JAPAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Shingo Yamada, Yugo Komori, Yasuhiro Akita and Yusei Kanehara Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners is a leading full-service law firm with more than 180 attorneys. The main of - fices are in Tokyo and Osaka, and the firm was the first Japanese law firm to establish an office in China. Today, the firm operates across five locations, includ - ing the Nagoya office and the Jakarta desk. Its prac - tice covers the full spectrum of areas, including cor - porate and M&A, risk management and compliance, intellectual property, export controls and sanctions,
life sciences, restructuring and insolvency, competi - tion and antitrust, consumer protection, finance and insurance, employment law, administrative and regu - latory law, tax and dispute resolution. In addition, the firm offers international practices with a strong focus on Asia, private client services and pro bono work. With a long-standing client base, Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners is committed to delivering top-tier legal ad - vice and building enduring partnerships.
Authors
Shingo Yamada is a partner at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners. He focuses his practice on dispute resolution and crisis management. His dispute resolution work includes product liability litigation, contract
large-scale recalls and crisis management, and has served as an expert adviser to Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency on product liability research.
Yasuhiro Akita is a partner at Oh- Ebashi LPC & Partners, based in the firm’s Tokyo office. His practice focus - es on dispute resolution, particularly in commercial litigation, corporate disputes and patent litigation. Prior to
disputes and construction disputes. In the area of crisis management, he serves as chair or member of investigative committees. He has particularly extensive experience in the life sciences sector, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cos - metics and food products. His work includes representing pharmaceutical companies and medi - cal device manufacturers in product liability litiga - tion, advising on recalls of pharmaceuticals and food products, and counselling clients on life sciences regulations.
joining the firm, he served as a judge for seven years, during which time he handled a wide range of civil litigation matters, including contractual disputes between companies and corporate liability cases brought by consumers. Drawing on this experience, he provides clients with practical and strategic advice informed by how courts analyse and resolve complex disputes.
Yugo Komori is a partner at Oh- Ebashi LPC & Partners with over 20 years of experience in complex disputes. He focuses on product liability and mass tort litigation, advising multinational manufacturers
Yusei Kanehara is an associate at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners. His practice focuses on a broad range of litigation matters, including product liability litigation, as well as data protection and data security, labour
across the pharmaceuticals, automotive, consumer electronics and chemicals sectors. He has repre - sented clients in two landmark cases before the Supreme Court of Japan: one involving precedent- setting product liability mass tort litigation and the other international tax litigation. He regularly advises on high-stakes product safety matters, including
and employment, and general corporate practice. He has particular experience in complex litigation involving multiple parties, and advises clients on various contentious and regulatory issues. He received a BA in Law from Kyoto University and is licensed to practise law in Japan.
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