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Contact Information
- TEL
- +81-3-5220-1821
- FAX
- +81-3-5220-1721
Practice Areas
- Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property
- Disputes/Dispute Resolution
- Regulatory/Regulated Transactions
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Health Care, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Sciences
Atsushi Okada:Awards
- Awards
- Top Ranking Received From The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021
- Awards
- Top Ranking Received From Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021
- Awards
- Atsushi Okada listed in The IAM Global Leaders Guide 2021 as one of IAM Global Leaders
Atsushi Okada:News
- Public Service
- Atsushi Okada states his opinions regarding policy for data utilization as an expert at the conference of the "Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy" organized by the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
- Public Service
- Atsushi Okada becomes member of AI Social Implementation Guide Working Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Media
- Comments by Atsushi Okada were featured in a OneTrust DataGuidance article titled "Japan: Parliament passes bill to amend APPI" published on June 5, 2020
Atsushi Okada:Legal Topics
Atsushi Okada:Newsletters
Atsushi Okada:Seminars
- Jan. 22, 2021 - Mar. 23, 2021External Seminars
- "Legal Affairs for Digital Platform Businesses"
- Dec. 17, 2020 - Jan. 18, 2021External Seminars
- "Legal Affairs for Digital Platform Businesses"
- Dec. 16, 2020External Seminars
- "Data protection regulations in the pharmaceutical industries ~Japan, Europe, USA, China, Brazil and Thailand"
Atsushi Okada:Publications
- Magazine Article
- "Legal Aspects of the US-EU-China Conflict over Data and Technology Transfer: Deciphering the Structure of the Trilateral Struggle for Hegemony"
- Book Article
- "Changing Rules - Business Laws as a Strategic Weapon"
- Magazine Article
- "Biometric data using facial recognition technology and privacy in public space (Part 2)"
Atsushi Okada:Other
Background
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2001)
- Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2007)
- with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Silicon Valley (2007-2008)
- Harvard University (Certificate in Applied Sciences 2008)
Major Activities
- Lecturer at Rikkyo University, College of Law and Politics (Patent and Trademark Laws) (2010-2011)
- Visiting Professor of the Graduate School of Business, Aoyama University (Copyright Law) (2011-)
- Advisor for Damage from Counterfeit Products, Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (2012)
- Lecturer for the Infringement Litigation Training Program for Patent Attorneys at the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (2015-)
- Member of Study Group on AI and Data Contract Guidelines, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (concurrently serving as the chair of a working group for the study group) (2017-)
- Member of Examination Committee on Subsidy to Promote Industrial Data Sharing for FY 2017, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2018)
- Expert Member of Study Group on Data Contract Guidelines in Agricultural Sector, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(2018-)
- Member of Japan Patent Attorneys Association's "Working Group for Reviewing Training Curriculums in Response to Revisions to the Patent Attorney Act" (2018-)
- Senior Researcher at Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo (2018-)
- Member of Examination Committee on Contract Guidelines for the Project to Accelerate Cooperation in the Global Venture Ecosystem (Startup Factory Establishment Project) (2018-)
- Lecturer for Mandatory Training at the Japan Patent Attorneys Association (Amended Unfair Competition Prevention Act and Data-Related Business) (2019-)
- Technical Committee Member, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (2019-)
- Member of Study Group on Global Data & AI utilization System and Management, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2019-)
- Member of the "Review Meeting for Smart City Architecture," Cabinet Office (2019-)
- Advisory Member of Connected Industries Open Framework Promotion Committee, Industrial Value Chain Initiative (2019-)
- Senior Researcher at Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo (2019-)
- Member of Study Group on Data Utilization for Increasing the Sophistication of Trading Operations, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2019-)
- Advisor to Japan DPO Association (2019-)
- Member of Advisory Committee on Data Utilization, Recruit Co., Ltd. (2019-)
- Member of AI Social Implementation Guide Working Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(2020-)
Practice Group
- Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Data Security Practice Group
- Healthcare Practice Group
- Fintech Practice Group
- AI/IoT Practice Group
- International Dispute Resolution Practice Group
Bar Admissions
admitted in Japan, 2002; New York, 2008
Daini-Tokyo Bar Association
New York State Bar Association