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Shigeki Obi

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Shigeki Obi is an associate in Hughes Hubbard & Reed's New York office and a member of the firm’s litigation department and the Asia Pacific practice group. He represents a variety of Japanese and international clients in commercial and investment arbitrations, and litigations, and transactions.

Before joining Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Shigeki was an Assistant Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, where he worked on investor-state arbitrations. Shigeki was the first Japan-licensed attorney in the history of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. Shigeki also worked for leading law firms in Japan, New York and São Paulo.

Shigeki obtained a J.D. degree from Kobe Law School, Japan, with the highest distinction, and an LL.M. degree from Columbia Law School. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo (LL.B.). Shigeki is currently a part-time PhD researcher at the University of Amsterdam on international investment law.

Publications

  • Israel-Japan Bilateral Investment Treaty, International Bar Association News Letter (co-author, August 30, 2019)
  • Deposition in Japan for U.S.-Based Arbitration, Young ICCA Blog (15 June 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (1)-Introduction, 45 International Business Law 4 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (2)-Fair and Equitable Treatment (1), 45 International Business Law 5 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (3)-Fair and Equitable Treatment (2), 45 International Business Law 6 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (4)-Fair and Equitable Treatment (3), 45 International Business Law 7 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (5)-Fair and Equitable Treatment (4) and Full Protection and Security, 45 International Business Law 8 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (6)-National Treatment, 45 International Business Law 9 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (7)-Most Favored Nation Treatment, 45 International Business Law 10 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (8)-Expropriation, 45 International Business Law 11 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (9)-Umbrella Clause, 45 International Business Law 12 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2017)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (10)-Defenses, 46 International Business Law 1 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2018)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (11)-ISDS Provision, 46 International Business Law 2 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2018)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (12)-Nationality, 46 International Business Law 3 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2018)
  • Basics of International Investment Arbitration (13)-Investment, 46 International Business Law 4 (The Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. 2018)
  • Arbitration in Brazil, Biz Buddy (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, 13 September 2016)
  • Interim Draft on Amendments to the Civil Code and the Opinion of the Tokyo Bar Association, 13 The Tokyo Bar Association Journal 7 (co-author, The Tokyo Bar Association 2013)
  • Overview of Draft Outline of Amendments to The Companies Act and its Impact on Practice, Junkan Keirijoho 1324 (co-author, Chuokeizai-sha 2012)
  • Opinions of Companies as Public Comments on Interim Summary Report on Amendment to The Civil Law (Vol. 1), 12 Business Homu 3 (co-author, Chuokeizai-sha 2012)
  • Opinions of Companies as Public Comments on Interim Summary Report on Amendment to The Civil Law (Vol. 2), 12 Business Homu 4 (co-author, Chuokeizai-sha 2012)
  • Opinions of Companies as Public Comments on Interim Summary Report on Amendment to The Civil Law (Vol. 3), 12 Business Homu 5 (co-author, Chuokeizai-sha 2012)
  • Opinion on “Interim Summary of Issues on Amendment to Civil Code (Contract Law Related)” (co-author, Tokyo Bar Association ed., Shinzan-sha 2011) 

Speaking Engagement

  • U.S. Litigation – Your U.S. Subsidiary Is Sued. Do You Need to Produce Documents?, Webinar, Mar. 10, 2021 (speaker, Epiq Webinar)
  • International Arbitration – Potential Advantages for Japanese Companies, Webinar, Dec. 16, 2020 (speaker, AOS Webinar)
  • International Arbitration – Document Production Strategies, Webinar, Nov. 19, 2020 (speaker, Fronteo Webinar)
  • U.S. Litigation – How to Prepare, Protect Yourself, and Maximize Your Chances of Success, Webinar, Oct. 13, 2020 (speaker, AOS Webinar)
  • Investment Arbitration – Practical Tips from Investment Arbitration Experts, Tokyo, Japan, 25 January 2018 (panelist, Young Arbitration Forum, the International Chambers of Commerce)

Activities

  • Chair, Arbitrator Disclosure Task Force, International Institute of Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR)
  • Tokyo Bar Association
  • The Japan Association of International Economic Law (International Arbitration & ADR Committee, Study Committee and Investment Treaty Arbitration Committee)
  • International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) (Arbitration Committee, and E-Discovery Protocol Sub-Committee)

Highlighted Matters

  • Representation of a Ukrainian investor in an UNCITRAL arbitration against the Russian Federation
  • Representation of a Japanese manufacturer in a SIAC arbitration against an Indonesian power plant owner
  • Representation of Japanese suppliers in litigation against the manufacturer of parts subject to a worldwide product recall
  • Representation of Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) in a uranium supply contract dispute where a tribunal of international arbitrators dismissed the bulk of a $700 million claim brought by Canada’s largest uranium mining company
  • Representation of Grab, Southeast Asia's leading super app, in securing $706 million from MUFG, Japan's largest bank, and $150 million from Tokyo-based TIS Inc., a provider of network solutions and system integration services, for a total of $856 million. Grab and MUFG will also co-develop next-generation financial products and services
U.S. Legal News for Japanese Companies
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U.S. Legal News for Japanese Companies - April 2024 Edition
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U.S. Legal News for Japanese Companies - December 2023 Edition
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U.S. Legal News for Japanese Companies - October 2023 Edition
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顔認識技術:民間使用に対する拡大する規制
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Facial Recognition Technology: The Expanding Regulation of Private Sector Use
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米国訴訟から身を守る:日本親会社に対する裁判管轄
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Protecting Yourself from U.S. Litigation: Jurisdiction over a Japanese Parent Company
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Medical Device Approval and Regulation in the United States
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新型コロナウィルスの世界的流行に起因するサプライ・チェーンの断絶に直面する 日本企業のためのニューヨーク法の考察
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New York Law Considerations for Japanese Companies Facing Supply Chain Disruptions Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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HHR Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit over Van Gogh Sunflowers Painting
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Seth Rothman, Paul Marston and Shigeki Obi Lead Webinars for Japanese Companies
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Discovery Strategies and Potential Advantages for Japanese Companies
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U.S. Trends – Environmental, Social & Governance
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In the International Bar Association Arbitration Committee Newsletter: Israel-Japan Bilateral Investment Treaty
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Firm Helps Grab Raise Over $700M From Japan’s MUFG
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Hughes Hubbard Leads Tepco to Success in Uranium Supply Contract Dispute
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Education
  • Columbia University, School of Law, LL.M., 2015
  • Kobe University, Graduate School of Law, J.D., 2009
  • The University of Tokyo, LL.B., 2007
Bar Admissions
  • Japan, 2010
  • New York, 2016
Languages
  • Japanese
Areas of Focus
Arbitration
Asia Pacific
Litigation

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