BEPPU Fumiya

BEPPU Fumiya

Title
Partner
Bar Association
Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Languages
Japanese (native)/English/French/Italian
Telephone Number
+81-3-3214-6225 （Tokyo）／+65-6531-4112（Singapore）
E-mail address
fbeppu@iwatagodo.com

Practice Areas

Corporate
M&A
Finance
IPO/Startup Support
Dispute Resolution
Crisis Management
Competition/Antitrust Law
Intellectual Property
Information Technology
Employment Law
Real Estate
Consumer Law
Non-Profit and Public Corporations
Global Practice

Engaged Cases

Fumiya Beppu has given legal review and advice on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions between Japan and Southeast Asia and the United States, dispute resolutions and other general corporate legal services (domestic and international commercial transactions, business regulations and issues relating to labor law).

Career Summary

February 1985
Born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
March 2003
Graduated from LaSalle High School
March 2008
Received his LL.B. from the University of Tokyo
March 2010
Received his J.D. from the University of Tokyo School of Law
December 2011
Received his Diploma from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (New 64th)・Registered as a Japanese attorney
January 2012
Joined Nishimura & Asahi Law Firm
March 2013
Joined Iwata Godo
May 2017
Received his LL.M. from University of California, Berkeley School of Law
2017-2018
Seconded to Jenner&Block LLP in Chicago
December 2018
Admitted to the State Bar of California
2019-2022
Seconded to the Services Trade Division of the Economic Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Deputy Director
2022-2024
Seconded to the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva as First Secretary
April 2024-
Working at Drew&Napier LLC in Singapore

Professional Memberships

The State Bar of California

Awards

The Best Lawyers in Japan 2027

List of Main Publications

【Publications】
≪English≫
-“The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review” (Japan Chapter) (Law Business Research 2015)
-“Getting the Deal Through: Enforcement of Foreign Judgments” (Japan Chapter) (Law Business Research, 2014)
≪Japanese≫
-“Theories and Business Practices of Prescription and Limitation of Period” (co-author, Nihon Kajo Publishing, 2018)
-“Q&A: Handbook for Outside Directors/ Outside Company Auditors”(co-author, Nihon Kajo Publishing Co., Ltd., 2015)
-“IPO and Strategic Legal Affairs - Taking into Account the Viewpoint of Accountant” (co-author, Shoji Homu, 2015)
-“Q&A Concerning Internet Banking” (co-author) (Kinzai, 2014)
-“Manual for People in Charge of Legal Work on How to Respond to Civil Suits ” (second edition)
(co-author, Shoji Homu, 2014)
【Articles】
≪Japanese≫
-“Competition Law Index ” (co-author, Shoji Homu, 2025)
-“ Shin Shoji Hanrei Binran ” (co-author, Shoji Homu, 2016.1-)
-“Special Edition: Q&A Concerning Revision of Companies Act and Practical Business”
(co-author, Kinyu Homu Jijo, No. 2002, 2014)

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News

  • 202604

    34 lawyers of our firm were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2027.

    34 of our lawyers were recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2027.

    Best Lawyers
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    IZUMI Atsushi
    KARASAWA Akira
    ISHIKAWA Teppei

    ■ Banking and Finance Law
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    SAKAMOTO Tomoko
    MATSUDA Takao

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    MOTOMURA Takeshi

    ■ Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
    YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
    YAMADA Kohei

    ■ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    TAGO Shinya
    MOTOMURA Takeshi
    URANAKA Hirotaka

    ■ International Arbitration
    UENISHI Takuya

    ■ International Business Transactions
    MATSUDA Akira

    ■ Litigation
    WAKABAYASHI Shigeo
    TOJI Yoshihiro
    MOTOMURA Takeshi
    YOSHIHARA Tomomichi
    URANAKA Hirotaka
    UENISHI Takuya

    ■ Privacy and Data Security Law
    MATSUDA Akira
    BEPPU Fumiya

    ■ Tax Law
    MUTOU Yuuki

    ■ Telecommunications Law
    MATSUDA Akira


    Best Lawyers - "Ones to Watch"
    ■ Antitrust / Competition Law
    OKAMURA Yu
    MATSUHASHI Sho

    ■ Arbitration and Mediation
    NAKAMURA Saeko
    MIURA Takashi

    ■ Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    SASAKI Tomoo
    ISHIKAWA Hiroaki
    OKAMURA Yu
    SUZUKI Tomohiro
    FUKATSU Haruno
    FUKUCHI Takumi
    KITAGAWA Hiroki
    TOYOOKA Hiroto
    MATSUHASHI Sho

    ■ Financial Institution Regulatory Law
    KANEKI Nobuyuki

    ■ Information Technology Law
    FUJINAMI Tomonori
    ADACHI Makoto

    ■ Intellectual Property Law (Non-Patent)
    ISHIKAWA Hiroaki

    ■ Labor and Employment Law
    NAKAMURA Saeko
    KITAGAWA Hiroki

    ■ Litigation
    ITO Natsuho
    ICHIKAWA Kazuki

    ■ Privacy and Data Security Law
    HORITA Koji

    ■ Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law
    KUNIMOTO Kazuki

  • 202601

    India Desk opened in January 2026.

    Following the establishment of ASEAN Desk last year, Iwata Godo opened its India Desk this January. We will provide legal services to clients looking to expand their businesses in India, a country with significant potential for future economic growth, in a more agile and robust manner.

    India Desk Lawyers: Tago Shinya, Matsuda Akira, Beppu Fumiya, Ikeda Minako

  • 202601

    Article of the Global Legal Team was published in "Lawyers Guide 2026"

    Publisher：Lawyers Guide 2026

  • 202501

    Effective January 1, our ASEAN Desk is open.

    To respond actively to client needs, we newly opened this year an ASEAN Desk to provide more flexible and enriched legal services to our clients doing business in ASEAN countries.By having the case handled by the lawyer in charge, including lawyers seconded to each country, we will strengthen our system to be able to respond more flexibly to the legal needs of our clients in each ASEAN country.
    ASEAN Desk Lawyers: Matsuda Akira, Beppu Fumiya

  • 202404

    Beppu Fumiya is on secondment at the Singapore law firm Drew & Napier.

    IG continues to strengthen its collaboration with Drew & Napier, Drew Network Asia, and other local law firms in ASEAN countries. We provide our clients with a wide range of one-stop legal services.

  • 202001

    Kakuno Shu, Uenishi Takuya, Kudo Ryohei and Beppu Fumiya were appointed Partners.

  • 201904

    Beppu Fumiya has been seconded to the Services Trade Division of the International Trade Division of the Economic Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a fixed-term public official as of April 1.

  • 201807

    Uenishi Takuya has been abroad to study at University of California, Berkeley from July.

  • 201607

    Beppu Fumiya has been abroad to study at University of California, Berkeley from July.

  • 201303

    We welcome a new attorney, Beppu Fumiya.

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