{"id":5776,"date":"2019-06-19T12:28:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T03:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kuroda-law.gr.jp\/en\/?p=5776"},"modified":"2025-11-17T17:23:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:23:34","slug":"ryuji-suzuki","status":"publish","type":"members","link":"https:\/\/www2.kuroda-law.gr.jp\/en\/members\/ryuji-suzuki\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryuji Suzuki"},"content":{"rendered":"

Partner<\/strong>
\nAttorney at Law<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mr. Suzuki developed an interest in China when he was in high school, and throughout his studies of law at university and in graduate school, he aimed to work in a job that would involve China. To date, he has worked as an advisor and agent in Chinese legal affairs (such as by assisting Japanese companies to expand their business in China, drafting and reviewing contracts between Japanese and Chinese companies, advising in labor disputes in Chinese subsidiaries and providing services in relation to intellectual property management for Chinese subsidiaries), Japanese domestic litigation (including claims for sale price and for injunctions against unfair business practices) and disputes involving private clients, among others.<\/p>\n

Mr. Suzuki worked in Beijing from 2013 to 2017, and is deeply interested in Chinese legal affairs in general, and the fields of personnel and labor management in China in particular.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Major matters handled<\/h3>\n
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  • Claim for sale price
    \n<\/strong>Mr. Suzuki acted for the seller under a sales contract in a matter in which the seller claimed the sale price from the buyer, who argued that the sales contract was invalid due to its representative director\u2019s abuse of representative authority.<\/li>\n
  • Debt recovery from a Japanese company for a Hong Kong company
    \n<\/strong>As the representative of a Hong Kong company, Mr. Suzuki was involved in recovering debts from a Japanese company (such as by negotiating for payment, filing litigation and participating in bankruptcy procedures).<\/li>\n
  • Injunction against unfair business practices
    \n<\/strong>Mr. Suzuki acted for the party whose rights were infringed in a motion for relief including an injunction against acts suspected of amounting to unfair business practices.<\/li>\n
  • Acquisition of a Japanese electronic parts manufacturing subsidiary by a foreign electronic parts manufacturer
    \n<\/strong>Mr. Suzuki assisted in due diligence investigations in relation to the acquisition of a Japanese electronic parts manufacturing subsidiary by a foreign electronic parts manufacturer.<\/li>\n
  • Other matters
    \n<\/strong>Mr. Suzuki has acted as an adviser or representative in a range of other matters, including assisting Japanese companies moving into China, drafting and reviewing contracts between Japanese and Chinese companies (such as joint venture contracts, outsourcing contracts and technology licensing contracts), labor disputes in Chinese subsidiaries, intellectual property administration in Chinese subsidiaries and disputes involving private clients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    Professional Career<\/h3>\n
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    • Attorney at Law, Kuroda Law Offices, 2011\u2013present<\/li>\n
    • Partner since April 1, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Education<\/h3>\n
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      • Nihon University Faculty of Law, 2007<\/li>\n
      • University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law, 2009<\/li>\n
      • Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court, 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Qualifications<\/h3>\n
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        • Passed the National Bar Examination of Japan, 2009<\/li>\n
        • Registered with Japan Federation of Bar Associations and Tokyo Bar Association, 63rd term (law school graduate), 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Publications<\/h3>\n
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          • \u201cRegarding the Interpretation of the Supreme People\u2019s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Patent Infringement Dispute Cases (II) (Public Consultation Paper)\u201d (co-author) in\u00a0Patent<\/em>\u00a0(2015), vol. 68, no. 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Seminar<\/h3>\n
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            • \u201cCommentary on Provisional Regulations on Labor Dispatch\u201d (Beijing, Tianjin, 2014)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cProduct Liability and Protection of Consumer Rights in China\u201d (Beijing, 2014)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cTwo Legal Amendments That Will Affect Chinese Business\u201d (Tokyo, 2014)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cExamples of and Responses to Frequently Occurring Labor Problems\u201d (Beijing, Tianjin, 2014\u20142015)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cProvisions that Labor Contracts and Employment Regulations Should Be Equipped with: Learning from Others\u2019 Mistakes\u201d (Beijing, Tianjin, 2015)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cDeveloping New Businesses in China and the Legal Restrictions Involved: The Examples of Medical and Aged-Care Enterprises\u201d (Tokyo, 2015)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cOutline of the Amended Food Safety Law and Points to Particularly Beware of for Japanese Enterprises\u201d (Dalian, 2016)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cLabor Risk Management in China\u2015Reconfirming Management Structures\u201d (Beijing, 2016)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cCompliance in Chinese Local Companies\u2014What Compliance Structures Should Be\u201d (Tokyo, Beijing, 2016)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cThe current situation of China\u2019s advertising regulations and things to keep in mind for Japanese companies expanding locally\u201d (Tokyo, 2018)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cMeasures against counterfeit goods in China ~Issues surrounding trademark infringement and usurped trademarks~\u201d (Tokyo, 2018)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cRisks in Chinese Business from a Legal Perspective\u201c (Tokyo, 2021)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cThree laws related to data and personal information, and precautions therefor\u201c (Tokyo, 2022)<\/li>\n
            • “Status of implementation of three laws on data in China and corporate responses” (Tokyo, 2022)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cNo need to wait! Responding to Foreign Investment Law \u2013 Focusing on Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures \u2013\u201d (Tokyo, 2023)<\/li>\n
            • [Co-authored] “Explaining mechanisms by which fraud occurs and key points for responding before and after the fact \u2013 with case studies!” (Shanghai, 2023)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cResponding to the 2023 amendments to China’s Company Law: Impact on organizational structure, etc.\u201d (Tokyo, 2024)<\/li>\n
            • \u201cPractical responses to intellectual property disputes in China\u201d (Shanghai, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n
            • \u201cResponding to the amendments to the Company Law: Impact on organizational structure, etc.\u201d (Shanghai, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n
            • \u201cLabor risk management in Japan\u201d (Shanghai, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n
            • \u201cLegal practices regarding investment in Japan\u201d (Suzhou, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n
            • [Co-host] “Explanation of the mechanisms of fraud and the key points for responses pre- and post-fraud – with case studies!” (Shanghai, 2024)<\/li>\n
            • “Fraud prevention and fraud response practices” (Shanghai, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n
            • “The Latest Status of the Three Data Laws” (Beijing, 2025)<\/li>\n
            • [Partially responsible] “Key Points of Taiwan-China Business Law” (Tokyo, 2025)<\/li>\n
            • “Reorganization, Restructuring, and Withdrawal of Chinese Subsidiaries: Practical Considerations” (Tokyo, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Languages<\/h3>\n
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              • Japanese, English and Chinese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5776","members","type-members","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.kuroda-law.gr.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/members\/5776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.kuroda-law.gr.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/members"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.kuroda-law.gr.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/members"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.kuroda-law.gr.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}