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Seiwa Fujiwara

Associate / Attorney at Law

Osaka Office

Major Practice Areas
Data Protection (Personal Information Protection Act, GDPR, etc.) / Information Technology / Risk Management and Compliance / International Practice
Other Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution / Venture Capital and IPOs / Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate / Intellectual Property / Consumer Protection / Antitrust and Competition Law
Languages
Japanese

Overview

Seiwa Fujiwara specializes in digital and technology law practice. At the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan, where he served as a Deputy Counsellor for International Affairs , he was dealt with the promotion of regulatory cooperation with numerous foreign governments and data protection and privacy authorities in addressing issues relating the personal data and AI, including through the Roundtable of the G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities, the Hiroshima AI Process, and the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers’ Meeting, as well as consideration for the establishment of the Japanese Model Contractual Clauses.

Education & Professional Career

Jan 2022 – Dec 2023Served as a Deputy Counsellor for International Affairs of the Secretariat of the Personal Information Protection Commission, JAPAN
Jan 2017Joined Kitahama Partners
Dec 2016Graduated from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan; Admitted to practice in Japan
Apr 2014Entered Keio University Law School
Mar 2014Sophia University (LL.B.)

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