JAPAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Yuki Kuroda, Takuya Uehara and Nanoko Sasaki Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners is a full-service law firm with over 160 attorneys, and its main offices are in Tokyo and Osaka. It was originally established in Osaka in 1981 but now has an equivalent-sized op - eration in Tokyo. It was the first Japanese law firm to open an office in China and, together with its Nagoya office, currently has offices in four locations. Its le - gal practice covers a broad range of fields, including
corporate/M&A, risk management and compliance, IP law, life sciences, restructuring/insolvency, com - petition and antitrust/consumer protection, dispute resolution, finance and insurance, employment law, administration/regulatory law and tax law. It also pro - vides an international practice, a China/Asian prac - tice, a private practice and a pro bono practice.
Authors
Yuki Kuroda is a partner at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners and is in charge of data protection and data security issues. He has handled a number of law and technology cases throughout his career. His practice includes
Nanoko Sasaki is an associate at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, where her practice focuses on data protection and cybersecurity law, commercial litigation and general corporate practice. She has represented a
Japanese and international data protection cases, and he regularly guides clients on planning new data-intensive businesses and implementing robust data protection/security compliance programmes. He received a PhD degree from Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics, an LLM degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. degree from Osaka University. He is licensed to practise law in Japan and New York.
multinational corporation in cyber litigation matters, including a case regarding a sender identification information disclosure order. She has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border M&A, having played significant roles in numerous transactions. She received both a J.D. degree and a B.A. degree from the University of Tokyo, and is licensed to practise law in Japan.
Takuya Uehara is a partner at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners and advises various companies on technology-related matters, including how to operate systems for e-commerce and digital
advertisement. He has extensive experience in advising on how to comply with regulations on electronic data usage and protection, and substantial expertise in risk management and compliance, including how to respond to data security incidents. He received an LLM degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. degree from the University of Tokyo, and is licensed to practise law in Japan and New York.
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