{"id":11980,"date":"2019-11-11T15:10:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T15:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging.legal500.com\/events\/?post_type=event_report&p=11980"},"modified":"2020-01-22T12:16:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T12:16:38","slug":"gc-summit-japan-2019","status":"publish","type":"event_report","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/report\/gc-summit-japan-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"GC Summit Japan 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On 19th September 2019, The Legal 500 hosted GC Summit Japan at The Ritz-Carlton in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

With over 130 of the region\u2019s leading in-house lawyers participating, the event underscored the importance that the legal function can make to domestic and international businesses.<\/p>\n

Japan has seen a tail off in trade volumes, with the trade disagreements between China and the United States having a trickle-down effect, the signs for the Japanese economy are uncertain. Public sector investment has been strong, but that is offset against a weaker private sector.<\/p>\n

Future uncertainty in trade and supply chains will present increasing challenges for businesses, as does the potential easing of the Bank of Japan\u2019s monetary policy. What will this mean for Japan\u2019s international business? This was just one of the questions posed to some of the country\u2019s senior in-house counsel.<\/p>\n

The event benefited from the support and insight provided by some of the leading law firms and consultancies active in Japan, namely:\u00a0Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu<\/a>,\u00a0Atsumi & Sakai<\/a>,\u00a0Herbert Smith Freehills<\/a>,\u00a0Allen & Overy<\/a>,\u00a0Peerpoint<\/a>,\u00a0Greenberg Traurig<\/a>,\u00a0Dentons<\/a>,\u00a0AlixPartners<\/a>,\u00a0Kentaro Hirayama<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Chien Yeh Law Offices<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over the course of eight panel discussions and presentations, the conference covered the most topical issues in Japan today, ranging from data privacy and managing international disputes to advanced delivery, anti-trust amendments and the rise of E-sports.<\/p>\n

Please scroll down to see the panel sessions in full and photos of the event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Opening keynote<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n


\nNaosuke Fujita Co-Representative Director, Co-Founder, LLAN<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Crisis & Risk Management in Japan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n


\nAkihisa Shiozaki, Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu<\/td>\n
\nYoshihiko Matake, Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu<\/td>\n
\nJohn Lane, Foreign lawyer, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Cross-Border M&A Dynamics<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Moderator<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nGraeme Preston, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills<\/td>\n

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Panellists<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nAndrew Blacoe, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, Tokyo<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nDamien Roberts, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, Tokyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nJoseph Fisher, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills, Tokyo<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Innovating the legal function \u2013 an introduction to Advanced Delivery<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Moderator<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nNick Wall, Partner, Allen & Overy, Tokyo<\/td>\n

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Panellists<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nDavid Armsworth-Maw, Head of Project Management Office – Asia Pacific, Allen & Overy<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nCarolyn Aldous, Managing Director, Peerpoint by Allen & Overy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nKuda Chirambadoro, associate, Allen & Overy Tokyo<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Effective Dispute Resolution Mechanisms<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Moderator<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nChristopher Hunt, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills<\/td>\n

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Panellists<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nCraig Shepherd, Global Head of Contentious Construction and Infrastructure, Herbert Smith Freehills<\/td>\n

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\nYosuke Homma, senior associate, Herbert Smith Freehills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nHajime Seki, Corporate Officer, Head of Legal Department, Attorney at Law (NY), Amgen Astellas BioPharma KK<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The rise of e-sports in Japan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Moderator<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nKoji Ishikawa, Office Managing Partner, Greenberg Traurig Tokyo<\/td>\n

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Panellists<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nSteven Walkowiak, Co-chair of the Video Game and Esports Group and Litigation Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nBaro Hyun, Senior Manager, KPMG Consulting, Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nHirokazu Hamamura, Senior Adviser to the Board of Kadokawa Corporation, Vice President of the Japan eSports Union<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Outbound investment: challenges and opportunities when investing into the EMEA region<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Moderator<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nTakura Kawai, Partner, Dentons<\/td>\n

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Panellists<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nTomihisa Kato, Senior Manager, Legal Department, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nPirouzan Parvine, Partner, Dentons Consulting, Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nDaisuke Tsutsumi, Deputy General Manager, Machinery & infrastructure Legal Dept, Mitsui & Co Ltd<\/td>\n
\nDr. Shigeo Yamaguchi, Partner, ARQIS Rechtsanwaelte<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Changing landscape: amendments to Japanese antitrust law, enforcement trends and their implication to businesses<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n


\nKentaro Hirayama, Hirayama Law Offices<\/td>\n
\nKeita Fukunaga, AlixPartners Asia<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity: an update on the latest trends in Japan<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Moderator<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nGo Hashimoto, Partner, Atsumi & Sakai<\/td>\n

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Panellists<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nTakeshi Yanaike, Global Privacy Manager and Data Protection Officer, Rakuten<\/td>\n

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\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n


\nMasatoshi Adachi, Security and Privacy Counsel, LINE Consulting, Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\nSteven Howard, Senior Legal Counsel, Global Privacy Officer for Sony Mobile Communications<\/td>\n
\nTakayuki Kitajima, General Counsel, Representative Director, Unilever Japan Holdings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11981,"template":"","class_list":["post-11980","event_report","type-event_report","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report\/11980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event_report"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report\/11980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13820,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_report\/11980\/revisions\/13820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}