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In recent years, information and communication technologies (IT/ICT) have advanced rapidly, and is now integrated into virtually every aspect of corporate activities and individuals’ daily lives. As a result, entirely new types of legal issues are emerging across a wide range of legal fields.

Responding to online defamation and other harmful content

When a company or individual becomes the target of online defamation, or when privacy rights or trade secrets are infringed online, information can spread instantaneously, causing serious damage to a company’s reputation or to an individual’s dignity. Our firm assists companies and individuals whose rights have been violated by pursuing measures such as requests for disclosure of sender identification information, negotiations for the removal of posts, and pursuing provisional remedies or litigation. We also provide advice to companies and individuals who receive requests to remove posts or other online content.

System development

System development projects tend to be long-term and costly, and in recent years there has been a growing variety of methods for introducing and developing systems. Once a project has begun, it is not uncommon for users to find that the project is not progressing as they had expected, and for vendors to discover that they are facing a loss-making project. It is essential to take appropriate action before the project breaks down.
Our firm represents both users and vendors, providing contract review before the a project begins, legal advice during implementation, support in dealing with problems as they arise, and representation in litigation and other dispute resolution proceedings.

Information management

In recent years, regardless of company size, leaks involving corporate information have been occurring frequently—ranging from cases caused by inadequate internal controls to those resulting from cyberattacks. Corporate information includes personal information and trade secrets that constitute a source of competitive advantage, and any leakage of such information can have a major impact on a company’s reputation, credibility and competitiveness.
When managing corporate information, it is necessary to address a variety of legal issues, not only on the technical front but also under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, relevant governmental guidelines, and court precedents. Our firm provides company-wide, cross-organizational reviews and precise legal advice concerning corporate information management and responses to information leaks.