Akihito ("Aki") Nakamachi
Akihito ("Aki") Nakamachi

Partner

Tokyo
Key Practice Areas
Tech/Data/IT/Telecom
Corporate
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences
Media and Entertainment
TEL:81-3-6775-1037
/FAX:81-3-6775-2037
Mr. Nakamachi is a fully bilingual and bicultural attorney and possesses over 30 years of solid experience as a practicing lawyer in the United States and Japan. He has the rare distinction among Japanese lawyers of having served as a partner at top-tier law firms in both of the two countries. He has special expertise in intellectual property/technology transactions for technology-driven clients, ranging from young start-ups to fully-matured global enterprises. Aki represents clients operating in a wide range of industries, including software, Internet, e-commerce, computer gaming, computer equipment, telecommunications, automobile, semiconductor, pharmaceuticals, biotech and medical devices. With over 10 years of work experience at first-tier national U.S. law firms across the United States, Aki has acquired exceptionally deep and practical knowledge of not only the laws but also the "business culture" of both the United States and Japan, and utilizes his expertise to assist clients in achieving successful outcomes in cross-border commercial transactions and dispute resolution matters.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Industries
Telecommunication, Media, and Entertainment
Digital
AI/Technology
Medical, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Life Science and Biotechnology
Electronics and Equipment
Brand and Apparel
Automotive, Ship and Machinery
RELATED INSIGHTS
CAREER
Mar 1991
Kyoto University (LL.B., A.B.)
Apr 1993
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, Associated with Mori Hamada
May 1997
New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
1998
California Bar Association/New York Bar Association
Sep 1997 - Aug 1998
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Oct 1998 - Sep 1999
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Chicago office)
Oct 1999 - Sep 2003
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C.
Oct 2003 - Jun 2009
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (San Francisco, Palo Alto and Los Angeles offices)
Jan 2005
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Jul 2009 -
Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Apr 2016 - Mar 2021
Professor, Kobe University Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (1993)
California and New York (1998)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Akihito ("Aki") Nakamachi
Akihito ("Aki") Nakamachi
TEL:81-3-6775-1037
/FAX:81-3-6775-2037
Tech/Data/IT/Telecom
Corporate
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences
Media and Entertainment