Workplace harassment remains a critical issue for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions. Approaches to addressing harassment—including bullying (power harassment), sexual harassment, discrimination, and customer harassment—can differ between Japan and other jurisdictions, creating challenges for organizations seeking to manage these issues effectively in practice. Takahiro Nonaka will lead a discussion with Morrison Foerster’s disputes and employment team, providing a comparative overview of these differences and offering practical insights on how to navigate them. The session will include interactive case studies designed to highlight key risk areas and real-world approaches to handling harassment issues across cultures.

This is an in-person event only (no online option). Catering will be provided.

SPEAKERS from Morrison Foerster include

Takahiro Nonaka

A partner in the Litigation Department. Taka focuses his practice on executive and employee misconduct, as well as government and internal investigations, including anti-corruption, antitrust, and data privacy issues. He also advises on related criminal matters and works on both cross-border dispute resolution and domestic general commercial litigation.

Andrew Turnbull (Joining remotely from Washington, D.C.)

A partner in the firm’s Global Employment + Labor Group and co-leader of the firm’s Anti-Bias Strategy + Defense Task Force, Andrew has extensive experience advising, defending, and investigating high-stakes and class discrimination, harassment, and whistleblower claims, induding enforcement actions by EEOC, DOL, DOJ Civil Rights, ICE, and similar state agencies. He routinely investigates, defends, and advises companies, boards of directors, and executives on harassment claims, including MeToo claims.

Continuing Legal Education Credits: This program is eligible for 1.25 CLE credits in CA and 1.5 CLE credits in NY.

Please RSVP through this link by Thursday, May 28, 2026. Please RSVP as soon as possible in order to reserve your place (as spaces are limited and we anticipate high attendance).

*The event is open exclusively to JICN members and potential member guests. Attendee information (such as names and email addresses) will be shared among JICN and Morrison Foerster solely for the purpose of organizing this event.

Photography During the Event: Photos may be taken during the event and used for website or LinkedIn posts. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let us know on the day.

To join the JICN membership, please sign up at https://www.jicn.jp/membership/.

Workplace harassment remains a critical issue for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions. Approaches to addressing harassment—including bullying (power harassment), sexual harassment, discrimination, and customer harassment—can differ between Japan and other jurisdictions, creating challenges for organizations seeking to manage these issues effectively in practice. Takahiro Nonaka will lead a discussion with Morrison Foerster’s disputes and employment team, providing a comparative overview of these differences and offering practical insights on how to navigate them. The session will include interactive case studies designed to highlight key risk areas and real-world approaches to handling
harassment issues across cultures.

Register here

Venue: Morrison Foerster Tokyo Office (Click here for map)
Shin-Marunouchi Building, 29th Floor

5-1, Marunouchi 1-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6529

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