
BEPPU Fumiya
- Title
- Partner
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
- 2017-2018
- Seconded to Jenner&Block LLP in Chicago
- December 2018
- Admitted to the State Bar of California
- April 2019
- Seconded to the Services Trade Division of the International Trade Division of the Economic Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Engaged Cases
Fumiya Beppu has given legal review and advice on M&A transactions, shareholders' meetings, dispute resolutions (lawsuits/arbitrations/mediations) and other general corporate legal services (corporate governance, contract document preparations for domestic and international commercial transactions, business regulations and issues relating to labor law)
Message
I will strive to gain credibility from clients by dealing each case faithfully.
Professional Memberships
Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association
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≫
- 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)
Publications
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2020.01Publications
David Walsh, Consultant of Iwata Godo, authored a book entitled "International Transactional Law 'Best Practices' " (Supervised by Tago Shinya and Beppu Fumiya) is published by Nihon Kajo Publishing Co., Ltd.
- Author:
- TAGO Shinya BEPPU Fumiya David J WALSH
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2019.03Publications
Iwata Godo lawyers co-authored "Guide to New Commercial Case Law No.718" in Shoji Homu No. 2194.
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2019.02Publications
Iwata Godo lawyers co-authored "Guide to New Commercial Case Law No.717" in Shoji Homu No. 2191.
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2019.01Publications
Iwata Godo lawyers co-authored "Guide to New Commercial Case Law No.716" in Shoji Homu No. 2188.
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2018.12Shoji Homu Portal
Beppu Fumiya's commentary titled "Japan Audit & Supervisory Board Members Association Publishes the Report titled 'How to Prevent Corporate Scandals and Initiatives Made by Auditors, etc.: Based on Analysis of Recent Corporate Scandals and Results of Questionnaire’” is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
- Author:
- BEPPU Fumiya
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2018.09Shoji Homu Portal
Beppu Fumiya's commentary titled "Case Where the Plaintiff's Claim for Damage is Upheld as a Post regarding the Plaintiff on the Defendant's HP is Determined as an Act of Unfair Competition" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- BEPPU Fumiya
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2018.07Publications
A book authored by our lawyers entitled "Theories and Business Practices of Prescription and Limitation of Period" is published by Nihon Kajo Publishing Co., Ltd.
- Author:
- KASHIWAGI Kensuke EIGUCHI Manabu ITO Hiroki AOKI Shinji MUTOU Yuuki ITO Nanako FUJIWARA Hiroki MATSUDA Akira TOKUMARU Daisuke MARUYAMA Shinji KAKUNO Shu TOMITA Yusuke UENISHI Takuya KUDO Ryohei BEPPU Fumiya MORI Shunsuke KARASAWA Akira SAITO Hiroki YAMADA Kohei HORITA Koji SUZUKI Tomohiro NAKAMURA Saeko SASAKI Tomoo YU Zhiming Landry GUESDON
- Editor:
- TAGO Shinya OKUSHI Kenichi IIDA Hiroshi
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2018.02Publications
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Beppu Fumiya co-authored articles entitled "Product liability country questions: Japan" and "Product regulation, safety and recall country questions: Japan" which appear in Thomson Reuters' Practical Law.
- Author:
- TAGO Shinya Landry GUESDON BEPPU Fumiya
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2016.10Publications
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Beppu Fumiya authored articles entitled "Distribution country questions: Japan" “Product liability country questions: Japanand and Product regulation, safety and recall country questions: Japan” which appear in Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law.
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- TAGO Shinya BEPPU Fumiya Landry GUESDON
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2016.03Publications
Iwata Godo lawyers co-authored “Guide to New Commercial Case Law No.682” in Shoji Homu No. 2096.
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2016.03Shoji Homu Portal
Beppu Fumiya's commentary titled "Osho Food Service Corporation Publishes Summary of Results of Board Effectiveness Evaluation as of March 11, 2016" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- BEPPU Fumiya
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2016.02Publications
Iwata Godo lawyers co-authored “Guide to New Commercial Case Law No.681” in Shoji Homu No. 2093.
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2016.01Publications
Iwata Godo lawyers co-authored “Guide to New Commercial Case Law No.680” in Shoji Homu No. 2090.
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2016.01Publications
Matsuda Akira and Beppu Fumiya authored an article in English on regulations on anti-bribery and anti-corruption in Japan entitled “The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review Fourth Edition” published as a series of the Law Reviews by Law Business Research Limited, England.
- Author:
- MATSUDA Akira BEPPU Fumiya
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2015.12Shoji Homu Portal
Beppu Fumiya's commentary titled "Tokyo District Court Dismisses the Plaintiff's Claim Seeking an Injunction of Duplication and Assignment of Defendant's Publication Similar in the Contents of Puns for English Words" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- BEPPU Fumiya
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2015.11Publications
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Beppu Fumiya ;participated in writing answers to questions in English regarding three themes, namely Distribution, Product liability and Product regulation (safety and recall), which are available in Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law at http://global.practicallaw.com/resources/international-transaction-guides/international-sales-marketing#tab2_tabsdefault
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2015.09Shoji Homu Portal
Beppu Fumiya's commentary titled "Trend of Corporate Governance Reports" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- BEPPU Fumiya
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2015.06Shoji Homu Portal
Beppu Fumiya's commentary titled "TDK Issues Press Release on Analysis/ Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Board of Directors" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- BEPPU Fumiya
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2015.05Shoji Homu Portal
Beppu Fumiya's commentary titled "Report on 'Study Group to Promote Dialogue Between Companies and Investors for Sustainable Growth'" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- BEPPU Fumiya
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2014.12Shoji Homu Portal
Beppu Fumiya's commentary titled "Financial Services Agency Held a Forum for Distinguished Citizens to Discuss Development of Corporate Governance Code (No. 7)" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- BEPPU Fumiya
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2014.10Publications
Tago Shinya, Kudo Ryohei and Beppu Fumiya co-authored an article entitled "Getting the Deal Through - Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2015 - Japan" which appears in Law Business Research.
- Author:
- TAGO Shinya KUDO Ryohei BEPPU Fumiya
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2014.09Publications
Toji Yoshihiro, Izumi Atsushi, Okushi Kenichi, Kashiwagi Kensuke, Eiguchi Manabu, Ito Hiroki, Matsuda Takao, Aoki Shinji, Mutou Yuuki, Fukasawa Atsushi, Tomita Yusuke, Sakamoto Masafumi, Kudo Ryohei, Beppu Fumiya and Karasawa Akira co-authored an article entitled "Special Feature: The Companies Act as Amended and Questions and Answers of Relevant Business Practices – Revisions Concerning Merger and Acquisition" which appears in Kinyu Houmu Jijo No. 2002.
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2014.09Shoji Homu Portal
Beppu Fumiya's commentary titled "Ministry of Justice Publicly Announces 'Draft Proposal on Outline Regarding Civil Code Reform (Law of Obligations)' (Approved on August 26)" is available on the Shoji Homu Portal Site.
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- BEPPU Fumiya
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2014.02Publications
16 lawyers at our office including Motomura Takeshi and Okushi Kenichi contributed to the publication entitled "Q&A concerning Internet banking" published by Kinzai.
News
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2020.01
Kakuno Shu, Uenishi Takuya, Kudo Ryohei and Beppu Fumiya were appointed Partners.
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2019.04
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.
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2018.07
Uenishi Takuya has been abroad to study at University of California, Berkeley from July.
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2016.07
Beppu Fumiya has been abroad to study at University of California, Berkeley from July.
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2013.03
We welcome a new attorney, Beppu Fumiya.