WADA Megumi

WADA Megumi

Lawyer
Tokyo Bar Association, New York


Career

2001

Graduated from High School at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba,

2005

Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Law

2007

Registered at Tokyo Bar Association, joined Tokyo Surugadai Law Offices (Associate, until May 2011)

2011

Worked as a staff lawyer at Houterasu Ibaraki Law Office (Until June 2014)

2015

Graduated from UC Hastings (currently UC San Francisco Law, LL.M) (specializing in Criminal Law)

2015

Completed the internship at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office

2016

Joined Takashi Takano Law Office (Partner) (until May 2022)

2022

Served as a Visiting Professional, at the International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor (until June 2023)

2023

Joined Kollect Arts Law Office

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Profile

Ms. Wada has been practicing law in Japan since 2007, specifically focusing on criminal defense. Before joining Kollect Arts Law Offices in August 2023, she worked at the Law Office of Takashi Takano where she gained extensive experience in criminal defense. She also worked as a researcher for the Criminal Justice division of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations between 2016 and 2022.

Ms. Wada received her LL.B. from Hitotsubashi University in 2005 and her LL.M. from UC Law San Francisco (former UC Hastings, specializing in criminal law) in 2015. After graduating, she completed her internship at the Public Defender’s Office in San Francisco and was admitted to the State of New York bar in 2016. Since June 2022, she served as a visiting professional at the Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (the Hague, Netherlands).

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