Professionals
Nagoya Office
Attorney at Law Keita Akita
【Professional Summary】
In the corporate area, he provides legal services in a wide range of practice areas, including not only M&A areas such as acquisitions, joint ventures, capital tie-ups, and business restructuring between companies, but also regulations related to healthcare and medical devices, as well as regulations related to personal information. In the area of disputes, he handles many cases in a wide range of industries, including construction and real estate disputes, system development disputes, product liability litigation, and disputes related to business-to-business transactions. In addition, he has recently focused his practice on intellectual property rights, including providing legal opinions to a major automobile parts manufacturer regarding an intellectual property dispute.
【Recent Work】
- Due diligence , scheme review, preparation of various contracts, and related advice , related to these matters.
- Representation in negotiation of eviction of existing tenants and litigation for eviction of buildings in real estate development by a listed company.
- Representation in construction defect litigation related to the design of a major engineering company.
- Represent a corporation in product liability litigation relating to consumer products.
- Represent in securities litigation on behalf of a securities company.
- Representation in negotiations concerning disputes over development of customer management systems.
- Legal organization and advice regarding the performance of audit-related tasks by an audit company.
- Review of intellectual property strategies for major automotive parts manufacturers.
- Advice on responding to international patent infringement disputes.
- Advice on responding to the Consumer Affairs Agency 's investigation into misleading advertising and establishing compliance system
- Formulation of on privacy policies, personal information protection rules, and other data regulations for domestic listed companies.
- Advice on damage claims related to scandals involving celebrities.
- Support for startups from fundraising to IPO preparation.
【Education and Career】
| 2011 | Chuo University, LL.B. |
| 2013 | Tokyo University, J.D. |
| 2015 | Midosuji LPC, Tokyo Office (to December 2022) |
| 2023 | Partner, B&P Law Firm LPC |