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

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