Mari Shimizu
Mari Shimizu

Of Counsel/Advisor

Tokyo
TEL:81-3-6775-1167
/FAX:81-3-6775-2167
Mari Shimizu was engaged in a wide range of international trade legal affairs for about 10 years at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, including negotiations of WTO/FTA rules, handling of dispute settlement procedures (drafting submissions, conducting oral arguments etc. ), and providing legal advice under international trade law on various domestic and foreign regulations. She has diverse expertise in international trade law related matters, including government investigations of trade remedies (e.g. anti-dumping measures) and other trade matters, various international economic dispute settlement procedures, legal analysis of trade measures of various countries (United States, EU, China, Southeast Asia etc.) based on international trade law and domestic laws and regulations, economic security-related matters, trade-related aspects of environmental regulations (including climate change measures) and labour regulations.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
International Trade
RELATED INSIGHTS
CAREER
2004
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
2006
The University of Tokyo School of Law (J.D.)
2012 - 2013
Seconded to the legal department of a major general trading company
2014 - 2020
WTO Compliance and Dispute Settlement Office and International Legal Affairs Office, Multilateral Trade Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Deputy Director)
2020 - 2022
Same (Director of Legal Affairs)
2022 - 2024
Same (Director of International Legal Affairs Office)
2022 - 2024
Adjunct Lecturer, Kokugakuin University Faculty of Law (International Economic Law)
2024
Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University (International Economic Law)
2024
Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2007)
New York (2012)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Mari Shimizu
Mari Shimizu
TEL:81-3-6775-1167
/FAX:81-3-6775-2167