- Corporate Crisis Management
Protection of Commercial Secrets & Customer Information / Cyber Security


As experts on the applicable laws in cases of crisis management, we provide prompt and high-quality legal services to clients to minimize their exposure to risk or damage in cases of cyberattacks or information leakage.
There has been an increase in the instances of leakage or the obtainment of confidential information by company executives and officers, which has resulted in companies suffering damage due to the use of this information by competitors. In recent years, companies have also experienced frequent leaks of confidential information due to cyberattacks from outside sources. In such cases, even though the company is the primary victim, it is often regarded as at fault due to not having developed a secure cybersecurity system. In some cases, the trade secrets of other companies are brought into the company, resulting in unintentional infringement of another company's trade secrets.
The leakage of information is a highly difficult issue to resolve from a legal perspective due to the difficulties in evidence collection and the interpretation or practical use of the applicable laws and regulations in Japan. We are one of the leading firms in this area and have handled many landmark cases in Japan. We are also able to coordinate closely with cyber security professionals to offer practical advice, based on our wealth of experience, to our clients with regard to corporate crisis matters, which increasingly pose a serious risk to companies.
Recent Work
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- 2019
- Represented a listed company in a cyber attack case
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- 2012 - 2015
- Trade secret misappropriation litigation against the Korean steelmaker, POSCO
Awards & Rankings
Seminars
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Speaking engagement: Preparation before enforcement of amendments to the Telecommunications Business Act of Japan
Online
External Seminars
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Potential impacts of Vietnam’s personal data protection regulations, and the paths to privacy compliance
External Seminars
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Data Privacy And Breach: Applying The Lessons Learnt In 2020
Online
External Seminars
Publications
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Article: Cloud Computing as Key Digital Infrastructure to Achieve Japan’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Challenge: A Potential “Revival” of Competition Analysis
Articles
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Newly Issued Guidelines by the PDPC under Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act
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Interview: The Road to Addressing Economic Security Risks (Part II)
Transcripts of lectures
News
- Media
- Press mention: The Nishimura Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) - The Nikkei on September 17, 2022
- Media
- Trade conflicts between the US and China and measures that should be taken by Japanese companies
- Notices
- The cutting edge of cyber security and personal information protection in Japan, the United States, and Europe. - Important issues for IT and Legal department managers -