LL.M.
2001 Boston University School of Law

Ulrich Kirchhoff is a partner at ARQIS Foreign Law Office in Tokyo with more than 17 years of experience in Japan. Ulrich graduated from Freie Universität in Berlin and holds a Master of Laws in American Law from Boston University School of Law. He is qualified as a German lawyer, as a foreign registered lawyer in Japan and as a lawyer in the State of New York. His practice focuses on the support of investors in Japan and of  investors in Europe in the field of market entry support, corporate law, as well as data protection law.

Having worked on cross-border legal transactions in Germany, the United States and in Japan, Ulrich gained a global insight in different legal concepts affecting multinational companies’ business operations. During his time in Japan, he accompanied a large number of foreign investors to set-up their wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint venture companies in Japan in various industries, such as the automobile, machinery, medical, food, fashion and music industry. Ulrich is fluent in English, German and Japanese.