INNOVENTIER LPC

Ayumu IIJIMA
飯島 歩

Representative of Innoventier Group
Representative Partner of Innoventier LPC
Senior Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)

• Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Sep, 1992)
• Duke University School of Law (LL.M.) (May, 2001)
• Japan Patent Office Legislative Affairs Office / Legal Expert (Jul, 2002 - Jun, 2003)
• Innoventier LPC / Representative Partner (Apr, 2016 - Aug, 2017)
• Innoventier LPC / Senior Partner (Representative of Innoventier Group) (Sep, 2017 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese (native), English (fluent)

Tomomi FUJITA
藤田 知美

Equity Partner of Innoventier LPC
Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Takamatsu High School (Mar, 1999)
• Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2003)
• Kitahama Partners / Associate (Oct, 2004 - Dec, 2011)
• Kitahama Partners / Partner (Jan, 2012 - Mar, 2016)
• Innoventier LPC / Partner (Apr, 2016 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, M&A, Corporate Law
Languages: Japanese, English

Jun HIRANO
平野 潤

Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2003)
• Tokiwa Law Office / Associate (Oct, 2004 - Sep, 2011)
• Hirano Law Office / Representative (Oct, 2011 - Nov, 2018)
• Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Dec, 2018 - Dec, 2020)
• Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2021 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Employment Law
Languages: Japanese, English

Tomomichi YOKOI
横井 知理

Partner
Patent Attorney with License for Infringement Lawsuit (Japan)

• Keio University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 1993)
• Keio University Graduate School of Law (LL.M.) (Mar, 1996)
• Kyoto University Graduate School of Energy Science (Mar, 2011)
• Kitahama Partners (Apr, 2005 - Mar, 2016)
• Innoventier LPC / Partner (Apr, 2016 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English

Takeshi KANDA
神田 雄

Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Keio University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2003)
• YUASA AND HARA / asociate (Oct, 2006 - Jun, 2009)
• Japan Patent Office Legislative Affairs Office / Legal Expert (Jul, 2009 - Jun, 2010)
• YUASA AND HARA / Associate (Jul, 2010 - Feb, 2020)
• University of Southern California Law School (LL.M.) (May, 2011)
• Innoventier LPC / Assosiate (Mar, 2020 - )
• Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2022 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Cross-border Transactions, Employment Law, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese，English

Shizu MACHINO
町野 静

Partner
Attorney at Law (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)

• Keio University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2004)
• Keio University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2006)
• Kitahama Partners / Associate (Dec, 2007 - Oct, 2016)
• Duke University School of Law (LL.M.) (May, 2015)
• Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. / Visiting Attorney (Aug, 2015 - Mar, 2016)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Nov, 2016 - Dec, 2018)
• Innoventier LPC / Partner (Jan, 2019 - )

Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law
Languages: Japanese, English

Atsuko OWADA
小和田 敦子

Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)

• University of Tokyo Faculty of Economics (BEc) (Mar, 1997)
• Nishimura ＆ Asahi. / Associate (Oct, 2004 - Dec, 2005)
• Nakamura & Partners / Associate (Jan, 2006 - Aug, 2017)
• New York University School of Law (LL.M.) (May, 2013)
• Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Legal Theory LL.M.) (Sep, 2019)
• NEC Corporation (Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2021)
• Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Apr, 2021 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate Law
Languages: Japanese,English

Reiko MANABE
真鍋 怜子

Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2003)
• Supreme Court of Japan The Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan (Oct, 2004)
• City-Yuwa Partners / Associate (Oct, 2004 - Oct, 2009)
• Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Apr, 2016 - )

Practice Areas: Finance, Employment Law, Corporate Law
Languages: Japanese, English

Akio MISHINA
三品 明生

Associate
Attorney at Law (Japan), Patent Attorney (Japan)

• Osaka University School of Engineering Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Science (B.Eng.) (Mar, 2004)
• Osaka University Graduate School of Materials and Manufacturing Science (M.Eng.) (Mar, 2006)
• Osaka Gakuin University Graduate School of Law (J.D.) (Mar, 2014)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Jan, 2019 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English

Yuki MURAKAMI
村上 友紀

Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2009)
• Osaka City University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2011)
• Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Jul, 2017 - )
• Duke University School of Law / Visiting Scholar (Jul, 2018 - Jun, 2019)

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Bankruptcy
Languages: Japanese (native), English (fluent)

Takeru MIZOGAMI
溝上 武尊

Associate
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Osaka University School of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2010)
• Kyoto University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2012)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Apr, 2018 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Competition Law, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese, English

