KOJI KANAZAWA’S main areas of practice encompass broad range of corporate commercial transactions, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and general corporation laws. In addition, he has advised various financial institutions in all aspects of their operations, with a focus on financial regulatory matters. With his experience at the Financial Services Agency, Japanese Government, Koji has been working on compliance issues of financial institutions including AML/CFT, countermeasures against Anti-Social Forces, and personal data protections. He has... Read more

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 legal and technology cases throughout his legal career. His practice includes Japanese and international data protection cases such as the GDPR and the Chinese Cybersecurity Law. He regularly guides clients on matters such as planning a new data-intensive business or implementing a robust data protection/security compliance program.His most... Read more

TAKAHIRO NAKAYAMA is a Senior Associate at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners. He has extensive experience in data protection matters, including information and privacy governance and data management, internal compliance policies, privacy and security-related compliance strategies and programs and technology issues, such as IOT and DX, including Smart City and blockchain technologies. In particular, he has continuously advised numerous domestic and international companies regarding their usage of personal data. He also has substantial expertise in M&A... Read more

SHOHEI SUZUKI is a Senior Associate at TMI Associates, one of the largest law firms in Japan. He has extensive experience in helping clients comply with privacy and data protection requirements. In particular, he has continuously advised numerous domestic and international advertising technology companies and advertisers with regard to their usage of consumers’ personal information as well as with contract negotiations. He also has substantial expertise in M&A transactions targeting companies utilizing consumers’ personal data.Shohei... Read more

EIKI TAKAHASHI is an Attorney at law working at Chuo Sogo Law Office, P.C. and was seconded to the Financial Services Agency (FSA) from January 2016 to April 2018, where he was primarily involved in supervisory work related to AML/CFT and countering anti-social forces, as well as inspection and supervision of the virtual currency (crypto-assets) sector. Since returning to the firm, he has been providing financial regulatory advice to financial institutions, including banks and virtual... Read more

TAKUYA UEHARA is an Associate at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners. He has been advising various companies on their technology-related matters, including how to operate systems for e-commerce, crypto assets exchanges and other blockchain-related businesses. In particular, he has extensive experience in advising on how to comply with regulations on electronic data usage and protection. He also has substantial expertise in risk management and compliance, including how to respond to data security incidents.Mr. Uehara has previously... Read more

DAISUKE “IKE” YUKI is a Partner of Nozomi Sogo. Ike graduated from University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in 1996 as well as University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2010. Ike got admitted in Japan in 1998 and in New York in 2012. Ike was seconded to the central bank of Japan from 2000 to 2002, Korean law firms from 2008 to 2009, and US law firms from 2011 to 2013.Ike is... Read more