FRONTEO Hosts Session Video Recording Event with Leading U.S. Law Firm Covington & Burling LLP

U.S.-based lawyers with extensive experience explain the latest litigation cases and trends for Japanese companies

FRONTEO(Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Masahiro Morimoto, hereinafter FRONTEO) is pleased to announce s that it held a joint session video recording event with a leading U.S. law firm Covington & Burling LLP (Headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA; Management Committee Chair: Doug Gibson). The event, which was held at Covington & Burling's Los Angeles, CA, office, aimed to provide an overview of the latest litigation cases and trends for Japanese companies.

At the event, six U.S. based lawyers with a wealth of experience and specialized knowledge used their expertise to explain the latest cases and trends on important topics such as class actions, intellectual property, litigation insurance, litigation under the Biden administration, M&A, and trade secret protection, all of which business professionals who areis responsible for legal affairs in Japanese companies with overseas operations should know. The lectures, followed by a moderated discussion by FRONTEO, were specially designed to take into account the unique circumstances of Japanese business professionals. Videos of these sessions are available on the FRONTEO Legal Link Portal, a members-only portal site.
URL： https://legal.fronteo.com/en/fllp/category/covington-burling-llp/

FRONTEO will continue to work with Covington & Burling to provide useful information to Japanese business professionals. We have a plan to hold a similar event in collaboration with its San Francisco and Palo Alto offices in April. In addition to the regular video recording sessions, we also plan to offer study sessions by inviting some Japanese business professionals to attend and having socializing opportunities to connect business professionals in Japanese companies with talented U.S. based lawyers.

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Lawyers and title of the lectures:

Carolyn Kubota, Partner (Covington & Burling LLP)

• Biden Administration’s renewed focus on corporate crime and how it might affect international businesses

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

Edward H. Rippey, Covington & Burling LLP, said

“The firm is honored and pleased to collaborate with FRONTEO on these several different manners. In the videos, we aimed to cover subjects and issues of interest to Japanese companies, and to address questions that we hear from our Japanese clients. We hope, of course, that Japanese businesspersons find them to be helpful. ”

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About Edward H. Rippey , Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

Mr. Rippey is an attorney specializing in complex litigation matters in a variety of practice areas and has extensive experience in patent, antitrust, copyright, securities, pharmaceutical, transportation, telecommunications, energy, mining, gaming and sports industry related litigation. He is a co-chair of the firm's Gaming Group, which represents integrated resort facilities, including casinos, as well as gaming manufacturers around the world. He is also the head of the firm's e-discovery and information management group, which represents large multinational corporations in these areas. Mr. Rippey is consistently ranked in the top tier by rating agencies such as Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Who's Who Legal, and Super Lawyers. He is described as an "astute and visionary" litigator who "combines litigation skills, deposition analysis, and case supervision.

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About Covington & Burling LLP
Covington & Burling LLP is a law firm founded in 1919 in Washington, D.C., USA. The firm has a total of 13 offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, with more than 1,300 lawyers, and has received 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 others. It has served numerous Japanese corporations, trade associations, and government agencies as clients, and we are committed to further deepening our relationship with Japan through our Japan Practice Group to better meet their needs.
URL： https://www.cov.com/

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”FRONTEO Legal Link Portal”

Service launch： June 2020
URL： https://legal.fronteo.com/en/fllp/
※Customer need registration (free of charge) first to view some videos and download materials.
Targets： Legal staff, managers of administrative departments, information system department staff, etc.
Lecturers： Lawyers, fraud investigators, and experts from major law firms in Japan and abroad who are knowledgeable and experienced in fraud investigation and international litigation.

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Areas of expertise include:

• Corporate fraud investigation
• Discovery (evidence discovery procedures)
• Competition law (Japan, US, and EU)
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Intellectual property litigation
• Personal information protection
• Export control regulations

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In addition, FRONTEO offers one-on-one workshops by Japanese and U.S. experts for corporate legal and intellectual property personnel who are interested in learning digital forensics and international litigation.

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“Free workshop for Forensic Investigation and International Litigation”
URL： https://lp.fronteo.com/forensics-seminar-registration.html
(note: this site is in Japanese)

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About FRONTEO. Everything we do comes from our service-oriented culture that puts the client at its center. We develop and constantly improve leading-edge technology, and market custom, seamless services that create value for our clients, employees, consumers and shareholders. Our name is no coincidence. “FRONTEO” helps us focus while looking forward, empowering us to apply our AI technology to the mission-critical legal market. We combine our machine learning with unparalleled attention to our clients. At FRONTEO, you are the center of our universe. You define your needs, and we are your helpmates and facilitators. Together, now and in the future, we succeed.

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