Lawyers' Profiles

Litigation concerning corporate transaction disputes
Litigation involving directors liability regarding corporate accounting (representing directors and officers)
Shareholder derivative lawsuits (representing companies and directors)
Litigation against solar power funds (representing the funds)
Lawsuits and provisional injunction concerning tender offers (TOBs) and management buyouts (MBOs) (representing companies and directors)
Litigation and provisional injunctions concerning corporate control
Patent, trademark, and intellectual property right infringement litigation (representing right holders and alleged infringers)
Representation in trade secret infringement litigation (representing right holders)
Litigation against acts of unfair competition (representing right holders and alleged infringers)
Appeals, trials, and oppositions before the Japan Patent Office (JPO) (representing applicants and opponents)
Request for border measures to suspend the importation of counterfeit goods into Japan (representing right holders)
Addressing online intellectual property right infringement, trademark infringement, and violations of Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (representing right holders)
Preparation of expert opinions on patent infringement and invalidity, and handling responses to patent infringement warning letters (representing right holders and infringers)
Review and negotiation of IP-related agreements, including joint development agreements and license agreements
Review of system development agreements and representation in disputes involving system development contracts
Advising on intellectual property due diligence, and patent clearance
Corporate investigation (misconduct by officers and information leakage by employees)
Negotiations and response to local municipalities in relation to solar power projects (representing the power plant)
Advising on real estate leasing (representing the lessors)
Defamation litigation against weekly magazines (representing the victims)
Assisting companies with the shareholders meeting and shareholder relations
Drafting internal whistleblowing regulations and providing hotline services