Japan has growning repository of female podcasters who TokyoMate featured in their blog- including our own Lawyer on Air podcast! A one-stop treasure trove of women podcasting on business, law, sustainability, career pivots, diversity and inclusion, communication and ikigai. Listen, subscribe and share these #ladypodcasters as they seize the airwaves in Japan!

If you are curious about how to do business in Japan, you might like hear some of the tips I shared as a guest on Steve Fretzin’s podcast #BETHATLAWYER (🔗link inside the blog post)

I am thrilled to be a #FINALIST in THREE #LawAward categories - two individual categories, and one law firm category - in the ALB Japan Law Awards 2021:

1. Finalist, Foreign Lawyer of the Year 2021

2. Finalist, Women Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) 2021

3. Finalist, Boutique Law Firm of the Year 2021

These will be announced on 30 September 2021! Thank you to all my clients and supporters in my community!

Getting a super suite of documents in place and taking time to think about the various elements in each document sets the right foundation for your business

Delighted that EUROBIZ Magazine featured me in their December 2020 Issue!

🗣I am super excited to be a recipient of 💥American Chamber of Commerce in Japan #2020 #Leader of the Year! 💥I have thoroughly loved devoting my time to involvement on the Legal Services & IP Committee to make some progres on the Resident Re-entry Issue during Covid-19 and to bring together the two committees into a synergy of one. This year was a tough year but it made me step up my game and I feel very pleased to have been awarded in this year in particular!

Ending a relationship with a customer or client is never easy, but things can go far more smoothly if you think about how you would like to “break up” before you “start up” your business relationship. It’s like signing “business pre-nup” just like couples do before they get married. Click to read more!

See what I spoke about the BCCJ upon winning the Award for Entrepreneur of the Year 2020

My breath was taken away as my name was announced as Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 at the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, British Business Awards 2020 on November 5, 2020.

🗣November 6 is "Love Your Lawyer Day" - If I had a dollar for everytime I have heard a lawyer joke, I’d be well on my way to millionaire status. It’s precisely for this reason that “Lo❤️e Your Lawyer Day” was created.

A smart-looking agreement refects what your client will experience working with you. Your contracts are an extension of your brand in the marketplace.