Fukui Kensaku
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- Japan and New York
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» Education
University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1991)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1993)
Columbia University School of Law, New York (LL.M., 1998; Stone Scholar)
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» Professional Experiences
Associate, Tokyo Eiwa Attorneys at Law, Tokyo (1993-1997)
Research Scholar, National University of Singapore, Singapore (1998-1999)
Partner, Aoyama Sogo Law Office, Tokyo (1999-2003)
Managing Partner, Kotto Dori Law Office (2003-)
Visiting Professor of Art, Nihon University (2009-)
Lecturer, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (2004-) ;
University of Tokyo (2007-2010, 2014)
Visiting Professor at Graduate School of Law, Kobe University (2017-)
Co-Chair, Legal Deposit System Council of the National Diet Library (2015-2021)
Board Member, Japan Society for Digital Archive (2017-）
Board Member, Entertainment Lawyers Network (2017-）
Member of Various Government Committees including, Committee of Verification, Valuation and Planning, Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters of Cabinet (2015-); Committee of Copyright System in Network Society of New Era, Agency of Cultural Affairs (2006-)
Member, Council for Cultural Affairs Committee on Copyright, Agency for Cultural Affairs （2020-）
Organizer, thinkC (2006-; http://thinkcopyright.org/ )
Facilitator, Japan Performing Arts Solidarity Network (2020-)
Expert Commentator, Nikkei Shimbun Digital Edition （2020-）
Author/Chief Editor, 15 books including Copyright (Chosakuken to wa Nanika, Shueisha Pub. 2005) in Japan and Korea
KITAZAWA Hisato
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- Japan and New York
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» Education
University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1997)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2000)
Duke University School of Law (LL.M., 2005)
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» Professional Experiences
Associate, Naito & Shimizu, Tokyo (2000-2001)
Associate, City-Yuwa Partners, Tokyo (2001-2009)
Trainee, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Los Angeles (2005-2006)
Trainee, Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners, Rome, Italy (2006.9-2006.11)
Associate, Kotto Dori Law Office (2009-2011)
Partner, Kotto Dori Law Office (2011-)
SUZUKI Rika
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- Japan
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» Education
Keio University (LL.B., 2005)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2007)
Completed “U.S. Business Law Academy” by Columbia Law School (2016)
Stanford Law School (LL.M. in Law, Science & Technology, 2018)
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» Professional Experiences
Associate, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2007-2010)
Associate, Kotto Dori Law Office (2010-2019)
Of Counsel, Kotto Dori Law Office (2019-)
Secondment to a major TV production company (2012-2015)
Founding director of Association for Design-DESIGN MUSEUM (2019-2022), Advisor (2022-)
Lecturer, Tokyo University of Technology, School of Design (2020-2022)
OKAMOTO Kentaro
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- Japan and New York
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» Education
Keio University (BEc, 1998)
Hitotsubashi University, School of Law (J.D., 2007)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2008)
University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M., 2014; Distinction)
Wharton Business and Law Certificate (2014)
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» Professional Experiences
Reuters Japan, Tokyo / Reuters Group PLC, London (1998-2004)
(currently Thomson Reuters Markets / Thomson Reuters)
Associate, Yanagida & Nomura / Yanagida & Partners, Tokyo (2009-2013)
Associate, Matsuda & Partners, Tokyo (2014-2015)
Associate, Kotto Dori Law Office (2015-)
Partner, Kotto Dori Law Office (2018-)
Lecturer at Tokyo University of Art (2016-2018)
Visiting Associate Professor (2017-) Visiting Professor (2022-) at Kobe University, Graduate School of Law
Chair of Copyright Distribution Committee of Japan Contents Blockchain Initiative (2021-)
External Auditor of Akatsuki Inc. (2021-)
External Director of mov, Inc.(2023-)
Expert of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 307 (TC307)(2024-)
Sasho Tomoko
- » Admitted
- Japan and New York
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» Education
University of Tokyo(LL.B., 1991)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan(1993)
Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1998)
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» Professional Experiences
Associate, Nishimura & Asahi (formerly, Nishimura & Sanada) (1993-1997)
Guest Researcher, The Structured Finance Institute of Japan (1995-1997)
Foreign Associate, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York City (1998-1999)
Executive Director, UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (formerly, UBS Warburg (Japan) Limited) (1999-2004)
TERAUCHI Kosuke
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- Japan
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» Education
Keio University(LL.B.,2007)
Hitotsubashi University, School of Law (J.D., 2009)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2010)
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» Professional Experiences
Assistant Judge, Saitama District Court and Nagoya District Court Okazaki Branch (2011-2016)
Prosecutor. Litigation Bureau of Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau(2016-2018)
Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court (2018-2020)
Associate, Kotto Dori Law Office (2020-)
HASHIMOTO Ayuko
- » Admitted
- Japan
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» Education
Kyoto University (LL.B., 2007)
Kyoto University Law School (J.D., 2009)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2011)
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» Professional Experiences
Associate, Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise), Tokyo (2012-2013)
Associate, Kaneko Naka and Hashimoto Patent Law Office, Osaka (2013-2016)
Associate, Kotto Dori Law Office (2017-)
Secondment to a major TV production company (2018-2019)
OYAMA Koichi
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- Japan
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» Education
University of Tokyo, Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSc, 2008)
Kobe University, School of Law (J.D., 2010)
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Professional Experiences
Associate, Musashikoyama Law Office, Tokyo (2013-2016)
Official Policy Secretary of Member of House of Councillors, Matsuda Kouta(2013-2016)
Establish Oyama Law Office (2016)
Official Chief Secretary, then Official Policy Secretary of Member of House of Councillors, Yamaguchi Kazuyuki (2016-2019)
Onoda Takasago Law Office (2018)
Official Policy Secretary of Member of House of Councillors, Yamada Taro (2019-)
Of Council, Kotto Dori Law Office (2022.3-)
ISHII Ayaka
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- Japan and New York
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≫ Education
University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2011)
Keio University Law School (J.D., 2013)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2014)
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (LL.M., Law & Technology Certificate, 2022)
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Professional Experiences
Associate, City-Yuwa Partners, Tokyo (2015-2023)
Visiting Attorney, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Washington D.C.(2022-2023)
Associate, Kotto Dori Law Office (2023-)
IDEI Hajime
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- Japan
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» Education
Waseda University (LL.B., 2013)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2015)
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» Professional Experiences
Associate, Anderson Mori & Tomothune Law Firm (2015-2018)
Associate, Kotto Dori Law Office (2018-)
Secondment to Intellectual Property Strategy Promotion Office, Cabinet Office of Japan (2020.5-)
TAJIMA Yuki
- » Admitted
- Japan
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» Education
University of Kobe (LL.B., 2013)
University of Kyoto, School of Law (J.D., 2015)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2016)
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» Professional Experiences
Associate, Yodoyabashi & Yamagami LPC (2017-2020)
Associate, Kotto Dori Law Office (2020-)
HARAGUCHI Megumi
- » Admitted
- Japan
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» Education
Osaka University (LL.B.,2016)
University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D.,2018)
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» Professional Experiences
Associate, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (2019.12-2022.3)
Associate, Kotto Dori Law Office (2022.4-)
SHIROTA Harue（Loop Whole Inc.）
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- Japan
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» Education
Gakushuin University(BEc, 1997)
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» Professional Experiences
Five D Cooperation (Artist Management) (1997)
Founder and CEO of Music Publisher Loop Whole Inc.(2008)
Patent Attorney Admitted (2015)
Establish Shirota Intellectual Property Office in Kochi (2015)
Support Member, Kotto Law Office (2022-)
