PwC Legal Japan - Our people - Hiroyuki Kikuchi
Hiroyuki Kikuchi
Bar Admissions: Japan, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (2003), California (2009)
Languages: Japanese, English
Areas of practice: Intellectual property rights, Technology, Information-related legal support, M&A, General corporate
Hiroyuki Kikuchi has extensive experience working on various aspects of IP-related matters, including licensing, transfers, due diligence and IP arrangements in M&A transactions, joint development, and contentious matters. The majority of his work in the IP field involves cross-border transactions, in which he has considerable experience negotiating complex IP deals.
He also has extensive experience working on ICT matters, such as software development arrangements and disputes, as well as analysis of new online businesses, utilising the knowledge of software development and the Internet he acquired when working for a software development company prior to becoming an attorney and subsequent learning of the same.
Furthermore, he provides Japanese subsidiaries of software companies headquartered outside of Japan with advice on general corporate matters. Last but not least, he has been regularly advising companies outside of Japan on Japanese data protection regulations ever since the full implementation of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan in 2004.
Education
| 1995 | Keio University (B.A.) |
| 2008 | The George Washington University Law School (LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law) |
Professional experience
| 1995-1998 | TDC Software Engineering, Inc. (currently TDC SOFT Inc.) |
| 2003-2026 | Nishimura & Asahi |
| 2008-2009 | Ropes & Gray LLP (secondee) |
| 2026- | PwC Legal Japan |
Publications
| March, 2024 | New Financing Methods (3rd Edition) (in Japanese) (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs) |
| August, 2021 | Copyright licensees are stronger than ever before in Japan (Lexology) |
| August, 2016 | Practical Checkpoints regarding System Development Contract Based on Important Court Decisions (in Japanese) (Co-author, Kaisha Homu A2Z Vol. 2016.09) |
| June, 2016 | Impact of the Amended Unfair Competition Prevention Act on Business Practices and Countermeasures (in Japanese) (Co-author, Rosei Jiho Vol. 3910) |
| July, 2015 | Key Review Points for Internal Regulations on Employee Inventions and Trade Secrets Management (in Japanese) (Co-author, Business Law Journal No. 90) |
| January, 2014 | Intellectual Property Law Guide 2013/14 (Japan Chapter) (Co-author, LexisNexis) |
| July, 2013 | Intellectual Property Law (5th Edition) (in Japanese) (Co-author, Koubundou) |
Seminars
| August, 2020 | Practical Guide to Global Information Governance: Protecting Personal Information and Trade Secrets (in Japanese) (Business Research Institute) |
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