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Practical Law's Country Q&A: Litigation and Enforcement in Japan

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Chie Yakura and Yuka Teraguchi authored the Q&A guide to dispute resolution law in Japan. The country-specific Q&A gives a structured overview of the key practical issues concerning dispute resolution in Japan, including court procedures; fees and

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Chie Yakura and Yuka Teraguchi authored the Q&A guide to dispute resolution law in Japan. The country-specific Q&A gives a structured overview of the key practical issues concerning dispute resolution in Japan, including court procedures; fees and funding; interim remedies (including attachment orders); disclosure; expert evidence; appeals; class actions; enforcement; cross-border issues; the use of ADR; and any reform proposals.Read the <a href="https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/9-502-0319?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true" target="_blank">full article</a>.

Practical Law's Country Q&A: Litigation and Enforcement in Japan

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Chie Yakura is a partner of the Litigation Department of Morrison Foerster Law Offices. She represents both non-Japanese and Japanese corporations in a wide range of complex litigation matters with an emphasis on intellectual property, technology transactions and trade secrets, antitrust/competition law, as well as cross-border contractual and commercial disputes and product liability matters. Chie also focuses on anti-corruption and compliance matters and conducts internal investigations. She has handled cases in a variety of industries, including software, hardware, consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, transportation, real estate and manufacturing.Chie received her LL.B. from Kyoto University in 1999 and graduated from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan in 2000. Chie also received an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2005 and an LL.M. in international business law from the University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science in 2006.Chie is a bengoshi, admitted to practice in Japan in 2000. She is also a benrishi (patent attorney) in Japan and admitted in New York.Chie is a member of the Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association, the Japan Patent Attorneys Association and the American Bar Association.

Chie Yakura

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Yuka is Co-Head of the Tokyo Litigation Department and focuses her practice on representing technology clients in IP and commercial disputes. She has experience representing clients in U.S. federal courts, the International Trade Commission, and Japanese courts, and manages global strategy in cases spanning multiple jurisdictions. Also, she regularly counsels clients on various legal challenges they face during product development, manufacturing, and distribution. Her matters have involved a wide range of technologies, including computer hardware and software, communications networks, automotive components, semiconductor devices, and medical devices.Yuka is an active member of the Licensing Executives Society. She also regularly lectures and moderates panels at patent-related conferences. Before joining the firm, Yuka clerked for the Honorable Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.Yuka received her B.S. in computer science from Stanford University and her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School.Yuka is a native Japanese speaker.

Yuka Teraguchi

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