Registered Foreign Lawyer Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira
Daini Tokyo Bar Association, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Registered Foreign Lawyer, 2011)
New York State Bar (2010)
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (2001)
Location : Tokyo Office
Practice Areas
Professional Summary
Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira is a Counsel of the firm and a registered foreign lawyer licensed in both the Philippines and the State of New York. Since she joined Oh-Ebashi in 2008, she has been supporting multiple transactions and investments in Asia, the U.S. and Europe, and regularly deals with contractual, intellectual property, labor and other issues. She has been assisting Japanese clients in cross-border deals involving fund investments, loan agreements, franchising, licensing, sales, distribution, business alliances, joint ventures, acquisitions, transfers and other business transactions. As a Filipino lawyer, she advises clients concerning contracts, investments and other Philippine legal matters. Together with local lawyers, she has supported foreign clients in setting up, operating or restructuring their businesses in Japan. She is adept as well in international arbitration and multi-jurisdiction litigation.
Education & Professional Experience
2020
SIAC North East Asia Academy (Virtual Edition): The Making of an Advocate and an Arbitrator
2019
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Accelerated Route to Membership Course
SIARB-JAA Programme on International Commercial Arbitration
2008 - Present
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
2007 - 2008
Graduate School of Law, Kyushu University
2007
Graduate School of Law, Kyushu University (LL.M., International Economic and Business Law)
2002 - 2006
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos Law Offices
2000
University of the Philippines (LL.B.)
1996
University of the Philippines (B.A.), cum laude
Activities
Volunteer Public Relations Officer, The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) (since October 2021)
Founder and Vice-Chair, Executive Committee, Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners (ENERAP) - Japan Chapter (since 2021)
Co-organizer, ADR Talks (since 2019)
Member, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) (since 2019)
(Legal Services and IP Committee, Women in Business Committee, and FDI and Global Economic Cooperation Committee)
Member, ArbitralWomen (since 2018)
Member, Advisory Board, Change Makers Japan (since 2019)
Vice-Chair, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Committee, Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) (since 2022)
Member, IPBA (since 2009)
(Cross-Border Investment Committee (until 2021), Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee, Women Business Lawyers Committee, and Technology, Media and Telecommunications Committee (from 2022))
Member, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) (2019-2023)
(International Section and Dispute Resolution Section; and previously, Steering Committee Co-Chair, Global Conference (Tokyo, 2019): A World of Many Voices United in Our Diversity)
Publications Archives
- 2023.10.23
- 【Series】 The latest Philippine Legal Update
Seminars/Lectures Archives
- 2024.03.13
- The Quest for Speedy Dispute Resolution in Japan and California through International Arbitration
- 2023.10.25
- JAPAN: 9TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION, CORPORATE CRIME & ANTI-TRUST LAW SUMMIT (LegalPlus)
- 2023.04.26
- Philippines & SE Asia: Annual International Arbitration & Corporate Crime Summit (LegalPlus)
- 2022.11.18
- 【Online Seminar】THE JCAA's 69TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT: Nurturing Innovations in Arbitration in Japan
- 2022.10.06
- 【Online Seminar】Points Parties Should Know to Navigate the JCAA's Interactive Arbitration Rules
- 2022.02.22
- Dispute Resolution in the Lands of Smiles
- 2021.09.09
- IPBA Webinar: Telemedicine and Digital Health Data in Asia: Regulatory Trends or Gaps, and Issues
- 2021.06.15 ~2021.06.19
- IPBA VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - Innovative Resilience in an Altered Legal Landscape
- 2021.01.27
- NYSBA Annual Meeting - A Breath of Fresh Air: 2020's Impact on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- 2019.04.25
- IPBA Annual Conference Singapore, Preliminary Agreements and Pre-contractual Liability Session
- 2018.06.20 ~2018.06.22
- [Lecture] Crossing Borders Contractually
- 2017.11.07 ~2017.11.10
- Advocacy in International Commercial Arbitration
- 2017.04.26
- The Foreign Law Practice in Japan
Languages
English, Filipino & Japanese