Aiko was admitted to practice law in Japan in 2000 and in the state of New York, U.S.A. in 2007 and joined the firm in 2020.
Prior to joining the firm, she served as a counsel at a multinational law firm for 20 years, where she gained experience in structuring, negotiating, and implementing various business and finance transactions. She focused her work on mergers and acquisitions and investment transactions, including both domestic and cross-border deals, compliance and corporate governance, and general corporate counseling. She also focused her work on policy and regulatory enforcement in the pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices industry and the technology and telecom industry, including regulatory and compliance advice on digital health, Medtech, AI, blockchain, cybersecurity and privacy, Fintech, data analytics, and software and app development.