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Hitomi Iwase
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Lawyers profile | Asia-Pacific 2025: Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT), Intellectual Property: Bengoshi
Hitomi Iwase
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)

Japan

3 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Intellectual Property: Bengoshi

Japan

3 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Global 2025

About

Provided by Hitomi Iwase

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

IP Transactions, IP Litigation, Trademark/Design Prosecution, Anti-Counterfeiting/Brand Management, Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition, Personal Data & Privacy/Big Data Businesses, IT/Cloud, Telecommunication & Media, Broadcasting, Internet/Cyber Law, Entertainment, Medical Field/Healthcare, Healthcare IT/Medical Cloud.

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi; SAH & Co., Tokyo (1997-2000); Lecturer, Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Law, Business Law Department (2018).

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Japan, 1997; New York, 2004.

Publications

Japan: Overview of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (European Data Protection Law Review Volume 5, 2019).

Personal

Graduate of Waseda University (LL.B., 1994) and Stanford Law School (LLM, 2003).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) - Japan

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Hitomi Iwase advises on a wide range of TMT-related transactions including data protection and data privacy mandates.
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Intellectual Property: Bengoshi - Japan

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Hitomi Iwase co-heads the intellectual property division at Nishimura & Asahi and also handles the full range of IP matters, including trade marks, copyright and patents. Her practice covers both contentious and transactional IP matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Hitomi Iwase's legal advice is very sophisticated, always thoughtful and tailored to our business.

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

She has knowledge of the industry, so I can get advice not only from a legal point of view, but also from a business perspective.

Intellectual Property: Bengoshi respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

Hitomi is very impressive and intelligent and speaks very good English.

Intellectual Property: Bengoshi respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

Hitomi Iwase has provided very nice client service and showed forward-looking commercial awareness in our case.

Intellectual Property: Bengoshi respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

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