White & Case Launches Tokyo Disputes Practice With Addition Of Shinsuke Yakura As Partner

White & Case Launches Tokyo Disputes Practice With Addition Of Shinsuke Yakura As Partner

White & Case has launched a new disputes practice in Tokyo, with Shinsuke Yakura joining as a Partner. Yakura, who previously led Orrick’s Tokyo office, brings over 20 years of experience in Cross-Border Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property, White-Collar Crime, Compliance, Antitrust, and Product Liability.

Yakura’s expertise spans inbound disputes before Japanese courts, cases under the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association rules, and outbound disputes before U.S. courts and various international arbitration bodies. At Orrick, he also led the complex litigation and dispute resolution group and the intellectual property group in Tokyo. He previously worked at Paul Hastings and H Okada International Law Offices.

“Shinsuke is a leading intellectual property and disputes lawyer in Japan, who is unique in the breadth of his disputes experience and his admittance to practice in New York as well as Japan,” said Jun Usami, the executive Partner of White & Case’s Tokyo office, in a statement.

Added Oliver Brettle, White & Case Partner and vice-chair: "Japan's growing economy and legal market make it an important location for a global elite law firm such as White & Case.”

Yakura’s hire marks the most recent lateral appointment for White & Case’s Tokyo office this year. It recently hired investment funds Partner Eriko Sakata and local Partner Sayako Shiraki, both from Linklaters.

White & Case’s Tokyo office now has 11 Partners.