Reiko practices in commercial, public, criminal and family law.
She regularly appears in civil, criminal and administrative law matters at all levels and in a number of different jurisdictions such as the Magistrates Court, County Court, Supreme Court, Federal Circuit Court, Children’s Court, and VCAT. She advises in matters including insurance claims, professional negligence and contractual disputes, among others.
Reiko is an author of Practical Guidance Dispute Resolution on "Confidentiality and Privilege" and "the Magistrates' Court of Victoria" published by Lexis Nexis 2021.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Reiko worked in Australia, the United States and Japan in cross-jurisdictional matters involving international transactions and corporate compliance. She holds a LL.B. from Waseda University and an LL.M. from UCLA Law, and was admitted as an attorney at law in the state of New York in 2011.
In addition to her practice, Reiko is a Lecturer at Monash University for Property Law, Contract Law, Administrative Law, Equity, Evidence, and Australian Legal Reasoning and Methods (LL.B. and J.D. courses). She is also a Tutor in Criminal Law and Procedure and Equity and Trusts for Ormond College at the University of Melbourne.
Reiko read with Travis Mitchell SC and her senior mentor was Her Honour Judge Marks.