Akiko NAGASAWA

Attorney-at-Law
Akiko Nagasawa advises on cross-border transactions, dealing with the various legal issues that companies face in establishing and managing subsidiaries. Mandatary in real estate transactions, she is authorized to negotiate real estate and business transactions. She also advises in the areas of private international law, the protection of intellectual property rights and art law, based on the experience acquired in Paris-based IP firms and an auction house. She handles litigation before French courts.

Academic Background

  • University of Tokyo (LL.B)

  • University of Paris II (BA, LL.M)

  • University of Paris XI (C.R.F.P.A.)

  • Professional attorney’s Training Center of Versailles (C.A.P.A.)

Practice Areas

  • Commercial and business law

  • Real estate and construction

  • Labor law

  • IP, Art law

  • International private law

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • Japanese

Publications

  • Research on Recent Developments and Case Law in E-Commerce-Related Legal Systems in Japan, the U.S., the EU, and China (France, European Union), Japan External Trade Organization, March 2026 (Link)

  • Pratical Guide to French Law (Keiso Shobo Publishing, ISBN : 978-4-326-40275-5］

  • “French women – Japanese Women (News Digest France), 2015-2016

  • Report on a Comparative Study of the Legal Liability of Platform Operators and Providers for Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights by Content Providers (France and European Union) (JPO), 2021 (Link)

  • Foreign Law Courier, France (Juriste, Yuhikaku Publishing), 2014

  • Law & Technology No.65, “Fixed book and e-book price and ‘Anti-Amazon’ Law in France” (Minjiho Kenkyukai), October 2014

  • Nikkei BP IP Awaness (Nikkei Business Publishing), articles on “IP Strategy in France”

  • A comparative law study on the actions for patent infringement (France) (JPO / IIP), 2011