Please join the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association and other leading arbitration institutions and organizations from around the world in a week-long series of 24 panels and five nights of networking events about international arbitration in California. The California International Arbitration Week (CIAW) is hosted by the California Lawyers Association and California Arbitration.

On 10 March 2025, JCAA will host the unique session.

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Behind the Scenes: The Reality of Navigating Disputes of the Fantasy World of the Japanese Gaming and Entertainment Industry
1 Hour of MCLE
Presented by The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)

This panel will delve into the handling of real-life disputes that have troubled the creative world of Californian and Japanese companies engaged in the gaming and entertainment industry. The panel will also examine the suitability of IP disputes for arbitration and extent of arbitrability of such disputes. Discussions will cover current and evolving practices and considerations in navigating such disputes through arbitration and/or related litigation, as well as recent legal developments in California and Japan that may impact the dispute resolution remedies of parties to such disputes. 

Moderator: Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira, Public Relations Officer and Advisory Board Member, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association; and Counsel, Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Tokyo

Speakers:

Daniel Allen, Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo

Eugene Marder, Associate General Counsel, Twitch Interactive, Inc., Los Angeles 

Shinji Ogawa, Arbitration and Mediation Case Manager, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association, Tokyo

Miwa Shoda, Partner and Co-Chair of the Japan Practice, Jenner & Block, Los Angeles

Tomoki Yanagisawa, Partner, TMI Associates, Tokyo

Details and Registration Here.