Legal Issues in Development of E-commerce Business in EU Market

Meet the law office Uryu & Itoga to learn more about setting up an e-commerce business in the European Union’s market.

The Tax and Regulations Committee of the French Chamber is glad to announce its next seminar “Legal Issues in Development of E-commerce Business in EU Market” on Thursday, October 17. Meet the law office Uryu & Itoga to learn more about setting up an e-commerce business in the European Union’s market. 

Among the various business models allowing Japanese companies to sell products and services to the EU market (namely, by setting up physical entities in the EU or by engaging distributors or agents, each involving serious legal concerns), “e-commerce” sounds like a fascinating alternative for a safer but more efficient business.

Uryu & Itoga will discuss some practical notes, with emphasis on (i) data privacy; (ii) platform’s regulations; and (iii) online dispute resolution, together with a comparison between Japan and EU.

About the speakers

Yoshihisa Hayakawa
Senior Partner of Uryu & Itoga, University Professor in Japan and U.S. for high-ranking universities such as Cornell and Columbia, Yoshihisa Hayakawa is specialized in private international law and cross-border dispute resolution (arbitration, ODR, etc.). He acts as a counsel in numerous international commercial litigation and arbitration cases for global corporations and also assumes his position as arbitrator in many international arbitration cases.

He has served as representative from Japan for UNCITRAL, APEC, Hague Conference on PIL and other international organizations, and as a member of advisory committees, for diverse Japanese ministries.

Motoyasu Hirose

Partner of Uryu & Itoga, Motoyasu Hirose has substantial professional experience of practicing laws both in France and Japan for several years.

He is regularly advising Japanese corporations and clients from francophone/EU jurisdictions in all phases of cross-border investments, including those into high-barrier emerging markets, particularly within the fields of global compliance and dispute resolution.

Makiko Nagai

Associate of Uryu & Itoga and specialized in data privacy laws, namely GDPR regulations, Makiko Nagai is regularly advising Japanese and foreign clients in areas such as in litigation and general corporate affairs. 

Moreover, she has an extensive knowledge of Indonesian legal landscape.

Satoshi Shudo

Associate of Uryu & Itoga, Satoshi Shudo is in charge of cross-border transactions, namely setting-up of and withdrawal from inbound business into Japan, management of PE funds (contract, regulatory compliance, etc.).

Additionally, he has experience in data privacy law and Fintech.

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