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Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021: Top rankings for Nishimura & Asahi
He has been involved in numerous restructuring & insolvency, M&A, dispute and general corporate cases, and also has expertise in laws related to new technology.
In the area of Robotics/Artificial Intelligence, Shin Fukuoka mainly handles AI, Big Data and IoT. He acts as a Member of The Cabinet Office’s “Committee on Human-centered AI Social Principles” and Committee Member of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Investigative Commission on "The AI and Data Contract Guidelines Review Committee". In the area of Corporate, he mainly handles M&A and Corporate Governance. In the area of Restructuring/Insolvency, he has been involved in numerous restructuring and insolvency cases, with a focus on cross-border insolvency cases, representing both debtor parties and creditor parties. Most recently, he represented Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha and Japan Airlines as a legal counsel of the debtor and Elpida, Takefuji and Mt.Gox as a creditor’s counsel. He has also contributed to many publications, including "Law and Strategy of the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence", "Artificial Intelligence: Law and Issues" and "Data Contract Law".
Representative Work
Awards & Rankings
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Top attorneys in Japan: Best Lawyers - 2021 edition
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Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020
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Nishimura & Asahi’s Japan practices and lawyers receive top rankings in Chambers Asia Pacific 2019
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The American Lawyer Global Legal Awards 2014
Seminars
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TDM exception of Copyright Act of Japan - An introduction of the TDM exception in statutory law
Online, Geneva
External Seminars
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Speaking engagement: Legal and Ethical Issues Related to ChatGPT and Generative AI
Online
External Seminars
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Legal Issues and Practice of Cross Border Insolvency
Beijing
External Seminars
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Insolvency Practitioners
Hanoi
External Seminars
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Legal practice points for liquidation/Insolvency in China
Tokyo
External Seminars
Publications
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Practical Guidelines for Business Revitalization of Small and Medium Enterprises: From Procedures, Planning, Negotiation and Taxation to Consolidation of Guaranteed Liabilities
Books
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Publication of ecentralized Autonomous Organization Structure and Laws
Books
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Midjourney basics that will help you get lost even if you are a first-timer - How to use image generation AI to make a difference in your designs
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Legal Issues in AI Profiling - Personal Information and Privacy in the AI Era
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Legal Risks and Countermeasures for Generative AI
Books
News
- Appointment
- Shinnosuke Fukuoka appointed as member of Expert Review Committee for "FY2023 Digital Transaction Environment Improvement Project" (research and analysis on AI governance rules and operation of the study group)
- Appointment
- Shinnosuke Fukuoka appointed as a member of "Technical Review Council of the Government Solution Service Task Force" of the Japanese Digital Agency
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- Shinnosuke Fukuoka appointed as a Member of "The Study Group for the Promotion of Inter-company Data Provision for AI Human Resource Development" of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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- Shinnosuke Fukuoka appointed as a Secretariat of the Patent Office “Survey and research on contract guidelines (AI, etc.) by technical field to promote open innovation"
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- Shinnosuke Fukuoka appointed as a Member of "The Council of Experts on the formulation of the AI Charter" of the NTT Group
Education
- 2006
- Duke University School of Law (LL.M.)
- 1996
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
- Secretary of the Insolvency Law Review Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
- Member, The Cabinet Office, “AI Institutional Study Group“
- Member, Digital Agency, "Technical Review Council of the Government Solution Service Task Force"
- Member of the Expert Review Committee for the "FY2023 Digital Transaction Environment Improvement Project (research and study on AI governance rules and operation of the study group)"
- Member, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, “Study group on how to practice AI principles”
- Member, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, “The Study Group for the Promotion of Inter-company Data Provision for AI Human Resource Development”
- Member, NTT Group, “The Council of Experts on the formulation of the AI Charter”
- Member, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, “AI Social Implementation Architecture Study Group and AI Social Implementation Guide Working Group”
- Secretariat, Patent Office, “Survey and research on contract guidelines (AI, etc.) by technical field to promote open innovation”
- Member, The Cabinet Office, “Committee on Human-centered AI Social Principles“
- Member, International Bar Association, Insolvency Section
- Visiting Professor, Osaka University Law School
- Member, International Insolvency Institute
- Secretariat, the East Asian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring
- Board Member, Japanese Federation of Insolvency Professionals
- Vice-President, Bankruptcy Law Division, Legal Studies Department, Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- Blake Dawson Waldron, Sydney
- Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York
- Nakajima Transactional Law Office