Kaori Inui
Managing Partner, Attorney-at-Law (admitted in Japan (Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association)), S&K Brussels LPC (Tokyo Office)
| Telephone (Rep) | +81 3 6410 8315 |
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| kaori.inui@sandkbrussels.com |
Managing Partner, Attorney-at-Law (admitted in Japan (Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association)), S&K Brussels LPC (Tokyo Office)
| Telephone (Rep) | +81 3 6410 8315 |
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| kaori.inui@sandkbrussels.com |
Kaori Inui is the Managing Partner in S&K Brussels LPC (Tokyo Office) She specializes in data protection, privacy law, and AI regulation in the US, EU, India and Japan. Ms. Inui is admitted to practice law in Japan and is a member of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association.
Ms. Inui has gained extensive international exposure and resultant muti-lingual communication skills, as well as inter-cultural sensitivity/awareness through her professional career as a researcher, a lawyer, and a diplomat. Prior to joining S&K Brussels, she was based in Germany for about nine years and most recently worked as an analyst/researcher for a leading Japanese think tank writing monthly analytical reports on political/economic issues in Europe. She began her legal career as an associate at Sidley Austin in Tokyo where she advised corporations on securitization deals, mergers and acquisitions transactions, debt collection, crisis management, and litigations. Prior to her time at Sidley Austin, she was a diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
In addition to her role at the firm, Ms. Inui serves as a Director and Board Member of the Japan DPO Association.
| 2024-Current | Director/Board Member, Japan DPO Association |
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| 2023-Current | Senior Associate (2023), Counsel (2023-2024), Partner (2024), Managing Partner (2024-), S&K Brussels LPC (Tokyo Office) |
| 2018-2023 | Contract based Analyst/Researcher for a leading Japanese think tank - Germany |
| 2013-2023 | Freelance Legal/Business Translator (Japanese/English) - Germany |
| 2007-2013 | Associate, Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise |
| 2006-2007 | Legal Apprentice, Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan |
| 2005 | Passed the Japanese Bar Examination |
| 2001-2002 | Assistant Director, International Agreements Division, Treaties Bureau, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| 1999-2001 | International Agreements Division, Treaties Bureau, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| 1999 | Office for Preparation for Kyushu/Okinawa Summit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| 1998-1999 | Second Secretary, Economic Section, Embassy of Japan - Washington DC, USA |
| 1997-1998 | Third Secretary, Press and Information Section, Embassy of Japan - Washington DC, USA |
| 1995-1997 | Assistant Diplomat, Embassy of Japan - Washington DC, USA |
| 1994-1995 | Official, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| 2023 | Member of Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association |
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| 2007-2013 | Member of Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association |
English, Japanese & German
| 1997 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, USA (M.S. Political Science) |
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| 1994 | Kyoto University, Faculty of Law - Kyoto, Japan (LL.B.) |
| May 17, 2024 | JAPAN AI & PRIVACY ROUNDTABLE(held by S&K Brussels LPC) (Toranomon Hills Forum) |
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Attorney-at-Law (admitted in Japan, New York, Brussels (B-List))
Managing Director & Partner, S&K Brussels LPC, S&K Brussels BV, and S&K Brussels PLLC
