John D. Davis
Mr. Davis practices international business law in our Tokyo and Toronto offices. He has lived in Japan from 1983 to 1990 and again since 1999, and worked as in-house legal advisor to Japanese corporations. In 1990 Mr. Davis became the first Canadian to obtain an LL.M degree from the University of Tokyo. Specific areas of work include commercial agreements, secured finance, purchase and sale of businesses, licensing, and insurance (life). Mr. Davis began his legal career with McMillan Binch in Toronto (1990-95) before establishing Davis Law Office in 1995. He later merged his practice with a national firm, and was Toronto Office managing partner until 1999. Mr. Davis returned to Tokyo in 1999 and re- established Davis Law Office in Toronto and Tokyo in 2001. He has lectured on Canada-Japan legal issues for several years. He has served foreign business interests in Asia as a Governor, Corporate Secretary and President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ).
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario (1958)
Called to the Bar
1992 (Ontario) Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
1999 Registered Foreign Lawyer, Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Law Society)
Education
1980 B.A. Honours, Queen's University (English Literature, History)
1983 LL.B., Queen's Law School, Ontario
1990 LL.M. University of Tokyo (LL.M thesis: “Know-how and Patent Licence Guidelines
under the Anti- Monopoly Act”） (in Japanese)
Civic Activities
1993 - 1998 University of Toronto, Guest Lecturer (Japanese Legal System and Processes)
1999 - 2003 Governor & Corporate Secretary, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan
2000 - 2006 Lecturer on International Business Law, McGill MBA in Japan Program, Tokyo
1999 - 2003 Member, Tokyo South Rotary Club
2002 - Present Member, Waseda Entrepreneur Research Unit, Waseda Univ., Tokyo
2003 - 2005 Governor & President-elect, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan
2004 - Present Board of Governors, Sanyu-Kai (homeless shelter and medical clinic, Tokyo)
Publications
「独占禁止法における潜在競争の評価」(“Evaluation of Latent Competition under the Antimonopoly
Law” － in Japanese) (Jurist No.945, 1989/11/15); Introduction to Japanese
Antimonopoly Law (Prof. Mitsuo Matsushita in cooperation with J.D.Davis)
(Yuhikaku, 1990); “Canada's Investment Climate” in Profiting Under NAFTA
(1995);“Establishing a Presence in Japan” (for Team Canada Mission to Japan
(DFAIT, 1999) ref. CCCJ website).
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