Masato Hayakawa
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 3 : Intellectual Property: International
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About
Provided by Masato Hayakawa
Practice Areas
Masato’s practice is concentrated on transactions and counselling involving intellectual property, including structuring and negotiating license agreements, technology transfers, adversarial patent litigation settlements, outsourcing arrangements, joint development agreements, and other intellectual property matters relevant to technology companies. Masato is also very experienced in the intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. He advises clients, including both emerging and established companies, from a wide range of industries. For example, Masato has counselled companies in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, semiconductor technology companies, financial institutions, and multinational technology conglomerates. He has extensive experience in cross-border transactions, having worked on major transactions in the United States, Asia, and Europe.
Career
Masato is admitted to practice in California and is qualified in Japan (Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Masato Hayakawa has notable experience handling licence agreements related to commercialisation and development on a global scale. His practice spans a range of sectors, representing clients from the technology and pharmaceutical industries, among others.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Masato Hayakawa is an expert in his field and thinks about the client first. He is responsive and commercial."
"Masato and the attorneys from MoFo are great in their service and expertise. They provide insights into the industry and the latest legislative development updates with their interpretation."
"Masato Hayakawa is an expert in his field and thinks about the client first. He is responsive and commercial."
"Masato and the attorneys from MoFo are great in their service and expertise. They provide insights into the industry and the latest legislative development updates with their interpretation."
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