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: Update in International Arbitration — Global Changes Effecting Asia and Japan
  Prof. Dr. Colin Ong KC, King’s Counsel and Chartered Arbitrator, 36 Stone (London);Eldan Law LLP (Brunei) 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: Leonora Riesenburg, Independent Chartered Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator, INTADR DMCC
• IP Disputes in Asia — AI Issues and Digital IP Crucial Updates
• Rise of Cross-border Shareholder & Director Disputes — Avoidance Tips and Issues in 2026
  
• 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
  Panellist:
  • Andrew Halliwell, Senior Associate, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
• 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
  • Tony Andriotis, Partner, DLA Piper; Professional & Institutional Relations Officer, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
  • Marcus Khoury, Counsel, ICD Technologies
• Welcome Construction Disputes: Cross-Border Issues — Expert Witness, Quantum & Supply Chains
  
• 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
• How to Minimize Cybersecurity & Data Risks in 2026 — Understanding the Liabilities & Regulatory Issues for Japanese Corporations?
  
• 4th Grand Panel: Rise of Technology Disputes 2026: Digital Assets & Tracing, AI Options & Cross-border Fraud Issues
  Moderator: TBC
  Panellists:
  • Moses W. Park, Barrister, Liberty Chambers
  • Marcus Khoury, Counsel, ICD Technologies
  • Sebastian Leung, Barrister, Bernacchi Chambers

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. 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 (Brunei) 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

Leonora Riesenburg, Moderator - 1st Grand Panel

Independent Chartered Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator, INTADR DMCC

Leonora Riesenburg is an Independent Chartered Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator at INTADR DMCC, Dubai, and an International Tenant at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square in London. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), a Fellow of Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR), and stands as a leading figure in international arbitration, mediation and adr in Middle East, Asia, and the UK. Leonora specialises in complex disputes across key sectors, notably in investment, infrastructure, construction, real estate, joint ventures, banking and finance, and receives routine Chairmanship appointments. Her affiliations with prestigious arbitral institutions—among them the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, DIAC, ADCCAC, SCCA, MIAC, AIADR—further solidify her standing as a leading figure in international arbitration. Leonora’s leadership is reflected in her previous roles as Branch Chair of CIArb UAE, as an Elected Member of the Board of Management for CIArb London, and member of DIFC Courts Arbitration Division Working Group. She is a member of LCIA Arabs Users’ Council and a member of the Swiss Arbitration Association. Leonora is a highly in demand faculty member for the CIArb globally and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in the MENA Region and in the UK, playing a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of dispute resolution practitioners. Her global influence extends through her service with leading institutions worldwide, including in Asia, the Governing Council of the Hyderabad Arbitration Centre (HAC) in India as well as the Global Advisory Panel for Musaliha International Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (MICADR) in Pakistan.

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

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

Biography

Masataka Sato

Senior Associate, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Sebastian Leung

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.

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