Hiroyuki Kon

Associate | Tokyo


Secretary Risa Itabashi

Hiroyuki is an associate in the real estate team.

His practice focuses on a range of commercial real estate activities, including real estate acquisition, financing and securitization matters. During his legal apprenticeship term, he worked on a study of the viral effect of GNU/GPL under Japanese law for which he won an award.

He joined Withers shortly after qualifying as a Japanese lawyer.
 

Experience

External Publications

  • ''A Study on the Viral Effect of GNU/GPL - In the Light of the Argument in Germany -', Copyright and Neighboring Rights collection of papers, No. 11, Copyright Research and Information Center, November 2024

Admissions

  • Japan, 2025

Education

  • Waseda Law School, J.D
  • Chuo University, LL.B

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

Memberships

  • Toyko Bar Association

Withers History

  • Joined 2025