Attorneys
  1. Michael A. Mueller
  2. Christian Buettner
  3. Dr. Henri Doering
  4. Wataru Yonezu
  5. Shotaro Torii


Attorney Michael A. Mueller
is registered in Tokyo as a Foreign Lawyer ("Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi") and a member of the Tokyo Bar Association (Toben). He is also registered in Germany at the Berlin District Court and a member of the Berlin Bar Association.

Languages
German, Japanese and English.

Memberships

  • Berlin Bar Association
  • Tokyo Bar Association
  • Chairman of Tokyo Bar Association's International Committee (2020-2023)
  • International Exchange Committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA), Head of German Project Team
  • Alliance of German Business Lawyers in Asia (ADWA)
  • Cross Border Business Lawyer (CBBL) - Partner Japan
  • WIRAS Verbund International
  • German-Japanese Lawyers Association (DJJV)
  • Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
  • The German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Member
  • German Chamber of Commerce in Japan (GCCIJ)
  • The German Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW)
  • Austrian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ABC)
  • Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SCCIJ)
  • Certified Expert Switzerland Global Enterprise



Attorney Christian Buettner
is an Austrian attorney at law admitted to the Austrian Bar (Vienna Bar Association) and, as a Foreign Lawyer ("Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi"), also to the Japanese Bar (Tokyo Bar Association). After graduating from the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies (Japanese Studies) at the University of Vienna, he completed a research stay of 18 months at Keio University in Tokyo. From 2013 to 2018 he worked as an associate for DORDA Attorneys at Law in Vienna. In May 2018 he was admitted to the Austrian Bar and since June 2019 he is living in Tokyo, where he has been registered as a Foreign Lawyer since August 2022.

Languages
German, Japanese and English.

Memberships

  • Vienna Bar Association
  • Tokyo Bar Association (Toben)



Attorney Dr. Henri Doering
is a German lawyer admitted to the Berlin Bar and, as a Registered Foreign Lawyer ("Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi"), to the Japanese Bar (Tokyo Bar Association). He graduated from Passau University (First Legal State Examination) and Goethe University Frankfurt (B.A. in Japanese Studies, Ph.D. in Law), and was an exchange student at Kyoto Sangyo University and Osaka University. After completing his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf, he served as a Senior Policy Officer at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in Bonn. He has been practicing as Attorney-at-law since 2020. As a Lecturer at Sophia University Faculty of Law in Tokyo, he teaches International Law and Environmental Law.

Languages
German, Japanese, English.

Memberships

  • Berlin Bar Association
  • Tokyo Bar Association
  • German-Japanese Lawyers Association (DJJV)



Partner Attorney Wataru Yonezu
is our Japanese partner attorney in the Foreign Law Joint Business with Yonezu Law Office. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Keio University, then earned his LL.M. from University of Pennsylvania and is admitted to the Daini Tokyo Bar Association. After working for Jones Day in Tokyo, he is independent since 2006 and coordinating continuously joint mandates for German and Swiss clients since 2007 with us. His major field of practice is international and Japanese business law with a focus on corporate law, international distribution law and labour law as well as litigation at Japanese courts.

Languages
Japanese and English.

Memberships

  • Daini Tokyo Bar Association



Attorney Shotaro Torii
is a Japanese lawyer associated with Yonezu Law Office and part of our respective Foreign Law Joint Business. He graduated from Meiji University School of Law and Seikei University Graduate School of Law, and completed his training at the Japanese Supreme Court's Legal Training and Research Institute in December 2015. After being admitted to the Osaka Bar Association, he practiced law in Osaka, focusing on civil cases. He has been registered in Tokyo since February 2022 and is part of our team. Together with Attorney Yonezu, he engages in a wide range of cross-border legal services for our clients, including corporate legal affairs related to Japanese law and court proceedings in Japan. He has lived abroad in McLean, Virginia in the United States from his third year of elementary school to his first year of high school.

Languages
Japanese and English.

Memberships

  • Tokyo Bar Association