Nobuhisa Ishizuka

Nobuhisa Ishizuka is an American attorney, academic administrator, and legal scholar specializing in Japanese law, comparative law, and Asian security policy. He is the Executive Director of the Center for Japanese Legal Studies and a Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Japanese American Association of New York. Before joining academia, he was a Partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Ishizuka’s work focuses on U.S.–Japan legal exchange, international business law, and scholarship on Japan’s security legislation. He has held leadership positions in national and international rowing organizations, having served as Chair and President of USRowing’s Board of Directors and later appointed a Council Member at World Rowing.