Profile and Expertise

After working at a major Japanese IT company and a chemical and electronic material company as an in-house lawyer for a total of six years, Ryo has been a member of One Asia Lawyers Vietnam Office since 2019 and is residing in Ho Chi Minh City.

Specialized in legal affairs in the IT and manufacturing industries, which have experienced as an in-house lawyer, Ryo has dealt with a large number of issues, including business development projects, M&A, contract negotiations with business partners, negotiations on intellectual property contracts, and dispute settlement projects, such as management of local subsidiaries (compliance and personnel affairs), compliance and labor affairs.

In cooperation with the headquarters of Japanese companies (such as in Japan and Singapore), Ryo is also good at appropriately communicating the situation of the overseas subsidiaries to the headquarters, and bridging and coordinating the headquarters with the overseas subsidiaries, striving to provide legal advice in an easy-to-understand and careful manner, considering the internal decision-making process so that clients can make appropriate and speedy risk judgments.

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• ＜M&A・Corporate matter＞
  - Multiple acquisitions of Vietnamese manufacturers by major Japanese companies
  - Acquisition of a Vietnamese retail services company by a major Japanese company
  - Acquisition of a warehouse leasing company in Vietnam by a major Japanese company
  - Acquisition of a Vietnamese educational services company by a major Japanese company
  - Acquisition of a Vietnamese human resources services company by a major Japanese company
  - Acquisition of a Vietnamese wine wholesale company by a major Japanese company
  - Multiple joint venture and company establishment projects among major Japanese companies
  - Dissolution of joint venture and company liquidation by major Japanese companies
  - Response to contracts by major Japanese IT companies for new businesses in the IoT field
  - Technical support and business alliances for Chinese companies by major Japanese chemical and electronic component manufacturers
  - Contracting assistance for major Japanese chemical and electronic component manufacturers with major U.S. companies regarding the new business
  - Acquisition of Japanese translation companies by Japanese medical IT companies
  - Assignment of business of major Japanese power companies
  - Support for entry into the gas business by major Japanese electric power companies
  - Acquisition of a subsidiary of a Japanese manufacturer by a Lao company
  
  * In addition, support for business expansion in Japan and overseas, negotiation of various contracts, responses to disputes, formulation of rules, regulations, etc.
  Investigation of Laws and Regulations, etc.
  
  ＜Human resources・Labor Law・Compliance matter＞
  - Supporting Japanese companies in formulating working regulations for a Vietnamese subsidiary
  - Responding to disciplinary dismissal, encouragement of retirement, and dismissal of employees of a Vietnamese subsidiary by a Japanese-affiliated company, etc.
  - Correspondence to embezzlement and breach of trust in subsidiaries, and formulation of measures to prevent a recurrence
  - Planning and implementation of lectures on compliance with antitrust laws, subcontracting laws, information management, and quality assurance
  
  * In addition, confirmation of legal compliance under the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representation and Act on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail, establishment and improvement of various internal regulations, etc.
  - In-house lectures for the Vietnamese subsidiaries of major Japanese manufacturers regarding the above
  
  ＜Intellectual Property matter＞
  - Responding to trademark infringement (counterfeit products) cases in Vietnam
  - Registration of franchise license agreement in Vietnam
  - Handling patent infringement lawsuits against major Japanese manufacturers in Thailand and the United States
  - Development outsourcing by major Japanese manufacturers to venture companies in the U.S.
  - Joint research projects with university and university ventures by major Japanese manufacturers
  - Responding to patent infringement cases against major Japanese manufacturers
  - Patent licensing negotiations with major Korean companies
  
  * In addition, various licensing agreements concerning patent rights and copyrights in Japan and overseas, and responses to disputes, etc.
  
  ＜Dispute handling＞
  - Multiple cases involving debt collection by major Japanese companies against local companies in Vietnam
  - Case related to liability for non-performance of a contract against a Vietnamese company
  - Response to fraud cases against local companies in Vietnam
  

• April 2017 Legal Techniques [OJT Edition] (Co-authorship, published by Chuo Keizai Sha)
  
  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, October 2019 issue "The New Corruption Prevention Act in Viet Nam is subject to punishment for acceptance of bribery by private enterprises."
  
  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, November 2019 issue "Outline of the Vietnamese Revised Labour Act-First half-"
  
  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, December 2019 issue "Outline of the Vietnamese Revised Labour Act-the second half-"

  
  

  December 1, 2020 issue, Journal of Accounting Information, “Summary of the revised Vietnam Enterprise Law and its impact on Japanese companies”

  
  

  April 2021 Latest Labor Law in Southeast Asia and India (Vietnam) (Co-authorship, published by Chuo Keizai Sha)

  
  

  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, August 2021 issue " “Amended corporate law enacted in Vietnam ①”

  
  

  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, February 2022 issue "“New legislation regarding sending  Vietnamese workers”

  
  

  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, June 2022 issue “New government ordinance regarding regulation of e-commerce comes into effect in Vietnam”

  
  

  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, September 2022 issue “Regulations against sexual harassment in the workplace in Vietnam”

  
  

  September 2022 Q&A Personal information protection regulations and practices in Asia and Oceania (Vietnam)  (Co-authorship, published by Chuo Keizai Sha)

  
  

  September 2022 Big Beat Co., Ltd. Management Piri Piri “Ask an expert! What foreign investment regulations should be suppressed when IT companies expand into Vietnam?”

