What Cost
  Moderator: Randolph Khoo, Managing Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier
  Panellists:
  • Masataka Sato, Senior Associate, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
  • Marcus Khoury, Counsel, ICD Technologies
• Construction Disputes: Cross-Border Issues — Expert Witness, Quantum & Supply Chains
  Christopher Chuah, Managing Director – Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC
  
• EU/UK Antitrust & AI: Implications for Asian Companies
  Stephen Mavroghenis, Partner, Goodwin
• Fraudulent Misrepresentation in Crypto: Damages Assessment and Cross-Border Enforcement
  Mimi Ahn, Director, Focus Law Asia
• State Responsibility for Cyber Crimes
  Olga Boltenko, Boltenko Arbiters; Barrister, Prince’s Chambers, Hong Kong; Arbitrator, Maxwell Chambers, Singapore
  
• 4th Grand Panel: Rise of Technology Disputes 2026: Digital Assets & Tracing, AI Options & Cross-border Fraud Issues
  Moderator: Sebastian Leung, Barrister, Bernacchi Chambers
  Panellists:
  • Moses W. Park, Barrister, Liberty Chambers
  • Marcus Khoury, Counsel, ICD Technologies
  • Daisuke Nakajima, Director of Legal Solutions, Epiq
• Networking Event — Whisky Tasting

Registration is now open.  We are offering complimentary pass to in-house legal professional (non law/consulting firm only) and discounted rate is available for law / consulting firms.  Please refer to the registration below. 

If you are interested to sponsor or speak at the event, contact Jason at jason.sinclair@legalplus-asia.com for package details.  For registrations details, contact Bettina at legalpluseventsasia@legalplus-asia.com.

Speakers

Roderick Cordara KC, SC, Chairman

Barrister, New Chambers

Roderick Cordara is a barrister and a graduate of Cambridge University (Trinity Hall, MA (first class)). He is a Senior Counsel in Australia and King’s Counsel in the UK and is admitted to practice in the Courts of Australia, the UK, and the Singapore International Commercial Court. Roderick practices in international commercial arbitration, including investor state dispute settlement [‘ISDS’], as well as Court litigation arising from arbitral awards and enforcement. His international commercial dispute practice focusses on arbitration involving various sectors: energy (oil, gas, renewables, and generation), financial services, construction, hospitality, trade, & shipbuilding. His ISDS work includes claims based on bilateral and multi-lateral investment treaties (Energy Charter Treaty). His EU practice, in front of the European Court of Justice, involved solely treaty-based disputes. Roderick is experienced in public law litigation (ie disputes with governments) relating to tax, duties, restitution and regulation. In this connection, Clients for whom he has acted in Australia include airlines, banks, miners, the motor distribution and retail optical industries, as well as transport and property development. Roderick has twice appeared in the High Court, and has represented the Australian government in the Full Federal Court. Overseas, he has appeared frequently in UK Supreme Court and European Court of Justice. He acts for the UK government in the export finance sector, with particular reference to sanctions, a subject in which he specialises. Essex Court, his London chambers, has a long and close relationship with New Chambers. Roderick accepts arbitral appointments, and appears as an expert witness to give evidence of English & Australian law. Roderick has a particular interest in Africa. In 2018, he was part of the legal team representing Somalia in its negotiations in Geneva to join the World Trade Organisation. He advised on the trade taxation aspect of the project. In addition he has been involved in a task force setting up new arbitral institutions in six nations in the East Africa (IGAD). He writes and teaches in the field of international arbitration, ISDS and tax. He speaks English, Italian, & French.

Biography

Aoi Inoue, Opening Address

Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

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, construction and infrastructure projects, licensing, franchising, 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, SIAC, HKIAC, AAA-ICDR, JCAA, CIETAC, 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 Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Arbitration, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500: Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers and Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. He currently serves as a managing director of the Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA). He is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC). 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 Lexology Index: Franchise.

Biography

Prof. Dr. Colin Ong KC, Keynote Speaker

King’s Counsel and Chartered Arbitrator, 36 Stone (London);Eldan Law LLP (Singapore) and Dr Colin Ong Legal Services (Brunei)

Professor Colin Ong has acted as counsel in over 250 international commercial and investment arbitrations across multiple jurisdictions. Listed by Lexology as a Thought Leader in Arbitration, Construction and Litigation since 2019. He has sat as arbitrator or presiding arbitrator in over 200 arbitrations across the World. He is the Chairman of International Advisory Boards of THAC (Thailand) and JIIART (Japan); President, Arbitration Association Brunei Darussalam and Board member of both the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) and the Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM). In 2024, he was re-appointed by China’s Chief Justice to sit another 4-year team as a member of the Supreme People’s Court ICEC. Professor Colin Ong has over 32 years of experience as lead counsel and arbitrator. He is the first ASEAN national lawyer appointed English Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel). He is the senior Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple (2010) in Brunei and Singapore. He actively regularly leads international law firm teams as well as sits as arbitrator in seats around the World. He is the author of several leading advocacy and arbitration publications. Legal 500 Construction (Tier-1 Silk) describes him as “intellectually brilliant, a first-tier advocate and an incredibly fast thinker on his feet. His complete mastery of construction law, coupled with his near eidetic memory and incredible strategic plans, puts him well ahead.” Lexology Arbitration Thought Leaders 2024 describes him as “the undisputed superstar in Asia as both arbitrator and counsel...his mastery of both civil and common law, places him at the pinnacle of the legal market.”

Biography

Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira Moderator - 1st Grand Panel

Counsel and Co-Head of International Dispute Resolution Practice Group, Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira is a registered foreign lawyer licensed in the Philippines and the State of New York. She serves as Counsel and Co-Head of the International Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Tokyo. She handles international commercial transactions and disputes, including arbitration. She plays an active leadership role in the regional arbitration and legal community. She serves as Public Relations Officer and Advisory Board Member of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association and is Co-Chair of the TMT Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. She is also a co-founder of Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners - Japan, and an APAC Subcommittee Member of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge.

Biography

Bruno Savoie, Moderator — 2nd Grand Panel

Legal Counsel, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Bruno Savoie is in-house counsel at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Tokyo. He holds diplomas and has experience in both common law and civil law, and has practiced international arbitration in Japan, Dubai, and Canada, including as tribunal secretary. He is actively involved in the international arbitration community through leadership roles in various organizations.

Biography

Randolph Khoo, Moderator – 3rd Grand Panel

Managing Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier

Randolph is the Managing Director of the Dispute Resolution Department of Drew & Napier LLC, Singapore. He also heads the dispute resolution practices of the firm’s Greater China Desk, International Trade and Private Client Practice Groups. Randolph has an active advocacy practice in international arbitration and mediation, cross border and domestic litigation. He is recognised and ranked by various publications including Chambers Asia-Pacific, Chambers Global, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Asialaw Leading Lawyers, Chambers High Net Worth, Doyle's Guide and is a Benchmark Litigation Disputes Star. Apart from counsel work, Randolph is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and of arbitration institutes of Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and India. He is also on arbitration panels of arbitral institutions in Singapore, Malaysia, India, China and Russia as well as being a specialist mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Centre, the AIAC and the Mediation & Conciliation Network.

Biography

Sebastian Leung Moderator – 4th Grand Panel

Barrister, Bernacchi Chambers

Sebastian is a barrister from Bernacchi Chambers, Hong Kong. Before beginning practice in Hong Kong, Sebastian was born and grew up in London. He has a broad civil practice, with a specialisation in contract, company, commercial, construction, and matrimonial and probate work. He frequently handles matters relating to fraud, injunctions, asset tracing, and applications under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) involving shareholders and directors, and matters of company governance. He is also experienced in cross-border matrimonial finance and children matters.

Biography

Shinji Ogawa

Case Manager, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)

Shinji Ogawa is the Case Manager at the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), overseeing all arbitration and mediation cases filed with the JCAA. With extensive experience managing over 100 international arbitration cases, he plays a key role in ensuring efficient case administration. Shinji is also actively involved in the ongoing review of the JCAA Arbitration Rules. Beyond case management, Shinji frequently represents the JCAA at international conferences and events. He has recently spoken in Hong Kong, Berlin, Vienna, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles. He also participates in the UNCITRAL Working Group II sessions as a representative of the JCAA, where he shares insights on electronic awards.

Biography

Stephen Mavroghenis

Partner, Goodwin

Stephen Mavroghenis is a partner in Goodwin’s Antitrust practice, bringing more than two decades of experience in EU and UK competition law, regulatory strategy, and intellectual property. He is known for navigating high-stakes, cross-border merger control matters and global cartel and antitrust investigations, with sector expertise spanning aviation, chemicals, digital, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and media. Stephen represents clients before the European Commission, the European Courts in Luxembourg, the UK Competition and Markets Authority, and competition authorities around the world. Multinational companies rely on him to guide their most complex mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and takeovers, as well as to defend against cartel allegations and claims of abuse of dominance, including refusals to license, IP-related disputes, rebate structures, and pricing conduct. He also advises on licensing, supply, distribution, and agency arrangements, and designs tailored compliance programs that help organisations manage risk proactively. A frequent author and sought-after speaker, Stephen is widely recognised as a leading voice on competition law and policy across Europe and beyond.

Biography

Andrew Halliwell

Senior Associate, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Andrew Halliwell is a Senior Associate at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, based in Tokyo. Andrew specializes in international arbitration and resolving complex cross-border disputes. He is dual-qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and Hong Kong, and is a registered Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi in Japan. Andrew has extensive experience under major arbitral rules including ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, and JCAA, including as tribunal secretary. His practice encompasses disputes across a wide range of industries and legal systems, drawing on a career that has spanned multiple major arbitral seats. Before joining Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Andrew spent a decade at a leading international law firm, practising from its London and Hong Kong offices. His cross-jurisdictional background equips him with a nuanced understanding of the legal and cultural complexities that arise in disputes spanning different legal systems and legal traditions. Andrew is committed to access to justice and the rule of law. He previously worked with JUSTICE, the UK-based law reform and human rights organisation, and undertook pro bono work for Justice Centre Hong Kong, assisting vulnerable individuals in need of legal protection.

Biography

Masataka Sato

Senior Associate, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Masataka Sato is an attorney in the International Arbitration Team at Anderson Mori Tomotsune, one of the biggest law firms in Japan. He is based in Tokyo. Masataka’s practice focuses on international commercial arbitration and commercial litigation. He has experience in disputes relating to various sectors, such as manufacturing, semiconductor, information technology, constructions, automobile, energy, and banking. He has advised Japanese, American, Chinese, European, and Canadian companies.

Biography

Bhavesh Shukla

Managing Director, Knovos Singapore

Bhavesh Shukla is the Managing Director of Knovos in Southeast Asia, where he leads the company’s regional growth strategy, business development, and partner ecosystem. Knovos, founded in 2002, is a global legal technology and data intelligence company that supports law firms, corporations, and government agencies with solutions for eDiscovery, legal operations, information governance, enterprise collaboration, and compliance. With more than 25 years of leadership experience across Asia Pacific, Bhavesh brings a practical and market informed perspective to the evolving intersection of legal technology, regulatory compliance, data security, and enterprise governance. He works closely with General Counsel, legal operations, and compliance leaders to help organizations adopt secure and responsible AI, particularly in air gapped environments that protect data sovereignty in highly regulated industries. Based in Singapore, Bhavesh works across key Southeast Asian markets to strengthen Knovos’ regional presence and customer relationships.

Biography

Christopher Chuah

Managing Director - Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC

Christopher Chuah is a leading construction and dispute resolution practitioner with more than three decades of experience across Singapore and the region. He brings clear strategic judgement and deep sector knowledge to major infrastructure, energy and commercial development work, and has acted on significant cross-border matters in the Maldives, Thailand and Indonesia, as well as large public-sector and education developments in Singapore. He has appeared in influential cases shaping construction law, including landmark appellate decisions on adjudication and complex building-defects disputes. Christopher has also contributed substantially to Singapore’s construction law literature, authoring and leading commentaries on the Public Sector Standard Conditions of Contract, the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, and the REDAS Design and Build Conditions, and serving as editor of key construction adjudication and construction law reviews. His standing is consistently affirmed by the major international directories. He has been ranked Band 1 for Construction in Singapore by Chambers Asia-Pacific every year from 2015 to 2026, recognised as a Thought Leader, Global Leader and National Leader in Southeast Asia for Construction by Lexology (Who’s Who Legal), and named a Leading Individual and Leading Partner for Construction by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. He is a Litigation Star in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, an A-List Top 100 Lawyer in Singapore (Asia Business Law Journal, 2023-2026), and asialaw’s Construction Lawyer of the Year 2025. Asian-mena Counsel previously named him External Counsel of the Year in Singapore for his “expertise in construction disputes.”

