Historically, the sports community in Japan has been governed by senior ex-athletes relatively unaware of legal disciplines and somewhat averse to lawyers. However, good governance based in law removes unnecessary or extended disputes as distractions that can derail sports activities and enables athletes to devote themselves to their games. Thus, dispute resolution by outside lawyers has been established as the first step to introduce such good governance into the Japanese sports community.
In this talk, Professor Dogauchi, the chief executive officer of the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency, will explain sports arbitration and mediation as well as sports law in Japan generally, drawing upon more than seven years of experience in the field.

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This talk will consider a variety of issues relating to resolving business disputes with Chinese entities, including the following: Is it possible for foreign businesses to obtain fair and competent court decisions in China? Is arbitration before China’s international or local arbitration commissions more promising? What about enforcement of court judgments and arbitration awards in China? How often do commercial disputes with Chinese entities become “criminalized”? Does the criminal process offer foreigners unanticipated dangers or creative possibilities? If direct negotiations fail, is mediation the best option? Or should American companies always insist on litigation or arbitration outside China? What problems have arisen in American courts?

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