  
  

  Fall 2022 Chikugin Regional Economic Report “Economic trends and the current state of business and legal affairs in Southeast Asian countries – Focusing on the relaxation of coronavirus regulations and economic recovery measures – (Vietnam)”

  
  

  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, January 2023 issue  “Summary of laws and regulations enacted in Vietnam in 2022”

  
  

  April 20, 2023 issue, Journal of Accounting Information, “Country-specific legal guide for re-entering Southeast Asia (Vietnam), which will be revitalized in the post-corona era”

  
  

  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, May 2023 issue “Vietnam eases entry visas - On the other hand, there are issues with work permit procedures for foreigners"

  
  

  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, September 2023 issue “Summary of the Cabinet Order on Personal Data Protection in Vietnam (Part 1)”

  
  

  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, October 2023 issue  “Summary of the Cabinet Order on Personal Data Protection in Vietnam (Part 2)”

  
  

  ArayZ, the Thai Economic Magazine, February 2024 issue “Summary of laws and regulations enacted in Vietnam in 2023”

  
  

   

  
  

   

• -ASEAN Legal Seminar (Latest legal updates in ASEAN 2019 and 2020) *Lecturer of Law in Vietnam (sponsored by ALB Japan Investment In Asia Forum, October 2019)
  -ASEAN Legal Seminar (Latest legal updates in ASEAN 2019 and 2020) *Lecturer of Law in Vietnam (hosted by One Asia Lawyers, November 2019)
  -"Seminars on M&A and Latest Laws and Regulations in Vietnam" held in Singapore (sponsored by One Asia Lawyers, December 2019)
  -"The first thing to know about Vietnamese subsidiary" held in Vietnam (co-sponsored by Trico Co., Ltd. and One Asia Lawyers Vietnam Office in January 2020)
  -“Webinar Vietnam Local Subsidiary: Legal Affairs for Coronavirus Countermeasures” (Sponsored by One Asia Lawyers Vietnam Office, March 2020)
  -“Webinar - Legal Seminar on New Coronavirus Response Across Japan, ASEAN, and India - From the Perspective of Labor Law, Company Law, Contract Law, etc. (Vietnam)” (Sponsored by One Asia Lawyer Corporation, April 2020)
  -“Webinar - Legal Seminar on New Coronavirus Response Across Japan, ASEAN, and India - From the Perspective of Labor Law, Company Law, Contract Law, etc. (Updated on May 22nd) (Vietnam)” (Sponsored by One Asia Lawyer Corporation, May 2020) )
  -“Webinar: Business survival and crisis management of local subsidiaries in Vietnam - Labor management and compliance required in the coming era” (co-sponsored by Trico Co., Ltd. and One Asia Lawyers Vietnam Office, June 2020)
  -“Webinar: Latest Practices in Vietnam Investment and M&A through Singapore” (co-sponsored by I-GLOCAL Group and One Asia Lawyers Vietnam Office, July 2020)”
  -“Webinar Practical Series on Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Law in Asia (Vietnam Edition)” (Sponsored by One Asia Law Corporation, August 2020)
  -“Webinar: Towards the reorganization of global supply chains in Vietnam ~Legal and tax points~” (Co-sponsored by Trico Co., Ltd. and One Asia Lawyers Vietnam Office, November 2020)
  -“Web Lecture International Business Transactions (A) Trial and Arbitration System in Asia (Vietnam)” (GMAP, Kobe University Graduate School of Law, January 2021)
  -“Webinar: How Japanese companies can win through M&A in Southeast Asia” (co-sponsored by YCP Solidiance One Asia, March 2021)
  -“Webinar Labor Law Seminar – Latest Labor Laws in Southeast Asia and India – (Vietnam)” (Sponsored by Law Corporation One Asia, June 2021)
  -“Webinar Employment Rules Seminar (Vietnam)” (Co-sponsored by Persol Kelly Vietnam One Asia Lawyer Vietnam Office, July 2021)
  -“Webinar ASEAN Development Practical Seminar (Vietnam)” (sponsored by Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, October 2021)
  -“Webinar: Introduction to Expats in Asia/Business Legal School (Vietnam)” (Sponsored by One Asia Law Corporation, February 2022)
  -“Q&A held in Japan: Personal information protection regulations and practices in Asia and Oceania Publication Commemoration Seminar” (Sponsored by One Asia, a law firm, October 2022)
  -“Vietnam 2022 Vietnam General Seminar on Law Reform” (Sponsored by Persol Kelly Vietnam, December 2022)
  -“Webinar Vietnam Arbitration Seminar” (Sponsored by Law Corporation One Asia, December 2022)
  -“Webinar: Debt Recovery Seminar Using International Arbitration in Vietnam” (Sponsored by Law Corporation One Asia, March 2023)
  -“Thailand Q&A Q&A Thailand + CLMV Comparative Law Seminar with Local Lawyers” (Sponsored by the Trading Company Section of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bangkok, February 2023)
  -“Webinar TOP 5 LEGAL MATTERS WHEN DOING BUSINESS IN JAPAN” (Sponsored by CRCC, March 2023)
  -“Webinar Introduction to Expatriates in Asia/Business Legal School (Vietnam)” (Sponsored by One Asia Law Corporation, May 2023)
  -“Japan 2024 VIETNAM INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Vietnam Real Estate Regulation” (Sponsored by Aozora Bank, November 2023)
  -“Vietnam Investment Premium Session Held in Japan” (Sponsored by Ryobi Holdings Co., Ltd., November 2023)
  -“Vietnam 2023 Vietnam General Seminar on Law Reform” (Sponsored by Persol Kelly Vietnam, December 2023)
  
  

• 2024/10/16Vietnam: HIGHLIGHTS OF DRAFT LAW ON PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

  2024/09/17Vietnam: REGULATORY SANDBOX FOR FINTECH COMPANIES IN BANKING SECTOR

  2024/07/16PAVING THE WAY FOR DIVERSITY IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS