Yusuke Hisashi
OF COUNSEL
New York
English
日本語
About Yusuke Hisashi
Yusuke Hisashi is a seasoned intellectual property attorney with practical experience in media, intellectual property, and technology transactions. He comes to Gamma Law in 2022 after completing a position in Japan’s Patent and Intellectual Property Right Protection offices.
He brings a comprehensive understanding of American and Japanese business cultures and contract, negotiation, and licensing customs.
Mr. Hisashi previously served as an in-house legal consultant for the international sports streaming service DAZN Japan Investment in Tokyo. His duties included drafting content licensing and acquisition contracts, and negotiating local-use terms, conditions, and privacy policies with sports organizations, technology service providers, and other entities.
His previous work within the Japanese civil service includes managing counterfeiting cases and other global intellectual property issues and such as representing a foreign government in a trademark dispute with a Japanese company and requesting trade partners implement greater protections against counterfeit Japanese products.
Contact: yhisashi@gammalaw.com
Mr. Hisashi’s bilingual fluency and dual-jurisdiction legal credentials and experience make him a valued resource for clients navigating US–Japan IP, technology, and media transactions.
Areas of Focus
- Cross-border M&A transactions
- Commercial & cross-border litigation
- NFTs & Web3 technologies
- IP licensing & content agreements
- International corporate matters
- Regulatory investigations & compliance
- Investment fund formation & operations
- US–Japan business transactions
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- Japanese (native)
- English
BAR ADMISSIONS
- New York
- Japan Federation of Bar Associations
EDUCATION
LLM
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
LLB
- Meiji University
JD
- Keio University
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
PREVIOUS
- Lawyer, Mimura Komatsu Law Firm
- Legal Consultant, DAZN Group
- Project Manager, Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Please do not submit confidential information. No attorney-client relationship exists unless/until an engagement letter is signed with Gamma Law.
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