Okuda Yohei
Partner
Practice Areas：
M&A
Crisis Management
Human Resources & Labor
Competition Law
Intellectual Property Rights
Personal Information Data Protection
Business Restructuring
Dispute Resolution
Consumer Protection Law
Environmental Law
Pharmaceutical Law
Transportation Law
Entertainment
Compliance
Cross-border transactions
Languages：
Japanese
English
Careers
2003
Azabu High School
2007
The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
2009
The University of Tokyo Law School
2010
Admitted to the Bar (Tokyo Bar Association)
2019
Harvard Law School（LL.M.）
2020
Passed New York State Bar Exam (not admitted)
Affiliated organization
Member, Entertainment Lawyers Network
Member, Copyright Law Association of Japan
Member, Japan Association of Economic Law
Member, Japan Competition Law Forum
Member, Tokyo Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section
Publications
"Treatment of Withholding Tax on Copyright Transactions: Based on Tax Treaty Notifications in International Transactions" (co-authored) Tax Bulletin (December 2025 issue)
2025
"Legal Issues Associated with Fundraising Utilizing Local Government Subsidies" Company Legal Affairs A to Z (July 2025 issue)
2025
"Calculation of Damages Based on Usage Fee Regulations" Included in "Toward the Future of Diversifying Intellectual Property Litigation: A Festschrift for Professor MisaoShimizu on His 70th Birthday," Nihon Kajo Publishing (October 2023)
2023
"Report on the FY2020 Industrial Economy Research Commissioned Project (Economic and Industrial Policy/Fourth Industrial Revolution Related Research Expenses) (Survey on Recent Trends in the Competitive Environment and Competition Policy, etc.)" Commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Contractor: Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.)
2021
Media
Commentary published in "'Sexy Tanaka-san' Causes Ripples: Strained Workplaces and Contract Issues" Nikkei Newspaper (print edition: March 4, digital edition: March 2)
2024
Comments published in "Can't Dance the 'Love Dance' Anymore? Request to Remove Uploaded Videos" Nikkei Asian Review (digital edition), September 8
2017
Seminar
Panelist in the session “Defining the Appropriate Boundaries between Enforcement Powers, Assets Exemption, the Scope of Law, and Public or Private Enforcement Systems across Jurisdictions” at the International Conference “Balancing Creditor Rights and Debtor Protection in Modern Civil Enforcement Systems,” hosted by the Legal Execution Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Thailand.
2026
" The Latest Developments in Original Work Adaptation Agreements and Moral Rights of Authors 2026" Seminar hosted by Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society.
2026
"A Perspective on the Right of Integrity: Using the Visualization of Original Works as Material" Organized by Ryu Takabayashi, Visiting Professor, Yamaguchi University 8th Intellectual Property Practice Lecture Series (Co-hosted by Yamaguchi University Faculty of International Integrated Studies and Intellectual Property Center (Held online on September 26, 2025)
2025
International Conference Hosted by the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Thailand Panelist at "Corporate Restructuring Mechanisms: Best Practices for Sustainable Business Revitalization"
2025
"Legal Risks and Countermeasures in Adapting Original Works into Visual Media" Seminar hosted by New Social Systems Research Institute
2025
"Legal Considerations for Licensing Original Works for Adaptation" Seminar hosted by the New Social Systems Research Institute
2024
