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Web3

Conduct legal research on blockchain related businesses including Web3 and provide our legal support in this area based on our accumulated knowledge.
Web3

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Practice Areas

Businesses Related to Crypto Currency

  • Issuance and initial listing support for crypto assets (IEO/IDO/ICO support)
  • Research on the applicability of crypto currency and preparation of legal opinions
  • Research on the applicability of crypto currency exchange service providers and preparation of a legal opinion
  • Support for the utilization of the System to Remove ’Gray Zone’ and the No Action Letter System
  • Support for registration of crypto currency exchange service providers
  • Support when dealing with FSA

Businesses related to security tokens

  • Support for designing businesses of and the issuance of security tokens
  • Research on the applicability of security tokens and preparation of a legal opinion
  • Research on the applicability of regulations for security token-related businesses and preparation of legal opinions (financial instruments business, specified joint real estate ventures, etc.)
  • Support for the utilization of the System to Remove ’Gray Zone’ and the No Action Letter System
  • Support for registration of a financial instruments businesses, etc.
  • Support for obtaining a license of specified joint real estate ventures
  • Support when dealing with FSA
  • Support related to the Japanese Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (including the Japanese Act on Special Provisions Concerning the Assignment of Claims) and Corresponding to relevant government authorities

NFT-related businesses

  • Support for designing NFT businesses
  • Research on the applicability of NFT businesses and preparation of a legal opinion
  • Support for the utilization of the System to Remove ’Gray Zone’ and the No Action Letter System
  • Support when dealing with FSA
  • Preparation of legal documents related to NFT businesses (Terms of Use, Contracts)

Other Web3 related businesses

  • Support for designing of Web3-related businesses
  • Research on the applicability of Web3-related businesses and preparation of legal opinions
  • Support for the utilization of the System to Remove ’Gray Zone’ and the No Action Letter System
  • Support when dealing with FSA
  • Research on the applicability of DeFi-related businesses and preparation of legal opinions
  • Research on crypto asset funds and preparation of legal opinions

Supported Countries

In addition to handling legal matters under Japanese law, we also provide our legal support in major Web3 business hubs such as Singapore and Dubai, in collaboration with our external partner lawyers.

Features

Web3 Team handles Web3-related business matters and has experience as described below in “Achievements”.

As for external activities, we collect the latest information on Web3/blockchain business and provide legal information on Web3 business to the public at various seminars, as an associate member of the Japan Crypto-Business Association (JCBA) and a full member of the Japan Security Token Association (JSTA).
As a legal expert, we are a member of Japan Blockchain Association (JBA).

Achievements

Case Examples

  • Preparation of a legal opinion on IEO
  • Preparation of a legal opinion on ICO
  • Drafting legal opinions on the applicability of crypto currency exchange service providers
  • Drafting a Token Purchase Agreement
  • Reviewing Partnership Agreements related to blockchain-related businesses
  • Drafting Business Transfer Agreements for blockchain-related businesses
  • Drafting of a legal opinion on the scheme of overseas listing for crypto assets
  • Support for designing business of a STO platform
  • Drafting a legal opinion on NFT businesses
  • Drafting Terms of Service for NFT platform services
  • Drafting Terms of Service for NFT issuing services
  • Support for responding to inquiries from the FSA with regards to the applicability of crypto currency exchange service providers
  • Support for blockchain-related businesses using traceability
  • Legal advice on ICO/IEO/IDO
  • Legal advice on DeFi businesses
  • Legal advice on NFT businesses
  • Consultation on the formation of a Crypto Asset Fund
  • Participation in the development of guidelines for the Blockchain Contents Association
  • Legal advice on the design of Gamefi (Check on act of gambling under the Japanese Penal Code)
  • Legal advice on the design of DAO
  • Support relating to the Japanese Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness (Perfection Law) including support when dealing with concerned government ministries

Support package

Publication

  • 「60分でわかる！NFTビジネス超入門」co-authored with Miyuki Morikawa (April 13, 2022, Gijutsu-Hyoron Co., Ltd.) (Available only in Japanese)
  • 熊谷直弥・山地洋平 編著「Web3ビジネスの法務」（2023年6月7日・技術評論社刊）

Seminars

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  • GVA主催『＜ブロックチェーンビジネス＞マレーシアと日本における仮想通貨を用いた資金調達手法の現在』
  • 一般社団法人日本セキュリティトークン協会（JSTA）主催/デロイトトーマツコンサルティング合同会社共催『セキュリティトークンセミナー in 大阪』
  • 金融ファクシミリ新聞社主催『暗号資産を用いた新たな資金調達手法IEO（Initial Exchange Offering）の可能性』
  • 一般社団法人日本セキュリティトークン協会（JSTA）主催『＜Security Token Webinar ＞セキュリティトークンに関する国内規制の概要』計５回実施
  • GVA主催『３０分で学ぶ！弁護士が伝えるブロックチェーンビジネスのチェックポイント』計３回実施
  • 一般社団法人企業研究会主催『ブロックチェーンビジネスを導入するにあたっての法的論点とケーススタディ』
  • NFTMedia主催『弁護士が解説!! NFT×法律「NFTビジネスの法規制」』

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