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Professor Oda specializes in Japanese and Russian Commercial Law. He held a chair in Russian law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Tokyo before being appointed the Sir Ernest Satow Professor of Japanese Law at University College London. A registered attorney since 1991 with the Second Tokyo Bar Association, he is also a qualified solicitor in England and Wales. Professor Oda has published several books, including 'Japanese Law' (Oxford University Press) and has actively organized international symposia with colleagues from Japan and Germany. His expertise extends to various aspects of Russian law, including natural resources and investment projects in Russia, particularly related to economic sanctions. He is involved in cross-border litigation and arbitration and represents Japan on the ICC International Court of Commercial Arbitration in Paris, also serving as a member of the panel of arbitrators at ICSID. His notable publications include 'Russian Commercial Law' (Martinus Nijhoff, 2007), 'Russian Law' (Tokyo University Press, 2015), and 'Russian Arbitration Law Practice' (Oxford University Press, 2021). He is currently preparing a publication entitled ‘The Abortive Quest for Rechtsstaat in Russia’.