Practice Areas

Practice Areas

How We Serve You

When faced with legal troubles, it is natural to feel overwhelmed by uncertainty. We strive to provide clear and thoughtful explanations, helping to ease your concerns one by one—so that you can find hope and take the next step forward with confidence. Rather than simply offering legal opinions from across a desk, we aim to stand alongside you, looking in the same direction, and guide you through a concrete path to resolution.

Business Operations & Crisis Management for Organizations

We provide comprehensive legal support for businesses and organizations, including corporations, condominium associations, sports organizations, and religious institutions. Services range from contract negotiations and post-contract dispute resolution to employment matters, business succession, and corporate governance disputes. Retainer arrangements are available for cost-effective ongoing support. We are fully equipped to handle cross-border matters in English, supporting entrepreneurs from NDA negotiations through to the execution of international agreements.

Dispute Resolution

We approach litigation with rigorous attention to both evidence and legal theory. Our practice covers a wide range of disputes, including real estate matters (land lease proceedings, boundary issues, disclosure violations, premises liability, and development permits), employment cases (wrongful termination, overtime claims, workplace harassment), and damages claims under unfair competition law, medical malpractice, and negligence. We have particular expertise in damages theory, including foreseeability and duty of care analysis. We also focus intensively on evidence evaluation—whether challenging forged documents or unauthorized use of materials—carefully analyzing how the court will assess the facts in each case to uncover the truth.

Crisis Management

When a company faces a crisis—whether a product accident, employee misconduct, or criminal involvement—we provide a comprehensive rapid-response package, including liability assessment, legal strategy, and risk communication such as media relations. In normal times, we assist with building systems for trade secret protection and non-compete arrangements, as well as conducting compliance training. We also advise on internationally active areas such as business and human rights, shareholder proposals from NGOs on environmental matters, and cross-border personal data management.

Legal Support for Everyday Life

We handle a broad range of personal legal matters, including family law (divorce, inheritance, wills, guardianship), real estate disputes (leases, boundary issues, transaction disputes, neighbor conflicts, co-ownership), employment claims (wrongful termination, overtime, harassment), and personal injury cases (traffic accidents, medical malpractice, and other accidents). We also assist with internet-related issues (defamation, IP address disclosure, online payment disputes, fraud), debt resolution (bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, informal arrangements), and cross-border matters involving foreign nationals or international contracts.

Criminal Defense

I handle a wide range of criminal cases, with a focus on the intersection of individual rights and emerging areas of law. Notable results include securing an acquittal on self-defense grounds (Yokohama District Court, March 2021, finalized at first instance). In We handle a wide range of criminal cases, with a focus on the intersection of individual rights and emerging areas of law. Notable results include securing an acquittal on self-defense grounds (Yokohama District Court, March 2021, finalized at first instance). In 2019, we represented two individuals targeted by police for merely posting a link to a harmless browser script—obtaining non-prosecution for both and issuing a public statement to challenge investigative overreach, with legal fees raised through crowdfunding. We also served as lead defense counsel in a cryptocurrency fraud case argued before the Supreme Court, with the decisions featured in Japan's authoritative 2024 annual review of significant court decisions.

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