About Shiro Kato

Shiro Kato is a partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. He provides advice to athletes, sports teams, event organisers and sponsors on all aspects of international sports law, including negotiating sponsorship deals for sponsors, athletes or sports organisations; advising sports content/service providers on matters relating to Web3 and sports tech; representing clients before the Court of Arbitration for Sport; and providing advice on dispute resolution and risk management generally. Shiro graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (LLM) with a specialisation in entertainment, media, and IP and has worked for a sports agency in Los Angeles. He is admitted to the Japanese Bar and the State Bar of California.


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