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Hiroyuki Tanaka's practice areas are data protection, IT, and IP. He has extensive experience for advising foreign clients about Japanese data protection law. He is familiar with global data protection regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and Thai PDPA. He has extensive experience as a legal counsel for various IP infringement disputes and disputes related to IT including software, game, and app.

• Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property and Entertainment
  • Intellectual Property Disputes
  • Information Technology
  • Data Protection and Privacy
  • Disputes in Information Technology Systems Development
  • Cybersecurity
• Disputes/Dispute Resolution
  • Intellectual Property Disputes
  • Disputes in Information Technology Systems Development
  • International Disputes
  • Civil Disputes
• International Practice
  • EU Practice

Sep. 23, 2020 Awards

35 lawyers were selected as leading lawyers in asialaw Profiles "asia law Leading Lawyers 2021"

Sep. 18, 2020 Awards

High evaluation received from " Who′s Who Legal: Japan 2020"

Apr. 9, 2020 Awards

Lawyers from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto were included in the 11th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Japan

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Feb. 25, 2019 Firm News

Eleven new partners and seven new counsels

Apr. 1, 2018 Public Service

Hiroyuki Tanaka became the lecturer (Intellectual Property Law I) at Keio University (Department of Law)

Feb. 26, 2018 Firm News

Twelve new partners and seven new of counsels

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Aug. 12, 2020External Seminars

"The Data Security issue in IOT Devices"

Jul. 24, 2018External Seminars

"The 9th Seminar on Practical GDPR Compliance (the Impact of Consent Requirements under GDPR on Cookie, Advertising and Marketing)"

Jan. 24, 2018External Seminars

"The 6th Seminar on Practical GDPR Compliance (GDPR Guidelines regarding Consent and Transparency)"

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Magazine Article

"Handy Way to Learn Personal Information Protection Act Fundamentals, Including Revisions, in the Form of Dialogue - Part 6: Can We Freely Use Public Information? (Case Analysis of the Order Concerning the Use of Information on Bankrupts)"

Magazine Article

"Learning from Failures in Complying with Data Protection Laws - Case Studies and Analyses of Compliance Failures in Global Transactions"

Magazine Article

"IP Case Bulletin: Misleading Indication of Quality, Etc. Under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (Yatsuhashi Case) - Kyoto District Court Decision of June 10, 2020"

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• Keio University (LL.B., 2004)
• Keio University Law School (J.D., 2006)
• New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Competition, Innovation, and Information Law, Concentration in Intellectual Property Law, 2013)
• with Clayton Utz, Sydney, Australia (2013-2014)
• Lecturer (Intellectual Property Law I) at Keio University (Department of Law)(2018)