Hiroyuki Takahashi

Career

• March, 2003
  Graduated from Sophia University, Faculty of Law
• March, 2008
  Graduated from Chuo University, School of Law
• November, 2008
  The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
• December, 2009
  Admitted in Japan (Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association)
• February, 2010
  Worked for Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and Walker LLP
• April, 2011
  Joined VASCO DA GAMA OFFICES as an associate
• May, 2015
  Graduated from University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M., Entertainment Certificate, Commencement Speaker)
• August, 2015
  Admitted as Foreign Lawyer in Singapore
• August, 2015
  Worked for Kelvin Chia Partnership (Singapore)
• June, 2016
  Admitted in the State of New York
• September, 2017
  Became a partner of VASCO DA GAMA OFFICES

Practice Areas

• Entertainment Law
• IT Law
• Start-up Businesses
• Media Law
• Corporate Law
• South East Asia law practice
• Other cross-border transactions
• Finance Law
• Civil Law
• Litigation and other dispute resolutions
• Criminal Matters

Titles and Memberships

• Council member of KOTOBUKI Foundation

Publications and Journal Articles

Publications

• “Practice Note, Online Advertising and Marketing: Overview (Japan)” (Thomson Reuters) (2023)
• “Online advertising and marketing Q&A: Japan (Practical Law)” (Thomson Reuters) (2018)
• “The Employment Law Review (Second Edition)” (Law Business Research) (2011)
• “The Primer Regarding Laws of Dream Science (III)” (Co-Supervised, Published by Media Factory, Inc. in October, 2012)
• “The Employment Law Review (Second Edition)” (Law Business Research) (2011)

Journal Articles

• “Singapore Shihou Happou” (in “AsiaX” published by Media Japan, 2016.1~)

Lectures

• “Negotiation Strategies for Overseas Remakes of Entertainment Content” Seminar (Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society, 2024)
• “Negotiation Strategies for Overseas Remakes of Entertainment Content” Seminar (Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society, 2023)
• “Employment Law Seminar” (Tokyo Contents Incubation Center, 2020)
• “Points on Option Agreement and Rights Clearance for Overseas Development of Japanese Entertainment Contents” Seminar (Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society, 2019)
• “Employment Law Seminar” (Tokyo Contents Incubation Center, 2019)
• “Points on Contracts and Rights Clearance for Overseas Development of Japanese Entertainment Contents” Seminar (Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society, 2018)
• “Contract Negotiation Seminar” (Tokyo Contents Incubation Center, 2018)
• “Points on Option Agreement and Rights Clearance for Overseas Development of Japanese Entertainment Contents” Seminar (Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society, 2017)
• “Vietnam Business Seminar” (Kelvin Chia Partnership and Solidiance Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, 2016)
• “Vietnam Investment Seminar” (TOMA Consultants Group Co., Ltd, 2016)
• “Singapore Dispute Resolution Seminar” (Kelvin Chia Partnership, 2016)