Bio & Experience
Current Role: DFDL
Senior Legal Consultant — technology, data protection, and regulatory matters across ASEAN jurisdictions;
Lead Knowledge Manager — structuring firm-wide knowledge bases;
Legal Workflows Champion — leading firm-wide initiatives in workflow automation and legal AI tooling;
AI Strategic Initiative Committee member.
Education
B.A. in Political Science; and
Specialization in Business and Administration
Graduated in the top 10%;
Southern California Law Review staff member;
American Jurisprudence Award (3x)—Torts, Business Organizations, Corporate Taxation;
Intern with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Prior Law Firms
Associate attorney for a large entertainment law firm. Clients were most often related to the movie and music industry;
Worked on corporate deals with a securities law focus, as well as on tax-restructuring deals.
Associate attorney for a large international law firm;
Worked on venture capital, M&A and other corporate deals, often with a securities law focus;
Deals primarily cross-border.
Other Legal/Entrepreneurial
Former legal advisor to EdTech Asia, a community dedicated to the future of learning and work;
Former team advisor to an entrepreneur program at Thammasat University, a leading university in Thailand.
Background Bio
Eduard was born in Munich, Germany, to Japanese-American parents. At an early age his family moved back to California, and he was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.
He spends a majority of his time in Thailand, where he has permanent residency status. In his free time, he is usually walking his two dogs, enjoying the beach, or traveling.