Profile
Koki Tada is one of equity partners of HAYABUSA ASUKA LAW OFFICES. He specializes in providing advisory,
pre-litigation and litigation services on IP, IT, Real Estate Investment Trust, M&A, New Technologies and personal data protection law in Japan.
He is famous the first lawyer in Japan which has been appointed as the representative in Japan of X Corp., former Twitter, Inc. since 2022.
Skills
Koki Tada assists companies in implementing and developing their activities and strategies. His practice includes:
- auditing contract compliance;
- representing companies specialized IT, IP, etc. for litigation, international arbitration;
- drafting, negotiating contracts;
- auditing and representing as a member of committee of companies, including international company;
- managing M&A, funding project of international deal;
- managing bankruptcy in Japan as trustee.
Professional experience
The agent of professional baseball player named Mr. Daniel Rios (June 2008)
Committee member of the special committee for the management buy-out of OZEKI Co., Ltd. (July 2009)
Committee member of the special committee for the share exchange of TEITO RUBBER Co., Ltd. (May 2011)
The agent of professional basketball player named Mr. Gabriel Hughes (December 2011)
Committee member of the third-party committee for the management buy-out of WISEMAN CO.,LTD. (August 2013)
Chairman of the third-party committee for the third-party allotment of Ground Financial Advisory Co., Ltd. (November 2013)
Committee member of the third-party committee for the public tender offer of AGREX INC. (October 2014)
Committee member of the third-party committee for the public tender offer of MEGALOS CO.,LTD. (April 2015)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NAGAOKA REALESTATE CO., LTD. (March 2016)
Committee member of the third-party committee for the public tender offer of OSAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD. (May 2016)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member, JAPAN COAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. (July 2016)
Committee member of the third-party committee for the third-party allotment of Tanaka Chemical Corporation (August 2016)
A member of an independent committee concerned with the resolution of complaints to the Social Welfare Service Corporation Wakamizukai (July 2019)
Committee member of the third-party committee for the public tender offer of Airex Co., Ltd. (November 2020)
The representative in Japan of Twitter, Inc. (August 2022)
Expertises
- Artificial Intelligence
- Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
- Cybercrime/Digital Criminal Law
- Cybersecurity and security breaches
- Data protection and Privacy
- Digital Assets (NFTs, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, ICOs)
- Electronic communications
- ICT and media
- Intellectual and industrial property
- Metaverse
- NewSpace
Diplomas, certificates and other qualifications
- B.Comm., Meiji University (1997)
- Legal Research and Training and Institute, Supreme Court of Japan (2001)