Sayaka Eguro
- Admitted
- 2008, Japan
- Languages
- Japanese/English
Practices
Government relations, Trade control, Customs relations, Harassment, Crisis management, Whistleblowing, Asian cross-border cases, Intellectual property and Compliance matters etc.
- General Corporate
- Corporate Governance / Shareholders Meetings
- Emerging Companies Practice Law
- Regulatory
- Tax Practice
- Personal Data Protection
- Immigration Law
- Fintech
- M&A
- Arbitration, Mediation and other ADRs
- Commercial Litigation
- Patent Litigation / Arbitration
- Unfair Competition, Designs, Trademarks and Copyrights
- License Agreement / Technology Transfer Agreement
- Advice on Patent Strategy
- General Consultations on Personnel and Labor Matters
- Collective Bargaining
- Labor Litigation and Arbitration
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Foreign Direct Investment
- International Litigation
- International Arbitration
- International Trade / Economic Security
- Crisis Management
- Corporate Criminal Matters / Government Investigations
- Compliance and Internal Control
- Whistle Blowing and Grievance
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption
- Antitrust and Competition
- Environmental Law
- China Practice
- Vietnam Practice
- Asia Practice
- Electricity / Gas
- Renewable Energy
- Life Sciences / Pharmaceuticals
- E-commerce
- Franchising
- Food Products
- Health Care
- Manufacturing
- Fashion and Retail
- Transportation and Logistics
- Hotels and Leisure
- TMT
- Crypto Assets/NFTs
- Construction
- Entertainment / Sports
- Infrastructure / PFI / PPP
Professional Background / Education
Professional Background
- 2008-2012
- Soga Uryu & Itoga
- 2009-2011
- National Policy Unit, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan
- 2012 to Present
- City-Yuwa Partners
Education
- 2004
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
- 2006
- The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Law (J.D.)
- 2008
- Legal Training and Research Institute
Professional Activities / Accolades
Director, Japan Women’s Bar Association (2009-2011, 2020-)
Member, the Working Group of Developing of Role of Legal Profession in the System of Local Autonomy, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2010-2012)
Member, Legal Services Development Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2012-2013)
Director, Japan In-House Lawyers Association (2014-2016, 2018-2022)
Substitute Outside Statutory Auditor, JFE Systems, Inc. (2015-2020)
Outside Director, FUSO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (2015-2020, 2022-)
Vice-Chair, Sectional Committee of International Affairs, Legal Services Development Committee, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (2016-)
Member, the Project Team of Women Outside Directors, the Headquarters for the Promotion of Gender Equality, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2018-)
Council Member, Japanese Industrial Standards Committee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2020-)
Member, Subdivision on Professional Engineers, Council for Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2021-)
Vice-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, Licensing Executives Society Japan (2022-)
Outside Director, KI-STAR REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. (2022-2023)
Member of IPD Social Gathering of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2023-2024)
Outside Statutory Auditor, CIC Inc. (2023-)
Member of Study Group of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on How Information on Storage Space, etc. to Facilitate the Development of Optic Fiber Should be Disclosed (2024-)
Member of Regular Meeting of Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2024-)
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SeminarsWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Intellectual Property Day 2023 commemorative event "Women and intellectual property - power to accelerate innovation and creativity"Panel discussion “Role of diversity and inclusion in innovation and intellectual property”Sayaka EguroApril 25, 2023Practices : General Corporate Intellectual Property and Information Technology
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SeminarsResearch Presentation of Intellectual Property Association of JapanPanel discussion “Development of intellectual property/intangible asset governance system and its practice method”Sayaka EguroNovember 6, 2022Practices : General Corporate Intellectual Property and Information Technology
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SeminarsWebinar、World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)“Intellectual property management, business alliances, and regulatory compliance in new business fields”Sayaka EguroJuly 20, 2021Practices : General Corporate Regulatory Intellectual Property and Information Technology
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SeminarsSeminar concerning introduction of business combination system in the competition law of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC)“International Business Development and Regulations of Business Combination”Sayaka EguroDecember 3, 2019Practices : M&A Antitrust and Competition Asia Practice
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SeminarsAsian Society of International Law Conference“Issue of Acceptance of Indonesian, Philippine and Vietnamese Candidates for Nurses and Care Workers under EPA and Human Mobility in Asia as Economic Growth Strategy”Sayaka EguroJune 23, 2013Practices : Regulatory Immigration Law Asia Practice