LAWYER PROFILE

Masato Hayakawa

Global 2026

Morrison Foerster

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property: International

Japan

6 years ranked

About

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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

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Chambers Global Guide

Intellectual Property: International - Japan

Band 2

Individual Editorial

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.

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Strengths

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Masato Hayakawa is able to understand our problems very quickly, give a comprehensive analysis and help us make the right judgment. He's also very friendly; no matter the problem, it can be discussed.
Intellectual Property: InternationalChambers Global Guide

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