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Noriya Ishikawa
- Partner
- Frankfurt / Düsseldorf
Noriya advises national and international clients from various industries, with a focus on multi-national data protection law projects, such as drafting policy, data transfer agreements and out-sourcing agreements, IT compliance questions, and data breach issues. Since he has experience working with local counsel in more than 80 jurisdictions, he has in depth knowledge of the similarities and differences among data protection laws in many jurisdictions. He can provide his advice taking into account the difference of Japanese laws and other main data protection laws such as the GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL (China).
Related Knowledge
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Upcoming Trademark Law and Unfair Competition Related Events
Tokyo
External Seminars
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N&A Legal Forum
Japan-EU Investments: Cross-border M&A and EU Competition Law
Tokyo
Nishimura & Asahi Seminars
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Key Considerations for the Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in Cases of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in “the world of work” – International Trends and Implications for Japanese Companies (Part II)
Articles
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ESG Litigation – A Follow-Up From a European Perspective
Europe
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Upcoming Trademark Law and Unfair Competition Related Events
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Key Considerations for the Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements in Cases of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in “the world of work” – International Trends and Implications for Japanese Companies (Part I)
Articles
Mr. Ota has a wealth of practical international and domestic legal experience, focusing on the areas of hostile takeovers, shareholder activism, M&A transactions (including cross-border deals), corporate governance and other corporate matters, domestic/international taxation, and personal information/data protection, and works on a wide range of corporate legal affairs cases. In the NIKKEI’s "Most Successful Lawyers" awards he was ranked in the corporate law category (1st) and the tax category (2nd) in 2024; in the corporate law category (1st) and the M&A category (1st) in 2023; and in the corporate law category (1st) in 2022. In addition, he dedicates himself to research and writing activities that bridge academia and legal practice on cutting-edge issues related to the Companies Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, tax law, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, etc. He has edited and authored many books and papers, such as "Introduction to Corporate Governance" (Iwanami Shinsho), "Hostile Takeovers and Activists" (Iwanami Shinsho), “Schemes and Tax Issues of M&A and Corporate Restructuring, 4th Ed.”, “Corpus Juris M&A - Completely Revised Edition (first volume) (second volume)”, “Handbook on Share Options (Fifth Edition)”, “Corpus Juris Series - Personal Information Protection Legislation (Global)”, “Handbook on Class Shares”, etc.