People
Megumi Yamamuro
Of Counsel, Attorney-At-Law
Admissions & Certifications
Japan (2004)
Practice Areas
Languages
Japanese, English
Education & Career
- 1974
- Admitted to practice law in Japan
- 1971
- Passed the Japanese bar exam
- 1972
- Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
- 1974
- Assistant Judge of Tokyo District Court
- 1976
- Graduated from Southern Methodist University Law School (M.C.L)
- 1977
- Criminal Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat, The Supreme Court
- 1984
- Judge of Tokyo District Court
- 1988
- Professor at Legal Training and Research Institute
- 1989
- Member of The National Bar Examination Commission (in charge of constitution)
- 1989
- Visiting Researcher at Santa Clara University School of Law and Southern Methodist University Law School (research on the jury system)
- 1993
- Member of The National Bar Examination Commission (in charge of criminal law)
- 1994
- Member of The National Bar Examination Commission (in charge of criminal law)
- 1995
- Member of The National Bar Examination Commission (in charge of criminal law)
- 1997
- Judge of Tokyo High Court
- 1997
- Presiding Judge of Tokyo District Court
- 1998
- Member of the Disciplinary Enforcement Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- 1999
- Part-Time Lecturer at the Graduate School of Law and Politics, Tokyo Metropolitan University (in charge of criminal law)
- 2004
- Retirement from Judge, Joined Uryu & Itoga
- 2004
- Professor at the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, the University of Tokyo (until September 2010)
- 2005
- Outside Company Auditor of Fujitsu Limited (until June 2020)
- 2006
- Outside Company Auditor of ADVANTEST CORPORATION (until June 2015)
- 2007
- Chairperson of the Special Committee for “Broadcasting and Human Rights”, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
- 2009
- Outside Company Auditor of NIFTY Corporation (until July 2016)
- 2009
- Change of registered bar association (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
- 2010
- Professor at Nihon University Law School (until March 2013)
- 2013
- Outside Company Auditor of Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. (until June 2020)
- 2015
- Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of ADVANTEST CORPORATION (until June 2019)
- 2017
- Adviser of Oyo Denshi K.K.
- 2020
- Full-Time Company Auditor of Fujitsu Limited (until June 2024)