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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
- Lawyers from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto were included in the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and the inaugural Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™
- Awards
- Yoshifumi Onodera and Atsushi Okada recognized in Asia IP's Top 50 IP Experts of Japan 2022
- Awards
- Top Rankings Received from Chambers Global 2022
Atsushi Okada:News
- Public Service
- Atsushi Okada states opinions regarding Japan's approach to AI/data transactions as member of Japanese delegation at Working Group on Electronic Commerce of UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law)
- Public Service
- Initiatives by the Expert Committee in which Atsushi Okada serves as a member, introduced as a specific example of practicing privacy governance in the "Corporate Privacy Governance Guidebook for the DX Era ver. 1.2"
- Public Service
- Atsushi Okada became a member of Board of Examiners, Industrial Property Council of Japan Patent Office
Atsushi Okada:Legal Topics
Atsushi Okada:Newsletters
Atsushi Okada:Seminars
- Apr. 7, 2022External Seminars
- ”Japan's legal approach to AI / data transactions"
- Feb. 22, 2022External Seminars
- ”Japan APPI: Are You Ready for The Upcoming Amendments?”
- Nov. 16, 2021 - Nov. 16, 2022External Seminars
- "The Digital Transformation Journey: Japan - An Overview - Part 3 Discussion Around Challenges to Digital Transformation in Japan"
Atsushi Okada:Publications
- Magazine Article
- "The Financial Technology Law Review Fifth Edition - Japan Chapter"
- Magazine Article
- "Latest Practical Issues and Challenges for Protection of Personal Data (Part 6): Regulation of Cross-Border Data Transfers (2)"
- Article
- "Onetrust Dataguidance Data Protection Leader - Japan: Overview of amended APPI"
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 Gakuin 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-)
- Member of AI Governance Guideline Working Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2021-)
- Member of Board of Examiners, Industrial Property Council of Japan Patent Office (2021-)
- Member of Expert Committee on Privacy Governance, Safie Inc. (2021-)
- Member of the "Study Group on the Terms of Use, Etc. for Mirasapo Connect," organized by The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (2022-)
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