Kohei Kasamatsu

Career

• March, 2005
  Graduated from Kyoto University, School of Integrated Human studies
• March, 2007
  Graduated from Kobe University, Graduate School of Law
• April, 2007
  The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
• September, 2008
  Admitted in Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
• September, 2008
  Worked for O'Melveny & Myers LLP
• November, 2009
  Joined VASCO DA GAMA OFFICES as an associate
• January, 2013
  Became a partner of VASCO DA GAMA OFFICES
• August, 2016
  Graduated from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (LL.M., Law and Technology Certificate)
• December, 2017
  Admitted in the State of California, U.S.A.

Practice Areas

• Internet and IT
• Start-up and Venture Capital
• Entertainment and Media
• Sports
• General Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Data Protection and Privacy Law
• Cross Border Practice
• Civil Law
• Litigation and dispute resolution

Publications and Journal Articles

Publications

• Co-authored online article “Practice Note, Online Advertising and Marketing: Overview (Japan)” (2023)
• Co-authored online article “Online Marketing and Advertising QA: Japan”, Practical Law (2018-2020)
• Co-authored publication “Data Strategy and Law”, Nikkei BP, Japan (2018)
• Co-authored publication “Legal Practice Related to Sports Rights and Disciplinary Action”, Seibunsha, Japan (2013)

Lectures

• “Practice of SaaS contract to promote DX” at Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society (June, 2020).
• “Legal issues and practices related to data utilization” at Japan Research Institute for New Systems of Society (September, 2019)

Others

• Member of The Copyright Law Association of Japan
• The reviewer of budget requests of Kyoto city (2011/01/07)
• The reviewer of budget requests of Tomioka city (2011/08/27)
• The reviewer of budget requests of Yotsukaido city (2012/08/05)
• Lecturer of TTS Sports Management School (2014, 2015)
• Lecturer of Sports Business Academy (2016, 2017)