Speciality Teams

Global

Nowadays, international business expansions are no longer unusual, but many companies are still facing legal barriers due to the laws and regulations of each country as well as their entry regulations. Our Global team has experts inside and outside Japan and provide our services with a deep understanding of the current situation in each country to address legal issues such as compliance with laws and regulations of and dispute resolutions in each country. In Japan, we actively support inbound marketing and direct investment by foreign companies, mainly through a team of foreign experts who understand Japanese customary laws.

Practice Areas

Outbound Marketing and Inbound Marketing

Support for business expansions into Southeast Asia (working collaboratively with local experts)
Cross-border M&A
Research and compliance with laws and regulations overseas
Organizing a cross-border scheme relating to personal data
Preparation of contracts and Terms of Use (Terms of Service) for overseas business expansion
Establishment of corporate systems for the management of overseas subsidiaries
Support for foreign companies to enter into the Japanese market

International conflict resolution

Debt Preservation and Collection in Southeast Asia
Labor Dispute Resolution in Southeast Asia
Support for filing lawsuits and bringing litigation in Southeast Asia
Countermeasures against intellectual property infringement
Application for International Mediation and Arbitration

Features

Our Global team has several offices in Southeast Asia, and each office has Japanese and local attorneys. Therefore, we can speedly provide advice and support to ensure the smooth operation of local businesses with our understanding of the actual situation in other countries.
We can represent as the local defense attorney to resolve the trouble in your local company, and we are also capable of resolving disputes through international organizations such as international arbitration.
In Japan, we have a team of foreign experts who engage in daily discussions with Japanese attorneys and understand Japanese customary laws to handle inbound marketing for and direct investment by foreign companies in multiple languages.

Establishment of the GVA Professional Group’s Global Team

2017 Establishment of GVA Law Office (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Bangkok)
2019 Establishment of GVA TNY Consulting Philippines, Inc. (Manila)
2021 Established GVA Law Global (Osaka)

Achievements

Case Examples

Support for the buyout of a local company by a Japanese company (Thailand)
Support for the buyout of a Japanese company by a local company (Thailand, The Philippines)
Support for equity and finance support for local Japanese companies (Thailand, The Philippines)
Mediation and litigation in labor-related disputes (Thailand, The Philippines)
Establishment of corporate systems for the management of local subsidiaries (Thailand, The Philippines)
Drafting and reviewing partnership agreements with local companies (Thailand, The Philippines)
Support for the franchise expansion of Japanese companies in a region (Thailand)
Negotiation of Joint Venture Agreements (including dissolution) for Japanese companies (The Philippines)
Debt collection (Thailand, The Philippines)
Filing of lawsuits and settlement negotiations in foreign countries (Thailand, The Philippines)
Support for foreign companies entering into the Japanese market
Research and compliance with laws and regulations on personal data in foreign countries