Yoshimi Ohara
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in Tokyo, Japan
Brief Introduction
Yoshimi is a partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in Tokyo, Japan. Her practice focuses
on dispute settlement by mediation, arbitration and litigation. With a strong corporate and IP
background, she has extensive experience in dealing with disputes covering a wide range of
subjects, including joint ventures, M&A, investment, energy, construction, technology transfer,
intellectual property, shipping, sales and distribution. She served as counsel in international
arbitration under the rules of the ICC, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, SIAC and JCAA. She also served as
co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and chair arbitrator under rules of the ICC, SIAC, JCAA, KCAB, VIAC,
ICDR, UNCITRAL and ICSID (ad hoc committee member). She is a member of the Governing
Board of the ICCA, a member of the Board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and a
member of the Executive Director of the Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA). She is a former
Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the ICC International
Court of Arbitration (ICC). She is listed as a member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators. She also
has contributed to shaping soft law in international arbitration through IBA activities. She is
admitted to the Japanese Bar and the New York Bar and received a LLM degree from Harvard
Law School.