Wataru Shimizu
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 2 : Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
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About
Provided by Wataru Shimizu
Practice Areas
Shimizu has been involved with an extensive range of intellectual property issues, including: - Drafting and negotiating various technology transfer agreements; -Drafting and arguing complaints, motions, and other pleadings for litigation arising in relation to technology transfer agreements and compensation for employee's invention etc.;. - Advising Japanese companies on industry-university cooperation, brand management, and intellectual property management, etc.
In addition, recently, Shimizu has been dealing with many legal and intellectual property issues in Asia and Emerging Countries (especially, China and ASEAN countries).
Shimizu has also assisted domestic clients in general corporate matters, such as corporate governance, employment law compliance, and competition compliance, etc.
Career
Admitted in Japan (2005)
Professional Memberships
Aichi Bar Association (Japan), 2012-
Publications
"Startup Law" (CHUOKEIZAI-SHA, 2022)
"Doing Business In... 2021 - Law & Practice" (Chambers and Partners, 2021)
"Doing Business In.. 2020 - Law & Practice" (Chambers and Partners, 2020)
"Doing Business In... 2019 - Law & Practice" (Chambers and Partners, 2019)
Personal
University of Tokyo (LL.B.,1998)
Project Professor, Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance (Oct 2024 -)
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Wataru Shimizu is a partner based in the firm's Nagoya office and a trusted adviser to clients in the technology sector. He draws on in-house experience working in the intellectual property division of a large corporation and advises on technology alliances and agreements, with a particular focus on the application of AI.
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Wataru Shimizu
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We have confidence in his high level of expertise and his ability to make proposals from the client's point of view."
"He always treats his clients not only from a legal perspective, but also with a business awareness and sense."
"Wataru Shimizu is familiar with our business, has a very high quality and speed of response, and is trusted by our executives."
"We have confidence in his high level of expertise and his ability to make proposals from the client's point of view."
"He always treats his clients not only from a legal perspective, but also with a business awareness and sense."
"Wataru Shimizu is familiar with our business, has a very high quality and speed of response, and is trusted by our executives."
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