Junichiro Shibata
Temple University, School of Law (Japan Campus)
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Local general counsel having the regional responsibilities and heading the team of in-house lawyers and professionals in the entertainment business sector, and concurrently a candidate doctor of juridical science in intellectual property law and international dispute resolution. Have expertise on general corporate & commercial legal counseling (e.g., transnational and commercial legal counseling, contract drafting & negotiating, compliance, government relations, dispute management), and entertainment law (e.g., production, marketing and promotion, licensing and monetizing) and intellectual property, accumulated through more than 10-year experience of in-house roles with US-headquatered entertainment companies as well as 4-year experience in private practice, with emphasis on strategically counseling the senior management team & business leaders as well as the US headquater in balance with the Japanese trade customs.
Practice Areas
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Intellectual Property
- International Law
- Imports & Exports
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Video Conferencing
- FaceTime
- Google Meet
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- WebEx
Fees
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Free Consultation
Limited to 30 minutes online consultation only for applicable legal information (no legal advice) -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Open to setting fees on a project-by-project basis
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 331840
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- Japan Patent Bar
- ID Number: 20121
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Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- Japanese: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Adjunct Professor
- Temple University, School of Law (Japan Campus)
- - Current
- Lecturer for International Entertainment Law
- VP&Head Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs
- USJ LLC (Universal Studios Japan)
- - Current
- Sr. Manager, Corporate Legal
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Inc.
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- Attorney, Legal & Business Affairs
- Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd.
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- International Legal & IP Specialist
- Kinoshita & Associates
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- International Deal Coordinator
- Toshiba Corporation
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Education
- Kobe University, Graduate School of Law
- S.J.D. | International Arbitration & Intellectual Property
- - present
- PhD in Law / LL.D / ????
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- American International School of Law
- J.D. | General American Law
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- Temple University Beasley School of Law
- LL.M. | General American Law
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- Kyushu University, Graduate School of Law
- LL.M. | Public International Law & International Legal Studies
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- Osaka University, School of Foreign Studies
- B.A. | International Relations & Public International Law
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Professional Associations
- State Bar of California # 331840
- Member
- Current
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- American Bar Association # 05736224
- Member
- Current
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- Japan Patent Attorneys Association # 20121
- Member
- Current
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- California Lawyers Association # 331840
- Member
- Current
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- American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
- Member
- Current
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- Japan In-house Counsel Network
- Member
- Current
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- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators # 6101394
- Member
- Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- International Protection of Trademarks and What to Note in the United States
- Seminar Plus/Association of Corporate Legal Departments Japan
- How to Respond to Concepts Unique in Common Law - Proposed Response from JP Law Perspective
- Seminar Plus/Association of Corporate Legal Departments Japan
- Key Points in English-Language Communication for In-House Lawyers
- Business Legal, Chuo Keizai-Sha
- Commentator for Article "Counsel: Japan TM reform solves past problems but creates new ones"
- Managing IP
- Content License Contract Negotiation in View of Psychological Conflict
- Business Legal, Chuo Keizai-Sha
Speaking Engagements
- Hollywood Entertainment Business and Law (1) and (2), 2025 Spring: Global IP Management, Tokyo, Japan
- Keio University Law School, LL.M Program
- Served as the lecturer for two series of the subject lectures.
- Lecturer for Basics of Copyright for Legal Departments, Monthly Seminar, Osaka, Japan
- Association of Corporate Legal Departments Japan
- Served as the lecturer for the subject lecture.
- Lecturer for 13-Series Topics of International Entertainment Law, Spring Semester 2025, Tokyo, Japan
- Temple University, School of Law (Japan Campus)
- Lecturer for series of 13 lectures with 3-hour length each focusing on the key entertainment topics with comparative approach.
- Moot Arbitrator in Vis Moot Japan, Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Japan 2025, Kyoto, Japan
- Academy for International Business Transactions
- Served as a moot arbitrator.
- Speaker for Business Models and IP Licensing in Manga and Anime, Protection of Fantasy Characters: Exploring Manga and Comics, Anime and Cartoons, Paris, France
- IESEG School of Management
- Delivered a presentation for the subject and served as the panelist for the subject panel discussion.
Certifications
- Grade 1 of Japan Business Law Examination
- Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and IndustrT
- Class A of English Test of United Nations Association Japan
- United Nations Association Japan
- Grade 1 of Japan IP Management Skill Exam (Copyrighted Content)
- Association of Intellectual Property Education
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