Biography

Olga Boltenko

Boltenko Arbiters; Barrister, Prince’s Chambers, Hong Kong; Arbitrator, Maxwell Chambers, Singapore

Ms. Boltenko is a barrister, arbitrator, and mediator with over a decade of experience in cross-border dispute resolution and international arbitration. Most recently with Fangda Partners in Hong Kong, Ms. Boltenko has also practised with leading arbitration teams in Paris and Singapore. With a particular focus on public international law, investor-State dispute resolution, and commercial arbitration, Ms Boltenko has acted as legal counsel in investor-State disputes under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the ICSID, the SCC, the ICC, the LCIA, and in various capacities in dozens of commercial disputes in a wide array of industries including oil and gas, mining, infrastructure, construction, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals, across Asia and beyond. Ms. Boltenko teaches a master of laws degree in arbitration and ADR with a focus on Belt & Road investment law at The University of Hong Kong, where she is a deputy executive director. She is also a professor of law at the Royal University of Law and Economics in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where she teaches a course in investment law at the dual degree program with the Free University of Brussels. Ms. Boltenko has been consistently recognized in legal rankings, including by Who’s Who Legal, where she has been ranked over the years as a National Leader for Hong Kong and a Thought Leader Global Elite - Under 45. She is described as a “highly motivated and hard-working practitioner who stands out as an excellent choice for investor-state disputes”.

Biography

Mimi Ahn

Director, Focus Law Asia

Mimi is a Director of Focus Law Asia and a Korean national who is called to the Singapore Bar. She is one of very few Korean nationals fully qualified to practice and regularly appear before the Singapore courts. With over a decade of experience in litigation and arbitration, Mimi has built a strong reputation for representing clients in complex, high-value disputes across a broad spectrum of commercial litigation, international arbitration, insolvency, shipping, and criminal matters. She regularly appears before the Singapore High Court and State Courts and has acted in international arbitrations under major institutional rules, including SIAC, and ICC with arbitral seats in Singapore, New York, and other key jurisdictions. Mimi has developed a strong interest in the intersection of technology and law, particularly the evolving regulatory and enforcement landscape surrounding digital assets. She advises both startups and established entities on crypto licensing, compliance with MAS regulations, and cryptocurrency-related disputes.

Biography

Daisuke Nakajima

Director of Legal Solutions, Epiq

Daisuke Nakajima, currently serving as the Director of Legal Solutions at Epiq, specializes in eDiscovery and digital forensics for fraud investigations. With approximately 16 years of experience, he has assisted Japanese and other companies in cross-border litigation and regulatory matters. These include pharmaceutical, medical device, manufacturing, technology, financial, energy, and other business services companies. Mr. Nakajima’s expertise extends to handling eDiscovery during international arbitrations and cross-border litigations, where he advises clients on litigation holds and designs best-practice workflows using technology. As a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Mr. Nakajima provides valuable insights into digital forensics for fraud investigations and internal inquiries involving electronic data, such as email and chat. Notably, digital forensics has seen increased use in third-party committee investigation reports. His proposals focus on designing data preservation workflows and efficient document review processes using technology.

Biography

Tony Andriotis

Partner, DLA Piper; Professional & Institutional Relations Officer, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)

Tony Andriotis is a Partner with DLA Piper, where his primary practice focuses on international dispute resolution, and he leads the Tokyo based international arbitration group. He currently also serves as President of the Greek Chamber of Commerce in Japan and as a Board Member of the European Business Council. Tony is an Adjunct Professor at the Tokyo campus of Temple Law School, and a Part-time Lecturer at both Keio Law School (Tokyo) and Humboldt University (Berlin). He is a graduate of Cornell University and the Fordham University School of Law. Though residing in Japan for over a decade, Tony is a native of New York City, where he previously clerked for a federal judge at the United States Court of International Trade. Tony has recently been cooperating with the Commercial Law Development Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce in his capacity as an expert in International Arbitration and Negotiations in conducting Rule of Law Capacity Building Projects throughout Asia.

Biography

Prof. Kenzo Fujisue

Associate Director of the Cybersecurity Management Consortium, MIT(CAMS)

Prof. Kenzo Fujisue, Associate Director of the Cybersecurity Management Consortium, MIT(CAMS) & Project Professor, Keio University Kenzo Fujisue is a distinguished policy strategist with over three decades of leadership, including 13 years at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and 18 years in the House of Councillors (Senate). A specialist in innovation, ICT, energy, and technology policy, he previously served as the State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. Kenzo is currently an Associate Director at MIT CAMS, and maintains a robust global research network. His collaborative work and academic appointments span prestigious international institutions including MIT Sloan (CAMS): Associate Director; Oxford Internet Institute (UK): Former Visiting Policy Fellow; Technical University of Munich: Visiting Professor (Institute for Ethics in AI); Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST): Adjunct Professor; and Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad: Adjunct Professor. Kenzo’s distinguished athletic background balances his intellectual pursuits with rigorous athletic discipline. A licensed professional boxer since 1996, he continues to train actively. His competitive foundation was built at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, where he was a decorated member of the Varsity Rowing Team, earning multiple medals at the all Japan Championships (1983-1985).

