Practice Expertise

  • Corporate
  • IP&IT
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Sports/ Media/ Entertainment

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate
  • IP&IT
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Sports/ Media/ Entertainment

Profile

Bar Admissions
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association

Education
Hokkaido University (LL.B., 1993)
Hokkaido University, School of Law (LL.M., 1996)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate
  • IP&IT
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Sports/ Media/ Entertainment

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Managing Intellectual Property
- IP Star (2018) - Japan
Legal 500 2018 Leading Individual
- TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications)
Expert Guides 2017
- TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications)
- Women in Business Law
Managing Intellectual Property
- IP Star (2017) - Japan
Legal 500 2017 Leading Individual
- TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications)
Expert Guides 2016
- Media
- Women in Business Law
Managing Intellectual Property
- IP Star (2016) - Japan
Legal 500 2016 Leading Individual
- TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications)
Managing Intellectual Property
- IP Star (2015) - Japan
Expert Guides 2015
- Media
- Women in Business Law
Managing Intellectual Property
- IP Star (2014) - Japan
Asialaw Profiles 2013 Recommended Lawyers


Seminars/ Presentation
- "Google's Right to be Forgotten �C Commentary on the Supreme CourtNs Ruling," at the 14th symposium entitled "Entertainment and Human Rights," hosted by the Entertainment Lawyers Network, May 27, 2017
- "Advertising Issues from an IP Law and Compliance Perspective, for In-house Legal Professionals: Outline of the "Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Presentations" and Other Advertising Laws and Regulations and Relevance to Risk Management," hosted by Keiei Chousa Kenkyukai, January 19, 2017
- "The Law and Business of Sporting Events: Things to Understand in the Lead up to the Tokyo@Olympics," hosted by Keiei Chousa Kenkyukai, January 29, 2015
- Panelist at a "Panel Discussion on the Winny Supreme Court Ruling and the Intellectual Property High Court Ruling on Compensation for Private Visual Recording" at the symposium entitled "The future of content protections and ways to return value to rights holders as online content continues to grow in volume - learning from the Winny Supreme Court ruling and the Intellectual Property High Court ruling on compensation for private visual recording", hosted by the Entertainment Lawyers' Network, May 25, 2013.
- "'Barriers in relation to Secondary Use of Overseas' Content, and the Handling of Related Rights' - Legal Practice and Latest Trends in Japan", hosted by Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society, August 29, 2011
- "The Convergence of Broadcasting and Communications: Emerging Technologies and Legal Implications", hosted by the Entertainment Lawyers' Network, May 29, 2010



Professional Activities and Experience
- Hayabusa Kokusai Law Offices (2000 - 2006)
- Greenberg Traurig LLP (New York) (2006 - 2007)
- Partner, Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices (2007 - 2008)

Articles

- "Publication of clinical trial information and the disclosure of conflict of interests in research in five countries - National laws and regulations in UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, and the US -," Journal of Clinical Therapeutics & Medicines No.34 No.6 (2018) [Co-author]
- Getting the Deal Through - Telecoms and Media 2018, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2018)
- Getting the Deal Through - Advertising and Marketing 2018, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2018)
- The Intellectual Property Review - Seventh Edition, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd (2018) [Co-author]
- "From Characters to Biotechnology and Optical Components," Law & Technology No.78, Civil Law Institute (2017)
- Getting the Deal Through - Telecoms and Media 2017, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2017)
- Getting the Deal Through - Advertising and Marketing 2017, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2017)
- Q&As about Entertainment Law: Rights, Contracts, Troubleshooting, Related Laws and Overseas Transactions, Civil Law Institute (2017) [Co-author]
- The Intellectual Property Review - Sixth Edition, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd (2017) [Co-author]
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Copyright 2017, Japan Chapter, Global Legal Group (2016) [Co-author]
- A Brief Summary of the Companies Act, Vol. 6: Drafting and Amending Company By-laws, SHOJIHOMU Co., Ltd.E2016E[Co-author]
- The Intellectual Property Review - Fifth Edition, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd (2016) [Co-author]
- Data Protection & Privacy (3rd Edition), Japan Chapter, Thomson Reuters (2016) [Co-author]
- Getting the Deal Through - Advertising and Marketing 2016, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2016)
- Getting the Deal Through - Telecoms and Media 2016, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2016)
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Copyright 2016, Japan Chapter, Global Legal Group (2015) [Co-author]
- Getting the Deal Through - Advertising and Marketing 2015, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2015)
- Getting the Deal Through - Telecoms and Media 2015, Japan Chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2015)
Amendment to Japan's Companies Act and Its Ordinance for Enforcement Enacted in May 2015: a Line-by-line Commentary on the Main Provisions, SHINNIPPON-HOKI PUBLISHING CO., LTD. (2014) [Co-author and co-editor]
Data Protection & Privacy (2nd Edition), Japan Chapter, Thomson Reuters (2014)

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