Mina Kobayashi
Major Areas of Practice
General Corporate Practice, International Transaction, Sustainability, International Human Rights, Business and Human Rights
Personal History
- 2005
- Waseda University (LL.B., International Human Relations)
- 2008
- The University of Tokyo Law School (J.D)
- 2009
- Admitted to Practice in Japan
- 2010-2011
- Attorney, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Law Office
- 2010-2011
- Member, International Committee (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)
- 2013
- University of Washington School of Law (LL.M., Sustainable International Development)
- 2014
- Admitted to Practice in New York
- 2013-2015
- Senior Specialist for Mediation of Settlement, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution regarding the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- 2015-
- Attorney, Koga & Partners
- 2018-
- Legal Counsel (Secondee), Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Legal Affairs and Compliance Department - 2019-
- Member, International Human Rights Committee,
Business and Human Rights PT (JFBA) - 2019-
- Member, Special Committee on Human Rights and Press (JFBA)
- 2019-
- Councilor, The Kidney Foundation, Japan
- 2020-
- Member, Medical Corporation Tentakai, Institutional Review Board
- 2021-
- External Member, Tokaido REIT Management Co., Ltd., Compliance Committee
- 2021-2022
- Legal Counsel (Secondee), The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd., Legal Department
- 2022-
- Officer, Office of International Affairs (JFBA)
- 2023
- External Statutory Auditor, Latrico inc.
Professional Associations
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Languages
Japanese, English
Major Publications (Japanese)
- “Business and Human Rights” (Gendai Jinbunsha) (April, 2022)
- “Human Rights Due Diligence – Identification and Assessment of Adverse Impacts on Human Rights” (Yuhikaku) (Jurist no.1580) (February, 2023)