Every practice below concentrates on the same client — a foreign-headquartered company running a business in Japan. While client identities are withheld, the vignettes describe the pattern of engagements we handle routinely.
Corporate advisory and general corporate work for Japan KK and GK entities — governance and board matters, director and officer duties, shareholder and intra-group arrangements, reorganizations and changes in corporate structure, and the day-to-day legal questions that land on a Japan country lead's desk. It also covers the statutory housekeeping and filings that keep the entity in good standing. For many clients, this is where we act as the Japan entity's standing corporate counsel.
Foreign-owned IT services subsidiary — recurring annual statutory housekeeping and board governance support across multiple fiscal years.
Enterprise supply-chain software provider — director appointments, shareholder resolutions, and statutory filings tied to a Japan scale-up.
Foreign-owned data-platform subsidiary — governance and compliance check-ins integrated with a global reporting calendar.
Included in: all three engagements — Japan Counsel, Japan Counsel Plus, and Japan GC Premier.
Compare engagements →Drafting and negotiation across the operating year — NDAs, vendor and customer MSAs, distribution and agency terms, and the day-to-day paper that a Japan operation generates. We draft to be enforceable under Japanese law while preserving as much of your global template as the law permits.
Foreign-owned device-protection provider — vendor and distribution contract review across the Japan operating year.
Foreign carrier's Japan enterprise arm — commercial contract negotiation with local vendors and channel partners.
Online-grocery technology group — standard commercial templates and negotiated vendor terms during a Japan scale-up.
Included from: Japan Counsel Plus and Japan GC Premier. On request under Japan Counsel.
Compare engagements →Commercial litigation, employment disputes, and creditor and administrator work in Japanese insolvency proceedings. The pattern below is representative of the disputes work we handle.
Crypto-exchange operator — commercial dispute management and resolution strategy for a Japan-facing counterparty matter.
Dissolving foreign-held subsidiary in a global insolvency proceeding, coordinated with offshore administrators.
Multiple foreign-owned subsidiaries — management-side labor tribunal and court-mediated settlement representation.
Included: Japan GC Premier, within engagement letter thresholds. On request at other engagements.
Compare engagements →Japan office and warehouse lease review and negotiation — the recurring real-estate work that comes with running a physical presence in Japan, from a first office lease at market entry to a warehouse expansion years into an operation.
Foreign-owned logistics operator — Japan warehouse lease review and negotiation supporting a fulfillment network expansion.
Foreign professional-services subsidiary — office relocation lease review coordinated with a headcount scale-up.
New entrants under the Japan Setup Sprint — first-office lease review as part of the 90-day package.
Included from: Japan Counsel Plus and Japan GC Premier. On request under Japan Counsel; office lease review is part of the Japan Setup Sprint.
Japan Setup Sprint →Terminations, restructurings and redundancy design, harassment investigations, Labor Standards Inspection response, work-rule drafting, and settlement negotiation, advising the employer. The full scope of this practice is covered on its own page; time-critical matters are handled through Employment Crisis Response.
Multinational SaaS provider — multi-year management-side employment defense, including Labor Standards Inspection follow-up.
Foreign-owned advertising and communications agency — Japan restructuring and severance design coordinated with regional headquarters.
Enterprise and consumer-brand clients — harassment investigations and settlement negotiation conducted on the employer's side, documented to withstand later scrutiny.
Included from: Japan Counsel Plus and Japan GC Premier. Time-critical matters: Employment Crisis Response.
Full employment counsel page →Inbound transactions, joint ventures, and post-closing integration for foreign companies acquiring, partnering with, or restructuring a Japan presence. We work directly with headquarters legal and, where the deal calls for it, coordinate with specialist tax and regulatory counsel.
Cross-border technology company — Japan-side due diligence and post-closing integration support for an inbound acquisition.
International motorsport operator — Japan entity and commercial structuring in connection with a regional business alliance.
Foreign game publisher — Japan-side contract and structuring support for a licensing and distribution arrangement.
Included: Japan GC Premier, within engagement letter thresholds. Engaged separately otherwise.
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