About Gai Matsushita

Gai Matsushita is a partner at Atsumi & Sakai. He has some 12 years’ experience advising on intellectual property, information technology, dispute resolution, and data protection and cybersecurity. He heads the firm’s IT/TMT team and serves as a sub-manager of the IP team. Gai handles a wide variety of IP-related disputes including IP infringement litigation and trials, as well as non-contentious matters, including drafting and reviewing IP-related agreements. He also advises on cutting-edge technological matters involving AI, IoT and data, including data privacy. Gai also assisted with drafting “Contract Guidelines on Utilization of AI and Data", Japan’s first comprehensive guideline on AI and data-related contracts published by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in June 2018.