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Representative Attorney

Kaoru Koide

Affiliation

Tokyo Bar Association

Focus Areas

Environmental Law

Waste management, Pollution (soil, water, air), Global warming, TCFD, Carbon credits, Emissions trading

Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Rehabilitation support planning, Program implementation (KeepSafe, GoodWay model)

Contract Practice

Contracts related to Construction Business Act and SME Subcontract Act, outsourcing agreements, and reseller contracts, etc.

Message

Greeting

During my university years, I majored in forest biology at the Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Forest Science. There, I learned that forests play a role in absorbing carbon dioxide and mitigating global warming.

Environmental issues such as global warming often manifest their effects at locations far removed in both distance and time. As a result, the entities creating the causes rarely take measures as their own problem to find solutions.

However, these effects sometimes manifest as very serious consequences. People affected by weather disasters caused by warming are different from those who created the causes. This is not a fair society.

I established Green Rights Law with the desire to solve environmental problems not only through individual awareness reform but also by changing social systems and structures.

Career

Career History

2002Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Nishi High School
2006Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Agriculture, Forest Science
2007Completed SUNY Stony Brook (Master of Public Policy)
2012Completed Hitotsubashi University Law School (J.D.)
2013Completed Legal Training and Research Institute (66th class), Admitted to Bar
2013-15Worked at Kibo Law Firm
2015-23Handled various civil, family, and criminal cases in Itoigawa and Kashiwazaki, Niigata
2016Itoigawa Station North Great Fire occurred
2020-22Designated manager of Itoigawa Station North Plaza "Kitare" at BASE968 Inc.
2022Involved in establishing Career Stage Itoigawa
2023Established Green Rights Law in Toshima, Tokyo

Activities

Professional Activities

Climate Change & Environmental Litigation

  • Youth Climate Litigation (2024-present)HP
  • GLP Akishima Pollution Dispute Mediation Group (2024-present)HP

Drug Harm Litigation

  • Hepatitis C Drug Harm Tokyo Legal Team (2013-present)HP
  • HPV Vaccine Drug Harm Litigation Legal Team (2014-present)HP

Rights Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

  • Niigata Troubleshooter Network Representative (2015-present)
  • National Troubleshooter Lawyers Network Vice Representative (2019-present)HP
  • ACCESS to JUSTICE Director (2023-)HP

Itoigawa City

  • Compliance Review Board (June 2022 - May 2024)

Tokyo Bar Association (2023-present)

  • Pollution & Environment Special Committee Member (May 2023-present)
  • Disaster Response & Reconstruction Support Committee Member (April 2024-present)
  • Children's Rights & Juvenile Law Special Committee Secretary (May 2023-present)

Kanto Federation of Bar Associations

  • Disaster Response Committee Member (2019-present)
  • Symposium Committee Secretary General (2019)

Publications

Publications & Media

◆ Books

"Being a Lawyer is Interesting!" (Nihon Hyoronsha) - Co-author

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◆ Articles & Media

2023"8 Years as a Community Member in Itoigawa" Joetsu Times
2021Human Rights Study Session for "Tomorrow's Hanako" PerformanceView Article
20202020 Itoigawa City Hometown Revival 25 (YouTube)
2020"Behind-the-Scenes Power: BASE968" HOPE ItoigawaView Article
2018"Itoigawa's Only Lawyer Dedicates to Great Fire Recovery" NikkeiView Article
2017"Branch Survey Playback II" Kanto Bar Association Federation Himawari
2017"Tokyo Bar Tour: Itoigawa Kibo Law Office" Tokyo Bar Association LIBRAView Article
2015"Special Feature: Thinking about the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities" Special Needs Education Voice Journal (November 8-29, 2015)View Article