Tad Sano's practice focuses on regulatory compliance and encompasses a broad range of government regulations, product safety, installment sales regulations, foreign direct investment regulation, and competition law.
After graduating from Kyoto University, Tad served in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) for 35 years.
During his tenure as Director-General of the Trade Policy Bureau and Vice Minister for International Affairs, Tad completed economic partnership agreements with Mexico and Singapore and was engaged in the Doha Round negotiations in the WTO and in the individual trade negotiations between the U.S., the EU, and China.
Tad originally joined Jones Day in 2006. In September 2009, he was appointed chief executive assistant to Prime Minister Hatoyama. In July 2010, after completing his assignment, he rejoined Jones Day. Tad represents various clients in civil disputes. He also counsels and advises on U.S. and Japanese national security-related control and regulations and on many plurilateral and bilateral trade negotiations. Tad provides commentary to the media including the Nikkei newspapers with regard to trade and legal issues, and he speaks on these issues at international conferences.
- Kyoto University (LL.B. 1969)
- Japan (Daini Tokyo Bar Association)
- Chief Executive Assistant to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2009-2010); served in various positions in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1969-2004), including Vice Minister of International Affairs and Executive Assistant to Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa (1993-1994)
- Japanese, English, French