Shimpei Yamamoto
Major Areas of Practice
International Practice with focus on Dispute Resolution, Competition Law, Intellectual Property (incl. Unfair Competition Prevention Law), International Economic Law
Personal History
- 1997
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
- 2000
- Admitted to Japanese Bar (Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association)
- 2002-2004
- Human Rights Protection Committee, Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
- 2003-2004
- Committee on International Relations, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)
- 2005
- University of Michigan Law School (LL.M.)
- 2005
- United Nations OHCHR, New York (Intern)
- 2006
- Admitted to New York Bar
- 2006
- (Then) LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & Macrae, New York, USA
- 2007-2010
- Officer Attorney, Office of International Affairs (JFBA)
- 2012-2013
- Director, Office of International Affairs (JFBA)
- 2014
- Deputy Chair, Center for Promotion of International Legal Services (JFBA)
- 2014-
- Secretary, Working Group on Protection of Confidentiality of Communication between Clients and Attorneys (JFBA)
- 2014-2015
- Secretary, IBA Tokyo Conference PT (JFBA)
- 2014-2017
- International Criminal Legislation Committee (JFBA)
- 2015-2020
- Secretary, Center for Promotion of International Legal Services (JFBA)
- 2017
- Special Appointed Officer Attorney with the Secretary General (JFBA)
- 2017
- Committee on the Standard-Setting for Professional Graduate School of Global Legal Studies, Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA)
- 2018-2020
- Officer Attorney, Research Office of Judicial System (JFBA)
- 2019
- Called as unsworn expert witness (sanko-nin) (Antimonopoly Act), Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, House of Representatives, 198th session of the Diet
- 2020-
- Deputy Chair, Center for Promotion of International Legal Services (JFBA)
- 2021
- Accreditation Subcommittee for Professional Graduate Schools of Global Legal Studies (JUAA)
- 2021-
- Director, Japan Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law
- 2022-
- Independent External Director, Shinwa Wise Holdings Co., Ltd.
- 2023
- Accreditation Subcommittee for Law Schools (JUAA)
Member of
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
American Bar Association
Japanese Society of International Law
Japan Chapter of the Asian Society of International Law
Japan Competition Law Forum
Languages
Japanese, English
Major Publications
- “Cross-Border Water Transport Prohibition by Constitutional Amendment: Award on Jurisdiction & Breach (in part) Found under Intra-EU BIT but Damages Denied” (JCA Journal, 2021)
- Privilege and Professional Confidences: An International Review (Japan Chapter, co-author) (Bloomberg Law, 2021)
- “Legislative Expropriation of Vested Right by Proscribing Exercise of Statutory Pre-Lease Right” (JCA Journal 2020)
- “Corruption Allegation in ISDS / Breach of BIT found irrespective of the State's Highest Court Holding the Investor's Contract being Void ab initio” (JCA Journal, 2018)
- “Assessment of Compensation for Unlawful Expropriation: Damages Reduced due to Contributory Fault relating to Claimant’s Conduct /Loss-of-Chance Valuation of Investment in Early Exploratory Stage Denied” (JCA Journal, 2017)
- “Award on Lack of Jurisdiction as ‘Investment’ Elements are not met by Investor's Holding of Shares in a Company in Host Country Where the Shares were transferred from Certain Associated Companies” (JCA Journal, 2014)
- ”Investment Treaty Arbitration Case concerning Undue Delay in Domestic Court Procedures: Violations of a Special Provision to ‘Denial of Justice,’ Evaluation of Damages, and Application of Domestic Tax Law in an Investment Treaty Case” (JCA Journal, 2012)
- ”Investment Treaty Arbitration Case concerning State Regulations on Tobacco in the U.S. and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada doing Tobacco Business Affected by the Regulations” (JCA Journal, 2011）
- “UNCITRAL Arbitration Case: Award concerning the Definition of ‘Investment’ under an Investment Treaty”(JCA Journal, 2010)
- “Attribution of Public Institution’s Conduct to a State”(JCA Journal, 2010)