Korea

AMT has, from an early stage of our establishment, handled a broad range of South Korean transactions and practices. Since South Korea is Japan's closest neighboring country, we have been focusing on the economic relationship that has developed through a long history between these two countries. By seconding our attorneys and interns to leading South Korean law firms and accepting South Korean attorneys and interns, we have gained considerable experience and understanding in projects implemented by South Korean clients and we maintain excellent relationships with the Japan practice teams of all major law firms in South Korea. In a collaboration between AMT's South Korea Desk and the South Korean law firms, AMT actively provides legal support to Japanese companies doing business in South Korea and vice versa. A broad range of South Korean transactions and practices on which AMT has advised are, among others, M&A, compliance matters, intellectual property disputes, labor and employment issues, antitrust and competition issues, cases of investigation by supervisory authorities, cases of misconduct and antidumping issues. AMT likewise has the expertise and strength in assisting South Korean companies' doing business in Japan. We have substantial experience in handling South Korean companies' investments in Japan and in providing advice on intellectual property matters to South Korean companies located in Japan.

PUBLICATIONS

GLOBAL LAW UPDATE: Recent Legal Developments in Korea — Amendments to Commercial Act for Protection of Minority Shareholders’ Interests in Korea (2)

Shigeki Tatsuno
Kwiho Cho
Jaeyoon Lim
2025.11.10

GLOBAL LAW UPDATE: Recent Legal Developments in Korea — Amendments to Commercial Act for Protection of Minority Shareholders’ Interests in Korea

Shigeki Tatsuno
Kwiho Cho
Jaeyoon Lim
2025.08.10

The Effective Scope of Protection of Extended Patent Rights.

Masayuki Yamanouchi
Sungho Kim
2020.03.01

Guidebook of English Language Contracts around the World

Yoshinori Aoyagi
Chieko Tsuchiya
Yasunari Fuke
Bryan Dunn
Yasufumi Miki
Shunsuke Domon
Ko Hanamizu
Masaki Fujita
Kazuhiro Fukuda
Mitsuo Shimada
Takahiro Ikeda
Michi Yamagami
Yasutaka Emoto
Kwiho Cho
Yusuke Sahashi
Akitaka Anzai
Masayuki Yamanouchi
Tomoya Shinjo
Izumi Katayama
Shigeki Tatsuno
Eiji Kobayashi
Daisuke Yamaguchi
Kenji Miyagawa
Hiroshi Ishihara
Tsunemichi Nakano
Kie Matsushima
Ryo Kotoura
Jinning Tu
Kiyoko Yagami
Manami Toyota Sirvent
2019.04.01

The change to the scope of "Ordinary Wage" by the Korean Supreme Court's judgment

Shigeki Tatsuno
2014.05.01

Q&A: Strategies for Corporate Law Practice in Asia and Emerging Countries

Etsuko Hara
Kosuke Tsunashima
Yoshihiro Morisato
Yasufumi Miki
Shunsuke Domon
Akira Moriwaki
Ko Hanamizu
Taku Matsumoto
Shigeyoshi Ezaki
Keiko Kaneko
Shigeki Tatsuno
Mariko Kimoto
Yoichiro Yukimura
Ryo Okochi
Akitaka Anzai
Taro Tsunoda
Atsutoshi Maeda
Eiji Kobayashi
Daisuke Yamaguchi
Koji Fujita
Kazuaki Nagai
Takeshi Watanabe
Yoshinori Aoyagi
Yasunari Fuke
Mariko Nagata
Michi Yamagami
Tsunemichi Nakano
Ryo Kotoura
Hiroshige Nakagawa
Ko Wakabayashi
Kiyoko Yagami
Hsiaoching Wu
Suguru Yokoi
2013.04.01
Desk Members
Shigeki Tatsuno
ShigekiTatsuno
Tokyo
Partner
Tatsuno Shigeki
Tokyo
Partner
Shigeki Tatsuno has a thorough knowledge in M&A, Joint Venture and cross-border transactions. In addition, he regularly advises a number of venture companies and PE funds, and engages in general corporate matters, including IP transactions, broadly.
Shigeki Tatsuno has a thorough knowledge in M&A, Joint Venture and cross-border transactions. In addition, he regularly advises a number of venture companies and PE funds, and engages in general corporate matters, including IP transactions, broadly.
Miki Goto
MikiGoto
Tokyo
Osaka
Partner
Goto Miki
Tokyo
Osaka
Partner
Mr. Goto has an exceptional background as a Japanese lawyer with an academic background in both science and engineering, and professional experience working in the intellectual property department of a major electronics company. Mr. Goto’s practice covers a wide range of complex intellectual property and technology/data related matters, including disputes concerning patents, licensing, trade secrets, trademark and technology related antitrust claims, as well as various data privacy/protection issues. He also has broad experience in various regulatory matters as well as product liability issues involving chemical substances, pharmaceutical products and other industrial products. Mr. Goto is recommended for: ・Intellectual Property (Japan) - Chambers Global (2019-2026) ・TMT (Technology, Media, Telecom) - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2021-2026) ・Intellectual Property (Japan) - Asialaw Profiles (2021-2025) Since 2017, Mr. Goto has been serving as the vice chair of Standing Committee on Trade Secret of AIPPI. In addition to being admitted to the bar in Japan (2008) and the state of New York (2014), he passed the Japanese Patent Attorney Examination in 2003.
Mr. Goto has an exceptional background as a Japanese lawyer with an academic background in both science and engineering, and professional experience working in the intellectual property department of a major electronics company. Mr. Goto’s practice covers a wide range of complex intellectual property and technology/data related matters, including disputes concerning patents, licensing, trade secrets, trademark and technology related antitrust claims, as well as various data privacy/protection issues. He also has broad experience in various regulatory matters as well as product liability issues involving chemical substances, pharmaceutical products and other industrial products. Mr. Goto is recommended for: ・Intellectual Property (Japan) - Chambers Global (2019-2026) ・TMT (Technology, Media, Telecom) - The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2021-2026) ・Intellectual Property (Japan) - Asialaw Profiles (2021-2025) Since 2017, Mr. Goto has been serving as the vice chair of Standing Committee on Trade Secret of AIPPI. In addition to being admitted to the bar in Japan (2008) and the state of New York (2014), he passed the Japanese Patent Attorney Examination in 2003.
Kwiho Cho
KwihoCho
Osaka
Senior Associate
Cho Kwiho
Osaka
Senior Associate
Jikhyun Lee
JikhyunLee
Tokyo
Senior Associate
Lee Jikhyun
Tokyo
Senior Associate
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