Shinsuke Ishiwatari
Partner, VASCO DA GAMA OFFICES.
Attorney at Law
Admitted in Japan (Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association)
Careers
- March, 1993
Graduated from Keio University, LL.B. - October, 1995
Passed National Bar Examination in Japan - April, 1996
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (50thgraduating class) - April, 1998
Admitted in Japan (Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association)Joined Ushijima Law Office (present: Ushijima & Partners) - January, 2001
Established Field-R Offices as a co-founder partner - August, 2008
Established VASCO DA GAMA OFFICES as a co-founder partner - March, 2011
Became a director and executive officer of COOKPAD, Inc. (COO from March, 2012 until December, 2014) - July, 2015
Bacame a Managing director and CEO of Minnano Wedding Co., Ltd. (until October, 2018) - August, 2019
Director of Kashima Antlers FC. - July, 2021
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kufu Sumai Consulting Inc.
Practice Areas
Law Practice
- Entertainment Law
- Sports Law
- Media Law
- Internet Law
- License Law (including Character License, Corporate License)
- Finance Law
- International Law
- Corporate Law
- Litigation
Others
- Media Relations
- Risk Management / PR
- Internet Media Matters
- Sports Management
Titles and Memberships
Directors
- Auditor of Japan Initiative
- Director of Kashima Antlers FC
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kufu Sumai Consulting Inc.
Others
- Steering committee member of Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (2004-2018)
- Arbitrator of Japan Sports Arbitration Agency
- A council for the screening and scrutinizing process of National budget organized by Government Revitalization Unit (2009)
- Member of the contract compliance committee at the request of Urban Renaissance Agency (2010)
- Member of the investigative commission on Urban Renaissance Agency (2010)
- A council for the screening and scrutinizing business of independent administrative agency organized by Government Revitalization Unit (2010)
- A council for the screening and scrutinizing process of budget of Takamatsu city (2010/8/1)
- A council for the screening and scrutinizing process of budget of Osaka city (2010/8/22-23)
Publications and Journal Articles
Journal Articles
- Is Professional Baseball growing big, due to quit of Ryozo Kato, a commissioner of NPB? (BLOGOS)
- Essence of Nihon Univ American football case-Is a press conference necessary to deal with this case. (BUSINESS LAWYERS)
- Crisis response in Yoshimoto Kogyo's case, yet unnecessary press conference (BUSINESS LAWYERS)
and more
Lectures
- “The Implementation and History of Professional Baseball Agent” (symposium planned by Operation Control Committee of Nagoya Bar Association, 2001)
- “Japanese Professional Sports: Actual Condition and the Rule of Law” (BBL seminar planned by Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2002)
- “The Course for Sports Related License” (Sports Management School-Tokyo University Undou-kai, Doushisha University, Chukyo University, Ritsumeikan University and Tama University 2003-present)
- “Law and Practice of Entertainment Fund” (Keizai seminar, 2004)
- “Sports Business: Challenge to the New Age” (Keizai seminar, 2005)
- “Case Study on Respect for Privacy in Internet Articles” (FY2023 JOC Athletes Forum, 2024)
- Seminar “Sports Ecosystem Conference 2024”.
Session theme: “The Current State of Slander and Defamation of Athletes and Issues to be Addressed in the Future” (2024) - Seminar “[Co-sponsored by Kashima Antlers] Behind the scenes of management of a professional football club from the corporate side”. (2024)