Yoichiro Yamakawa
Major Areas of Practice
General Corporate Practice, International Transactions, Antitrust Law, Media Law, Copyright Law, Commercial Litigation
Personal History
- 1964
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
- 1966
- Admitted to Practice in Japan
- 1966-1979
- Attorney, Toranomon Law Office
- 1969
- University of Michigan Law School (M.C.L.) (Fulbright Fellowship)
- 1975
- De Bandt, VanGerven & Lagae (Brussels)
- 1991-1992
- Visiting Professor, University of Michigan Law School
- 1997-2006
- Member of the Advisory Committee for Program and Content, NIPPON TELEVISION NETWORK CORPORATION
- 2001-2009
- Member of the Board, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
- 2005-2009
- Member of the Board, Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Corporation
- 2006-2016
- Statutory Auditor, Nisshin Steel Corporation
- 2006-2022
- Member of the Dean’s Advisory Council, University of Michigan Law School
- 2008-
- Statutory Auditor, Daio Paper Manufacturing Company
- 2010-2014
- Statutory Auditor, Renesas Electronics Corporation
Member of
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Languages
Japanese, English
Major Publications (Japanese)
- “Freedom of the Press” (Shinzansha Publishing Co., 2010)
- “Warren Court” by Archibald Cox (Co-Translator, Nihonhyoronsha, 1970)
- “Defending the Environment” by Joseph Sax (Co-Translator, Iwanamishoten, 1974)