FRONTEO holds a session video recording event with major US law firm Covington & Burling LLP

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2022.03.23 Press release

--To the press -

FRONTEO holds a session video recording event with major US law firm Covington & Burling LLP

Local lawyers with abundant experience and knowledge explain the latest proceedings and trends for Japanese companies

FRONTEO Inc.
Masahiro Morimoto, President and CEO
2-12-23 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(Code number: 2158 TSE Mothers)

FRONTEO Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Masahiro Morimoto, hereafter FRONTEO) is a major US law firm Covington & Burling LLP (Headquarters: Washington DC, USA, Management Committee Chair: Doug Gibson, hereafter Covington & Burling) ), We held a session video recording event for Japanese companies to explain the latest case studies and trends.

 

This event will be held at Covington & Burling's Los Angeles office in California, USA, and six local lawyers with abundant experience and knowledge will utilize their expertise and be understood by legal officials of Japanese companies operating overseas. We explained important topics such as class actions, intellectual property, litigation insurance, legal issues under the Biden administration, M & A, and business confidentiality protection, including the latest cases and trends.These commentary was special in consideration of the circumstances peculiar to Japanese companies, and after the commentary, a discussion-style dialogue moderated by FRONTEO was held with all the lawyers who took the stage.The videos of these sessions are on the membership portal site "FRONTEO Legal Link PortalIt is published in.

URL:https://legal.fronteo.com/fllp/category/covington-burling-llp/

 

FRONTEO will continue to disseminate information to Japanese business people in collaboration with Covington & Burling. In April, we plan to hold a similar event in collaboration with our San Francisco and Palo Alto offices.In addition to regular sessions, we plan to hold study sessions inviting business personnel and provide opportunities to connect companies with lawyers. FRONTEO will continue to provide services that enhance the legal and international competitiveness of Japanese companies.

 

Event Attorney / Commentary Title

・ Carolyn Kubota, Partner (Covington & Burling LLP)

  • Biden Administration's renewed focus on corporate crime and how it might affect
    international businesses (Translation: Refocusing on corporate crime under the Biden administration and its impact on international business)

・ Mitchell A. Kamin, Partner (Covington & Burling LLP)

  • The Attorney-Client Privilege

・ Taisuke Kimoto, Partner (Covington & Burling LLP)

  • Representations and Warranties Insurance

・ Ali Mojibi, Partner (Covington & Burling LLP)

  • Cost of Trade Secrets Theft when Employees Leave and How to Protect Your Company

・ Ashley M. Simonsen, Partner (Covington & Burling LLP)

  • California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL)

・ Heather Habes, Associate (Covington & Burling LLP)

  • Insurance 101

 

Covington & Burling LLP Comments from Law Firm Partner Attorney Edward H. Rippey 

"I feel very honored to be able to co-sponsor several such events jointly with FRONTEO. In this video, I would like to answer the questions that our clients often ask. I have taken up various issues that are of interest to Japanese companies. I hope that this information will be useful to all legal personnel of Japanese companies. "

 

[Biography of Edward H. Rippey]

Rippey is a lawyer specializing in complex litigation cases in a variety of fields, with a wealth of patents, antitrust violations, copyrights, securities, pharmaceuticals, transportation, telecommunications, energy, mining, games and sports related proceedings. I have a lot of experience. He is the co-head of the gaming industry group at Covington & Burling LLP, representing integrated resort facilities and game makers, including casinos around the world.He is also the Head of eDiscovery and Information Governance Practices Group and represents a large multinational company in the field.

 Rippey is consistently ranked high by rating agencies such as Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Who's Who Legal and Super Lawyers. Chambers describes him as a "smart and forward-thinking" litigation lawyer who "combines expertise with outstanding litigation skills, affidavit analysis, and case supervision."

 

About Covington & Burling LLP URL:https://www.cov.com/

Covington & Burling LLP is a law firm founded in Washington, DC, USA in 1919.We have 13 offices in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and have more than 1,300 lawyers. Accenture's Outstanding Counsel Diversity Award (2021), The American Lawyer's Global Legal Awards (2017), The A-List (2003-2006, 2008-2012, 2014, 2016-2018) and many more. In addition to having received the award, we have many Japanese companies as clients through the department in charge of Japan.

 

About FRONTEO Legal Link Portal

Available: June 2020

URL: https://legal.fronteo.com/fllp/

                     Membership registration (free) is required to watch some videos and download materials.
Target: Corporate legal staff, administrative department manager, information system department staff, etc.

Lecturer: Lawyers, fraud investigators, and experts belonging to major law firms in Japan and overseas who have a high level of knowledge and experience in fraud investigations and international litigation.

 

Handling field (example)

・ Corporate fraud investigation

・ Discovery (discovery procedure)

・ Competition law (Japan, US, EU)

・ M & A

・ Intellectual property proceedings

·privacy protection

・ Export control regulations

 

The FRONTEO Legal Link Portal is intended for legal staff, administrative department managers, and information system department staff of companies involved in emergency response such as discovery and fraud investigation (digital forensics) in international proceedings. We introduced the latest trends in the legal affairs of Japan and started with the purpose of disseminating information useful for practical legal affairs.Through the use of this platform, companies can not only strengthen their knowledge from professional and high-quality content, but also gain new opportunities for contact with lawyers and professionals who are excellent and reliable for the company.

In response to the growing diverse needs of these exchanges, FRONTEO has also started accepting applications for individual free study sessions by experts from Japan and the United States that can be held according to the interests of companies.

 

"Forensic Investigation / International Proceedings Free Study Group"

URL: https://lp.fronteo.com/forensics-seminar-registration.html

 

FRONTEOabout URL: https://www.fronteo.com/

FRONTEO uses the in-house developed AI engines "KIBIT", "Concept Encoder", and "Looca Cross" that specialize in natural language processing to extract meaningful and important information from a huge amount of text data, and is a company. It is a data analysis company that supports the business of. Since its establishment in August 2003, it has been expanding globally to Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Taiwan, focusing on legal tech businesses such as "e-discovery (electronic discovery)" and "digital forensic investigation" that support corporate international litigation. Has been deployed.Based on the AI ​​technology cultivated in this business, we will expand the business field to the life science field, business intelligence field, and economic security from 8, and by using AI to "turn text data into knowledge", We contribute to solving various corporate issues such as drug discovery support, dementia diagnosis support, financial, personnel, and sales support. Listed on TSE Mothers on June 2014, 2007. Obtained a first-class medical device manufacturing and sales business license in January 6 (permit number: 26B2021X1), and notified the managed medical device sales business in September of the same year (notification number: 13 Minato Misei Equipment No. 1).The capital is 10350 thousand yen (as of March 9, 3).

 

* FRONTEO, KIBIT, and concept encoder are registered trademarks of FRONTEO in Japan.