Biography

Yuichi Ikeda

Partner, PwC Risk Advisory LLC

Yuichi Ikeda is a Tokyo-based Partner in PwC Japan's Forensic Technology practice with extensive experience supporting digital forensics and eDiscovery across internal investigations, civil litigations, arbitrations, and regulatory investigations on a global scale. In addition to reactive investigation work, he oversees proactive engagements including compliance monitoring and employee communications surveillance using forensic technology, data analytics, and AI. He is also actively researching the application of generative AI in forensic technology solutions.

Biography

Marcus Khoury

Counsel, ICD Technologies

Marcus has been working as an inhouse legal counsel in the construction industry in the GCC, in particular in Saudi Arabia and in the UAE, for the past 20 years. He is both German and Lebanese and has graduated at the Sorbonne in Paris and the Universities of Cologne and Munich. In his spare time Marcus loves to hike and considers having walked more than 1000 km to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela as one of his greatest experiences.

Biography

Moses W. Park

Barrister, Liberty Chambers

Moses W. Park is a dispute resolution lawyer practicing as a barrister (trial advocate) based in Hong Kong. His practice mainly focuses on conduct and resolution of cross-border and international commercial arbitration and litigation. He has handled a broad spectrum of commercial work with an emphasis on civil fraud, assettracing /recovery, enforcement of foreign arbitral awards/judgments, and amily office as well as shareholder disputes. Moses has expertise concerning recovery strategies and emergency relief measures related to fraud including Mareva injunctions, Norwich Pharmacal orders and asset tracing proceedings. He is well versed in the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards process in Hong Kong. His clients have included multi-national corporations and usinesses as well as high and ultra-high net worth individuals. Moses specialises in multi-jurisdictional financial crime and regulatory matters. He advises financial institutions on cross-border fraud and asset recovery related issues and has particular expertise in conducting complex multi-jurisdictional asset tracing. His experience spans a wide range of industry sectors, particularly, financial services, family offices and private equity funds. His work extends to egulatory fields (providing advice on matters governed by securities and banking legislation). Lately, he has been advising international clients on regulatory issues relating to overnance and regulation of family offices.

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Mitchell Dearness

Investment Manager, Omni Bridgeway

Mitch is an Investment Manager at Omni Bridgeway. He is based in Singapore and works with other offices internationally to originate, assess and manage funded cases. Mitch was formerly a Senior Associate in Herbert Smith Freehills’ international arbitration team in Singapore. He has been based in Asia for most of his career and has handled disputes in or concerning most Asian jurisdictions. Mitch has particular experience of disputes involving projects especially in the energy and mining sectors. When in practice he acted for owners and contractors on some of the highest stake disputes in the world. He supports companies manage risk, cash flow and profitability issues through the use of bespoke dispute finance products.

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Prof. Dr. Masako Miyatake

Blakemore & Mitsuki, Keio University Law School

Masako Miyatake is a distinguished scholar and practitioner in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). She has worked extensively in court-connected mediation, organizational ombudsman services addressing workplace conflicts, and family disputes in both Japan and the United States. Through these experiences, she has made it her life’s work to explore and advocate for the most effective and efficient methods of dispute resolution—whether through ADR mechanisms or judicial proceedings—tailored to the specific nature of each dispute. Furthermore, recognizing that the vitality and credibility of mediation and international commercial arbitration depend fundamentally on the cultivation of highly skilled neutrals, she has been deeply committed to education and training in mediation and arbitration at universities and judicial institutions in Japan and abroad. She served as a full-time professor at Keio University Law School until her retirement in March 2024 and now continues as a Guest Professor. Alongside her academic career, she has practiced law in Japan since 2002 and is currently with Blakemore & Mitsuki, the country’s oldest international law firm. FCIArb (Commercial and Maritime) and CIArb Accredited Mediator. Panel of Arbitrators at BAC in China, KCAB in S. Korea, JCAA and Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA). Panel of Mediators at Japan International Japan International Mediation Center (JIMC), Singapore International Mediation Center (SIMC) and JCAA. Vice chair of the Dispute Resolution Subcommittee, IBA International Construction Projects (ICP). Also serving as an ombudsman at Kyushu Institute of Technology since 2021. She has earned a Ph.D. in Business Law from Hitotsubashi University’s Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (2017) and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School (2012), where she also served as a visiting scholar (2012–2014). She also holds a Master’s in Business Law (2007) and a B.A. in Sociology (1983), both from Hitotsubashi University.

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