IPBA 2021

Yoko Maeda

Partner
City-Yuwa Partners
Tokyo

YOKO MAEDA is a partner in the Dispute Litigation and Arbitration Practice of City-Yuwa Partners in Tokyo, Japan.

She has an active practice as counsel, with a particular focus on complex and cross-border disputes across a wide spectrum of matters from commercial, construction, distribution, franchise, international sales, joint venture, life science, pharmaceuticals, technology, to investment. She regularly appears before domestic court and in international arbitrations under the major institutional rules, including AAA/ICDR, ICC, KCAB, JCAA, SIAC and VIAC. In addition to her work as counsel, Yoko regularly sits as an arbitrator as well.

She is qualified in both Japan and New York. She is a court member of ICC Court of Arbitration from Japan (alternate member) since 2018.