Yukihiro Terazawa

Yukihiro Terazawa
Partner

Shin-Marunouchi Building, 29th Floor

Tokyo, Japan 100-6529

yterazawa@mofo.com

81 3 3214 6522

INDUSTRIES + ISSUES

Life Sciences + Healthcare

REGIONS

Japan

BAR ADMISSIONS

Japan

New York

Japan Patent Attorneys Association

EDUCATION

Keio University, LL.B.

University of Washington School of Law, LL.M.

Yuki is a partner of Morrison Foerster Law Offices. He has more than 25 years of experience in litigation and dispute resolution, including disputes relating to commercial transactions, product liability, real estate, and computer system development, as well as intellectual property, including patents, trademarks and copyrights.

Yuki primarily focuses on representing international clients in Japanese litigation and technology transactions. He also handles IP licensing work and regulatory matters involving complex compliance issues, including security and personal information breaches, pharma and medical device regulation, and violations of product safety standards issued by the Japanese government.

Yuki frequently lectures on intellectual property rights, e-commerce, privacy (protection of personal information), and entertainment law at the Daini Tokyo Bar Association, Keio Law School, and specialized training colleges. He serves as a deputy chairman of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association’s Study Group of Intellectual Properties.

In 2018, Yuki drafted the “Data Contract Guidelines for Agricultural Sectors” for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan, which was published in December 2018. In July 2019, he was appointed as a committee member to establish “Contract Guidelines in Using Artificial Intelligence for Agricultural Sectors” for the MAFF. Yuki was also appointed a special member (mediator) of the “Dispute Resolution Board for Telecommunication Business Entities” at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIAC) of Japan.

Yuki is ranked in Japan: TMT and Japan: Intellectual Property in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024, and has also been recognized for Intellectual Property Law and International Business Transactions in The Best Lawyers in Japan since the 2013 edition.

Rankings

Recommended in Japan: Dispute Resolution

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025

Leading Partner for Japan: TMT: International Firms & Joint Ventures

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025

Ranked in Japan: Life Sciences; Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024

Intellectual Property Law; International Business Transactions

The Best Lawyers in Japan(Recognized since 2013)

Ranked in Japan for Litigation

IAM Patent 1000 2023 - 2024

Recommended in Japan: Intellectual Property: International Firms & Joint Ventures

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024