Nobuhiro MATSUO

Nobuhiro Matsuo

Attorney (Counsel), working for GI&T Law Office

Nobuhiro Matsuo had been engaged in the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases at various local prosecutor's offices since 2005. From 2015 to 2017, he worked as a government attorney at the International Cooperation Department (ICD) of the Ministry of Justice’s Research and Training Institute, where he was involved in providing legal system development support to Asian countries, such as training programs for legal and judicial personnel from target countries in Japan, as well as planning and operation of high-level official invitation programs for legal and judicial institutions. From 2017, Nobuhiro participated in the Vietnam Legal and Judicial Support Project of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and was dispatched to Vietnam as a long-term legal expert for two years. Since 2019, Nobuhiro has been engaged in investigation and prosecution of criminal cases at various local prosecutor's offices again, where he applies his experience and skills in thorough and efficient collection of evidence, including interviews with related parties, and in making accurate claims and evidence in disputes, as well as experience in legal system development support work to support cross-border legal services in Asian countries and beyond.

Publications and Articles

"Overview of Vietnam's 2015 Criminal Procedure Code", ICD NEWS No. 79, International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Justice's Research and Training Institute, June 2019
"Overview of Vietnam's 2015 Penal Code", ICD NEWS No. 80, September 2019
Revised and supplemented translation of Vietnam's 2015 Penal Code (after the 2017 revision and supplementation), the Ministry of Justice's website
Revised and supplemented translation of Vietnam's 2015 Criminal Procedure Code (same as above)

Work History

2004 Judicial apprentice at the Supreme Court

2005-2015 Prosecutor, local prosecutor's offices

2015-2017 Government Attorney, the International Cooperation Department (ICD) of the Ministry of Justice's Research and Training Institute

2017-2019 Long-term legal expert in Vietnam, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

2019-2023 Prosecutor, local prosecutor's offices

2023 Registered with the Tokyo Bar Association and joined GI&T Law Office

Education and Admission

Nobuhiro received his LLB from Kyoto University. He is a member of the Tokyo Bar Association and the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.