MONOLITH LAW OFFICE | Tokyo, Japan

Evolutionizing IT

Today, IT is at the heart of modern business operations,
but using IT for business requires legal risk management.
At MONOLITH LAW OFFICE, our team of lawyers and IT consultants works in unison to address the client’s problems.
Our mission is to ignite IT innovation and fuel growth in Japan, empowering businesses to soar to unprecedented heights.

ABOUT MONOLITH LAW OFFICE

Our Mission as a Legal Professional with an IT Engineering Background.

MONOLITH LAW OFFICE is a Tokyo-based Japanese law firm providing IT legal services to a variety of companies.
Toki Kawase, our Managing Attorney, has worked as a freelance IT engineer since he was a university student. He has experience establishing an IT company and worked as an IT engineer as well. Toki has seen with his own eyes the significant growth of startups and other companies through IT, and the various risks that are entailed in the process. He understands that for IT to continuously bring forth great benefits to companies in the future, it is necessary to have an innovative legal perspective.
Based on this experience, he has founded MONOLITH LAW OFFICE, an organization of highly specialized lawyers and IT consultants to provide a variety of solutions.

IN NUMBERS MONOLITH LAW OFFICE

Our experience as a law firm as well as a corporate IT specialist.

Clients

1469

We have supported diverse types of companies in various industries. Our clientele ranges from Japan’s top tier organizations to small to medium sized companies. We provide services that cater towards the needs each client.

Original IT Solutions

We are a team specializing in corporate IT. MONOLITH LAW OFFICE is a team of skilled lawyers and IT consultants dedicated to creating customized solutions for your specific needs.

Attorneys

The most important factor in resolving IT problems is the speed of the initial response. MONOLITH LAW OFFICE has many attorneys who can respond to a wide variety of consultations on a daily basis.

IT Consultants

We believe that IT consultants are as important as lawyers in keeping up with the ever-evolving technology and meeting more sophisticated corporate IT challenges.

Supported Countries

Japanese law firm with cross-border expertise. Specializing in international transactions, litigation, and regulatory compliance. Tailored solutions for global clients in business and legal matters.

IT and Legal Insights Articles

820

We analyze and explain various case studies in corporate IT on the web media “MONOLITH LAW MAGAZINE.” We continuously research appropriate solutions for the increasingly complex and diverse challenges in corporate IT.

SERVICE OF MONOLITH LAW OFFICE

Our solutions for complex IT risks.

Services

General Corporate

Specialized knowledge and experience is critical for providing accurate legal support in the dynamic environment unique to IT and startup companies. Our firm has many specialists in this industry, and we have acted as legal counsel for 810 companies, mainly IT companies, from TSE First Section companies to seed-stage Startups.

IT

Today, all companies, regardless of their business domain or business size, are involved in some way with IT in their corporate activities. We can take a role as “attorneys specializing in the area of IT and intellectual property” for companies that already have a primary legal advisor, or even for companies whose main business is not IT.

Cross-border

Our primary focus is to provide comprehensive legal services to Japanese IT companies entering the international market. We also provide professional legal support to foreign IT companies in Japan. Our firm consists of foreign licensed attorneys from various countries and regions to effectively support cross border transactions.

Internet

With expertise in internet law, we offers comprehensive legal support to internet entrepreneurs, including YouTubers and companies utilizing SNS. We specialize in resolving online disputes, removing negative web pages, and managing online reputation. Consult our qualified lawyers for effective solutions for internet.

For Example

System
Development
Crypto Asset
and Blockchain
AI
(ChatGPT, etc.)
Advertisement
Review
Mitigating
Reputational Damage

CLIENT

NEWS

2024.06.12NEWSAttorney Akira Yoshida has joined the firm.
2024.05.23NEWSAttorney Li, Te Chun has joined the firm.
2024.01.25MEDIALucas B. Slobodticov will be participating in the workshop "Brazil: A Scaleup Destination for Innovative Companies" to be held in Tokyo on February 6th, co-hosted by the Brazilian government and JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization).
2023.10.23NEWSThe URL of the corporate site has changed.
2022.10.03NEWSWe have expanded and relocated to Otemachi Financial City.
2020.07.09NEWSOur YouTube channel, "Legal Counsel for YouTubers" is launched.