Mai HATANO
秦野 真衣

Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Kyoto University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2010)
• Kyoto University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2012)
• Kyoto University Legal affairs office (Sep, 2015 - Nov, 2019)
• Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Dec, 2019 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Personal Information Protection, Dispute Resolution
Languages: Japanese, English

Reina KANEMURA
金村 玲奈

Counsel
Attorney at Law (Japan), Attorney at Law (New York)

• Keio University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2010)
• The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D.) (Mar, 2012)
• University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (LL.M., Concentration in Intellectual Property & Technology Law) (May, 2020)
• Innoventier LPC / Counsel (Nov, 2020 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Cross-border Transactions, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Law
Languages: Japanese, English

Koji MASUDA
増田 昂治

Currently Seconded to Consumer Affairs Agency
Associate
Temporarily Not Licensed Due To Secomdment

• Chuo University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2012)
• Keio University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2014)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Apr, 2019 - )
• Consumer Affairs Agency (Jan, 2022 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, M&A, Advertising Law
Languages: Japanese, English

Hiromi KAKUGAWA
角川 博美

Associate
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Doshisha University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2015)
• Kyoto University Law School (Mar, 2016)
• Supreme Court of Japan The Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan (Dec, 2017)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Nov, 2021 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Dispute Resolution, Health Care
Languages: Japanese,English

Azamat SHAKIROV
アザマト シャキロフ

Associate
Advocate (Russian Federation), Advocate (Uzbekistan)

• Tashkent State Institute of Law (LL.B.) (Jun, 2011)
• Nagoya University Research and Education Center for Japanese Law (Jun, 2011)
• Osaka University Graduate School of Law and Politics (LL.M.) (Mar, 2015)
• Kitahama Partners / Paralegal (Jun, 2015 - Mar, 2016)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Apr, 2016 - )
• Mineev & Partners (Jun, 2016 - Dec, 2017)
• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP （London） (Dec, 2019 - Aug, 2020)

Practice Areas: Russian Law・Central Asian Law
Languages: Russian, Uzbek, English, Japanese

Ryosuke UEDA
上田 亮祐

Associate
Attorney at Law (Japan)

• Kobe University Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 2015)
• Kobe University Law School (J.D.) (Mar, 2017)
• Innoventier LPC / Associate (Jan, 2019 - )

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property
Languages: Japanese, English

Fumio ISHIKAWA
石川 文夫

Representative of Global Business Knowledge Supply
Senior Consultant
※Not Licensed

• Gakushuin University Faculty of Law Department of Law (LL.B.) (Mar, 1979)
• Institute of Intellectual Property / Chief Researcher (Jun, 2002 - May, 2004)
• Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. Legal Department / Chief Manager (Jun, 2009 - Dec, 2012)
• Institute of Intellectual Property / Manager of Global IP Strategy and Human Resources Development (Apr, 2013 - May, 2015)
• Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. Management Council / Manager (Legal and IP) (Apr, 2015 - Dec, 2016)
• Global Business Knowledge Supply / Representative (Jan, 2017 - )
• Innoventier LPC / Senior Consultant (Jan, 2017 - )

Languages: Japanese, English

Kazuhide SHIGEMATSU
重松 和英

Business Adviser (Russia and Central Asia)
Senior Consultant
※Not Licensed

• Moscow State University Faculty of Philology (Jun, 1979)
• Tokai University School of Humanities and Culture Department of International Studies (B.A.) (Mar, 1980)
• YUASA TRADING CO.,LTD. / Representative, Moscow Office (Apr, 1988 - Oct, 1988)
• KANEMATSU CORPORATION / Representative, Moscow Office (Apr, 1993 - May, 1996)
• KANEMATSU CORPORATION / Chief Representative, Tashkent Office (May, 1996 - Jun, 1997)
• Keian Corporation / Vice president (Oct, 1999 - Aug, 2004)
• KINTETSU WORLD EXPRESS, Inc. / General Manager, Moscow Office (May, 2006 - Jan, 2007)
• KINTETSU WORLD EXPRESS, Inc. / Chief Representative, St. Petersburg Office (Jan, 2007 - Dec, 2007)
• TAMA University. TAMA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. (MBA) (Sep, 2016)
• Japan External Trade Organization / Overseas Research Department Europe, Russia and CIS Division Advisor (Russia and Eurasia) (Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2018)
• Russian Central Asian Trade Advisor (Apr, 2018 - )
• Innoventier LPC / Senior Consultant (Sep, 2019 - )

Languages: Japanese, Russian, English