Noriya Ishikawa

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 3

TMT: Data Protection

Germany

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Noriya Ishikawa

Germany

Practice Areas

Personal Data & Privacy/Big Data Businesses

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi

Professional Memberships

Admitted in Japan (2006)

Admitted in New York (2017)

Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)

Publications

• Access to Data and Trade Secret Protection under EU Data Act and Implications for Japan’s Data Utilization Legal System (peer-reviewed) (2025)

• Practice under the EU AI Act and Future Outlook (2025)

• Recent Legislation Update regarding the Data Sharing in the EU - Focusing on B2B /B2C Data Sharing under the EU Data Act (2024)

• [Roundtable Discussion] The World Envisioned by the EU Data Act (2024)

• Overview of the Proposal for the EU Cyber Resilience Act (2023)

• Personal Information Protection Legislation (Global)(2020)

Languages Spoken

Japanese

English

Work Highlights

Study Report on data utilization legislation in EU, US and Australia (for Digital Agency, the Government of Japan) (2025)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Japan

Experience

2025 - Member of meeting on the policy regarding the protection of personal information, Personal Information Protection Commission JAPAN

2022 - Member of the Privacy Governance Advisory Board, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

2020 - Co-representative of Frankfurt & Düsseldorf Offices

2019 - Advisor, Japan DPO Association

2019 - Outside Corporate Auditor, QON Inc.

Education

Department of Business Law, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University (Doctoral Program) , Information Law

2024

Munich Intellectual Property Law Center

LL.M.

2016

University of Virginia, School of Law

LL.M.

2015

The University of Tokyo

LL.B.

2005

Awards

Stand-out Lawyers

Thomson Reuters

2026

Recommended, Data - Data Privacy & Protection, Germany; Japan - Data, Lexology Index

Law Business Research

2026

AI Governance, The Nikkei Legal Ranking

Nikkei Inc.

2025

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Germany

TMT: Data Protection - Germany

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Noriya Ishikawa is the Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi's office representative in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf. He is a data protection and digital compliance specialist who supports a roster of Japanese and international clients hailing from a mix of sectors including the automotive, entertainment and healthcare on their data protection law compliance projects and data breach matters.

Indviduelles Editorial

Noriya Ishikawa ist der Repräsentant der japanischen Anwaltskanzlei Nishimura & Asahi in Frankfurt und Düsseldorf. Er ist Spezialist für Datenschutz und digitale Compliance und betreut japanische und internationale Mandanten aus verschiedenen Branchen, darunter Automobil, Unterhaltung und Gesundheitswesen, bei Projekten zur Einhaltung des Datenschutzrechts und in Angelegenheiten im Zusammenhang mit Datenschutzverletzungen.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Noriya Ishikawa has a deep understanding of business needs and is always a reliable consultant when dealing with complex matters.