Takeshi Hayakawa

Counsel

Tokyo Office

Languages
Japanese, English
Qualifications
2010, Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)

Takeshi Hayakawa has extensive experience in handling data protection matters in Japan and cross-border data protection matters, including investigation matters. He also actively promotes a culture of compliance. From 2018 to 2020, he was seconded to the Personal Information Protection Commission, Japan’s data protection authority, where he served as Deputy Director for International Affairs.

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2006
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
2009
Waseda Law School (J.D.)
2010 - present
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
2016
Duke University School of Law (LL.M.)
2016
Visiting Researcher, Institute for Human Rights and Business
2017 - 2018
Yahoo Japan Corporation
2018 - 2020
Personal Information Protection Commission, Government of Japan
2023 - present
KnowledgeNet Co-Chair, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Tokyo
2024
Qualified as Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)

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