TMI Associates promotes 21 to partner
05 February 2026
TMI Associates has promoted 18 lawyers, one patent attorney and two registered foreign lawyers to partner, including several involved in intellectual property:
Takahiro Inoue joined TMI Associates in July 2023. His practice includes copyright, patents, trademarks, unfair competition, designs, TMT, IT, entertainment and sports, commercial disputes and IP litigation.
Tomohiro Kuribayashi joined TMI Associates in January 2021. His practice includes copyright, patents, trademarks, unfair competition, designs, TMT, IT, branding, commercial disputes and IP litigation.
Daisuke Inaba joined TMI Associates in August 2021. His practice includes work with emerging companies, IPO support, copyright, patents, trademarks, unfair competition, designs, TMT, IT, entertainment and sports, branding, IP disputes, criminal procedure, cartels/collusion, international cartel and private monopolization/unfair trade practice.
Hiroyuki Danzuka joined TMI Associates in July 2024. His practice includes IP litigation, commercial disputes, copyright, IP transactions, IP strategy support, M&A, corporate governance, start-ups, IPO support, entertainment and sports, equity finance and joint ventures.
Tadashi Takeuchi, a patent attorney, joined TMI Associates as a paralegal in March 2012. His practice includes patents, designs, applications, IP litigation, expert opinions, IP transactions, IP consulting, IP research and analysis and IP valuations.
Davy Le Doussal, a registered foreign lawyer, joined TMI Associates in April 2008. His practice includes consumer affairs, copyright, patents, trademarks, designs, TMT, IT, branding, entertainment and sports, commercial disputes, IP litigation, tax disputes, administrative disputes, international litigation, arbitration and mediation.
