Crisis Management & Incident Response
Support from the first response through to resolution: data leaks, internal misconduct, regulatory investigations and infringement warnings.
Yoshikawa Law Firm
From the first response
to full resolution.
We handle business-related legal matters for companies, other legal entities and their executives. Our work includes responding to disputes, misconduct and information leaks, as well as reviewing contracts, providing day-to-day legal advice and helping develop internal policies, procedures and organizational arrangements.
MEMBERS
Our Lawyers
Our lawyers include those who have worked in legal roles within companies and those who previously served as judges hearing civil cases. Each lawyer's background and practice areas are set out in their profile.
PRACTICE AREAS
Practice Areas
Centered on the first response to corporate crises, we advise across prevention, dispute resolution, transactions and growth.
For employees
Advice for English-speaking employees working in Japan
We also advise English-speaking employees working in Japan who have been dismissed, asked to resign, placed on a performance improvement plan, offered a severance package or told that their contract will not be renewed. Inquiries from employees are handled through a separate form.
INSIGHTS
Recent Explainers
- Intellectual Property, IT and Data Responding to a trademark infringement warning letter in Japan
- Intellectual Property, IT and Data If your Japanese distributor has registered your brand as a trademark: cancellation, transfer, and continued sales
- Intellectual Property, IT and Data Responding to pharmaceutical patent disputes
- Regulatory and Compliance Supporting materials for claims about effects and performance, and rules on unsubstantiated advertising
- Regulatory and Compliance Stealth marketing rules and handling influencer and review advertising
SERVICES
Services
From readiness in ordinary times to first response, resolution and prevention of recurrence.
On-site Support Service
A lawyer handles contract review and internal coordination on site, supporting, building up and strengthening your legal function.
Legal Retainer Service
Ongoing support on the legal issues arising from new services and day-to-day operations, through to your contracts and internal rules.
Legal Support for IPO Preparation and Internal Controls
Support on the legal issues of IPO preparation: remediation, internal rules and procedures, how they work in practice, and the explanation given at examination.
In-house Training Service
Lawyers design and deliver training built on your own operations and internal rules, so that it leads to decisions on the ground and to consultation and reporting when they are needed.
NEWS
News
- Keishi Yoshikawa Gave an In-House Seminar on the Premiums and Representations Act at a TSE Prime-Listed Company
- Hideyuki Idenawa Has Joined the Firm
- Shoichi Hara Has Joined the Firm
- Ryo Yabumoto Has Joined the Firm
- Keishi Yoshikawa Gave an In-House Seminar on the Antimonopoly Act at a TSE Prime-Listed Company
Careers
If you are considering joining the firm, please see our careers page.
Contact
Inquiries and other messages can be sent to the firm through the contact form.
Inquiries about specific matters
We also accept inquiries about specific matters from companies that do not have an ongoing legal advisory arrangement with us. We review the nature of the matter, check for conflicts of interest and assess our capacity to take it on. If we can assist, we explain the proposed next steps.