Technology & Innovation

  

Rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomous Vehicles (AV), IoT, blockchains, cyrptocurrencies, and other advanced technologies. Rise of digital platform operators. Accumulation of big data. Dependence on cyberspace.

 

Through the digital transformation, companies are facing new legal challenges. In order to develop new technologies, products, services and business models in a sustainable manner, it is essential to develop effective rules and governance structures to support them.

 

We advise both multinational companies and start-up companies on legal issues arising from digital transformation.

 

 

Related Activities

• Legal Practice on Cyber Security, Shoujihoumu, 2021 (Co-Author and Co-Editor)(Japanese)

• "Legal Issues on Digital Plateform Operators - Impacts of Act on Improving Transparency of Transactions of Digital Platform Operators", Corporate Law A2Z August 2020 Issue, Daiichihoki (Japanese)

• "Impacts of Artificial Interlligence and Other Technologies on Human Rights and Legal Response", Business Law Journal August 2020 Issue, Lexis Nexis Japan (Japanese)

• International Bar Association (IBA) News "Covid-19: digital contact tracing raises both hopes and concerns" 

• "Cybersercurity Reguatory Updates in EU and US and Compliance Issues for Japanese Companies", Business Law Magazine January 2018 Issues, Chuokeizai (Japanese).

• “Rule Formation for SDGs / ESG and Opportunities for Innovation -Toward R&D Contributing to and Considering Sustainability”, Monthly Research and Development Leader, July 2007 Issue, Technical Information Institute (Japanese)

• "Anti Money Laudering and Economic Sanctions Risks in FinTech and Virtual Currency" Shojihomu Issue 2133, Japan Institute of Business Law (Japanese)

• Vice Chair, Working Group on Cyber Security and Anti Money Laundering, Anti Orginzed Crime Committee, First Tokyo Bar Association (2019)

• Sustainability Committee Member, Recruit Holdings (2018-2020)

• Statutory Auditor, Ascent Robotics (2019- Present)