Komon Avocats advises Japanese companies and entrepreneurs as well as those with an interest in Japan.
Japan Desk
We have a genuine legal know-how as well as soft skills in French-Japanese business: Komon Avocats speaks and thinks Japanese!
Our firm provides support in setting up and developing Japanese companies in France, as well as in all related legal operations (mergers & acquisitions, investment projects, contract drafting, legal secretarial services, compliance, personal data protection, etc.).
Komon avocats is perfectly attuned to the Japanese approach of business and places great importance on respecting business manner（ビジネスマナー）, a Japanese word reffering to the set of rules and codes that govern business behaviours in Japan.
In addition, a dispute resolution team is dedicated to ensuring the defense of Komon Avocats’s clients at an amicable or litigation stage between French and Japanese firms, particularly in international commercial conflicts, internal crisis negotiations or insolvency proceedings.
ln order to constantly improve their knowledge of Japanese business culture and practices, the members of Komon Avocats regularly travel to Japan where partnerships are constantly being forged.
The partners of the firm are also founders of the AAJ: Association des Avocats Japonophiles.
Your contacts
Olivier
Fachin
Partner
has been admitted to the Paris Bar since 2006. He leads up Komon Avocats’s Japan Desk, drawing on his extensive ties with Japan and a solid foundation of trust he has built with Japanese clients and partners.
Manami
Toyota Sirvent
Associate
is admitted to the Tokyo and Daini Bars and has over 6 years' experience in a major business law firm in Japan.
Michiyo
Hosaka
Assistant
has lots of successful professional experience, notably with large Japanese companies but also with Franco-Japanese embassies.
Association des Avocats Japonophiles – AAJ ASSOCIATION
The AAJ is a non-profit association located in Paris aiming at bringing together French and Japanese lawyers with a particular attraction for Japan and its culture.
With a strong focus on the relationships between France and Japan, the AAJ provides a framework for quality exchanges for its members and partners, giving them opportunities to expand their network while participating in various events and lectures.
The association aims at strengthening ties between lawyers in France and Japan, while sharing common values and creating business opportunities.