Introduction
Koji provides comprehensive legal support to diverse domestic and international clients at every stage of corporate activity, ranging from general corporate matters to M&A and litigation. Koji possesses extensive experience in the healthcare sector, offering practical and strategic advice focused on business growth. Koji is also highly skilled in intellectual property protection, particularly in anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting measures, proposing effective strategies to safeguard brand value and market competitiveness. Additionally, Koji holds a strong reputation for handling insolvency and restructuring cases, grounded in significant experience serving as a bankruptcy trustee.
Practice Areas
General Corporate, Intellectual Property, Pharmaceutical Affairs / Healthcare, Litigation & Arbitration, M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency, Crisis Management / Corporate Scandals
Qualifications
Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association, registered 2001; re-registered 2009)
New York (2007)
Education & Professional Experience
| 1994 | Graduated from Komaba High School attached to Tsukuba University |
| 1999 | Graduated from The University of Tokyo (LL.B.) |
| 2001 | The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan |
| Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba | |
| 2006 | Graduated from Columbia University, Law School (LL.M.) |
| 2006-2007 | Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Chicago) |
| 2007-2009 | Deputy Director, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) (Temporary cessation of Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association membership during this period) |
| 2009 | Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba |
| 2010 | Became Partner of Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba |
| 2026 | Ohe & Yamada |
Professional Activities
2012–Present: Advisory Councilor (former Researcher) for Unfair Competition Prevention Act appointed by Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry
2016–2019: Expert of Supporting Overseas Development of Japanese Service Industries appointed by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
2011–2018: Member of IP Enforcement Facilitation Committee (formerly Industrial Competitiveness Promotion Committee) of Japan Patent Attorneys Association (JPAA); served as Vice-Chairman (2016–2017)
Publications
●“Summary of Border Measures against Imported/Exported Goods Misappropriating Trade Secrets Newly Introduced by the 2016 Amendment of Customs Law,” Patent (Author, September 2016)
●Copyright Litigation, European Lawyer Reference (Co-author, 2010)
●Practice of Corporate Information Management, Shinnippon-Hoki (Co-author, 2005)