Kaoru Umino
Ka-o-ru U-mi-noShe/herPartnerEXPERIENCE
- English
- Japanese
- Columbia University, J.D. 1987; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Bowdoin College, B.A. in Philosophy summa cum laude, 1984; Phi Beta Kappa
Seminars
- UNICEF Japan Seminar on International Development: Partnership between Private and Public Sectors to Promote Sustainable Development Goals, 6 March 2019
- Joint Seminar with Japan Institute for Overseas Investment: Africa - Navigating a Continent: An Update on the Opportunities, the Challenges and the Changes, 26 September 2018
- Roundtable on Addressing Human Trafficking - Emerging Business and Human Rights Legal Risk Landscape, 12 September 2018
Prior Experience
- 2008 - 2017, Partner, Tokyo Office of US-based international law firm
- 2006 - 2008, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, JPMorgan Securities Japan, Limited
At JPMorgan, Kaoru managed the legal and compliance department of JPMorgan in Japan and was responsible for overseeing corporate governance, compliance and regulatory matters relating to its Japan operations.
- 1999 - 2006, Partner, Tokyo Office of US-based international law firm
Additional Information
- Kaoru is a board member of Lawyers for LGBT and Allies Network (LLAN) and Second Harvest Japan.
- Kaoru has also provided pro bono support to numerous non-governmental organizations, including Liberty Shared (formerly Liberty Asia), in connection with a project analyzing the use of anti-money laundering laws and regulations in Japan to address human trafficking.
- As a member of DLA Piper's Sustainability and ESG Steering Committee, Kaoru has been involved in numerous S-ESG initiatives, including in connection with COP 26 and other climate change-related events.
Memberships And Affiliations
- Registered foreign lawyer in Japan