JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Yoshifumi Onodera, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Naoto Shimamura and Rio Ichii, Mori Hamada
Mori Hamada is a full-service law firm that has served clients with a proven track record since its establish - ment in December 2002. The firm has experienced lawyers with significant expertise in the constantly evolving and increasingly complex areas of informa - tion technology, life sciences, and intellectual prop - erty, offering a wide range of legal services tailored to the diverse needs of its clients. These services in - clude advising on regulatory requirements, business
formation, corporate housekeeping, contract nego - tiations, and dispute resolution. In the area of data protection, the firm has recognised expertise in lev - eraging user information while safeguarding clients’ business interests. Mori Hamada’s data protection team comprises approximately 150 lawyers across its offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Beijing, Singapore, Manila, and New York.
Authors
Yoshifumi Onodera is a senior partner at Mori Hamada, admitted to practice in Japan (Daini Tokyo Bar Association). Highly experienced in all data-related matters involving communication, media, competition, consumer and/or information law, he is particularly adept at delivering advice to both foreign and domestic clients on complex business structures spanning vast content- and communication-related industries, including internet-related services, social networking services, games, music, movies and telecommunications. His expertise also extends to IP-related transactions concerning licensing and dispute resolution aspects in the subsidiary fields of infringement litigation, invalidity trials, appellate litigation and arbitration, and licensing in relation to intellectual property, including patents, trade marks and copyright.
Naoto Shimamura is a counsel at Mori Hamada, licensed in Japan (Daini Tokyo Bar Association), California and New York, and a lecturer at Ochanomizu University and Japan Women’s University. He uses
his in-depth knowledge of computers and the internet to engage in technology-related cases, including those involving e-commerce, consumer protection, licensing, privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, online defamation, intellectual property and dispute resolution. Naoto is also qualified as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US), and a Registered Information Security Specialist, which is recognised as the highest level of security engineering qualification in Japan.
Rio Ichii is a junior associate at Mori Hamada, licensed in Japan (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association). She has a broad portfolio and extensive experience across a number of practice areas, including IT,
Hiroyuki Tanaka is a partner at Mori Hamada, admitted to practice in Japan (Daini Tokyo Bar Association) and New York. Hiroyuki’s practice areas include data protection, IT and IP, and he has substantial experience
intellectual property, healthcare and trade law. She has also written many articles on these topics.
advising foreign clients on Japanese data protection law. He is also familiar with global data protection regulations, including the GDPR and CCPA, and helps Japanese clients with global data protection compliance by working closely with local counsels. He also advises on legal issues relating to AI (especially generative AI) and the protection of cybernetic avatars. He is an adjunct project professor at Keio University Graduate School of Law (2023-present).
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