Atsumi & Sakai
Chie Kasahara and Harukuni Ito co-lead the TMT team at Atsumi & Sakai, alongside Fumiaki Matsuoka and Osamu Fujiwara, who head the data, privacy, and cybersecurity team. The firm assists clients with a wide variety of matters, including cyber-attacks, IP disputes, and compliance with the Personal Information Protection Act. Takufumi Ochiai sits within the firm’s fintech team, and represents both Japanese and foreign clients. Kasahara and Ito primarily act for pharma clients in IP and data protection related matters, Matsuoka focuses on cyber security issues, and Fujiwara is noted for his broad corporate expertise.
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Key clients
- National Banking Funds Settlement Network
- Working Group of the Digital Agency and the Digital Temporary Administrative Investigation Committee
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare,
- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
- Japan Research institute
- Secretariat for the Promotion of Regional Development, Cabinet Office
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
- Japan Information Processing Development Corporation (JIPDEC)
- MoneyForward
Lawyers
Leading individuals: Bengoshi
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Chie Kasahara, Harukuni Ito, Fumiaki Matsuoka, Osamu Fujiwara