GVA Professional Group

What GVA Professional Group does

GVA Professional Group is a Tokyo-headquartered Japanese law firm group founded in 2012, operating through two core bengoshi-hōjin entities (弁護士法人GVA法律事務所 for domestic matters and 弁護士法人GVA国際法律事務所 for international/cross-border matters) plus wholly-owned subsidiaries in Thailand (GVA Law Office (Thailand) Co., Ltd.) and the Philippines (GVA TNY Consulting Philippines, Inc.), and a partnered Malaysia Desk with RDJ Law since January 2024. The firm serves Japanese startups and SMEs with corporate legal advisory, fundraising, M&A, IPO preparation, contract drafting, and dispute resolution, and separately supports Japanese companies expanding into Southeast Asia through its Thailand, Philippines, and Malaysia coverage. Specialized practice teams cover FinTech, Web3, AI/data, healthcare, and entertainment/VTuber industries, and the firm has productized parts of its offering through fixed-fee service packs (notably the Startup Pack at ¥10,000/month retainer and the Influencer/VTuber Advisory Pack renewed in March 2026).

Name

GVA Professional Group

Legal name

GVA Professional Group

Website

https://gvalaw.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GVA Professional Group is a Tokyo-headquartered Japanese boutique law firm serving startups, SMEs, and overseas-expanding Japanese companies with corporate, fundraising, M&A, and cross-border Southeast Asia legal services across Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Fee-based legal consultation and advisory services for corporate clients, startups, and individual creators. Revenue generated through hourly consultation fees, retainer contracts, and project-based legal work.
2. Retainer Contracts: Monthly retainer services providing ongoing legal advisory support. Includes the Startup Pack at 10,000 yen/month for early-stage companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GVA Professional Group is a Japanese law firm group providing legal advisory services to Japanese startups, growth-stage companies expanding internationally, and individual creators (influencers, VTubers). Core offerings include retainer-based legal counsel (Startup Pack at 10,000 yen/month and general Legal Retainer Services), sector-specific advisory packs, cross-border transaction support for Japanese companies expanding into Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines), and supplementary services such as legal seminars and downloadable legal document templates.

Product overview

GVA Professional Group is a law firm group comprising GVA Law Office (domestic legal services for Japanese companies and startups) and GVA International Law Office (international legal services for overseas expansion). The group offers specialized service packages including the Influencer/VTuber Advisory Pack, Legal Retainer Services, and Startup Pack (10,000 yen/month retainer plan). Additional offerings include downloadable legal document templates, educational seminars on various legal topics, and a legal information blog covering AI, FinTech, Web3, M&A, and international business law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Retainer Services (法律顧問サービス)

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sawakami Asset Management (Thailand) Co., Ltd.minorOthers · 23 June 2025GVA International Law Office representative Daisuke Fujie appointed as director of Sawakami Asset Management (Thailand), a Thai asset management company licensed by the Thai Ministry of Finance in 2022.
• Ramesh Dipendra Jeremiah Law (RDJ Law)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2024GVA Professional Group partnered with RDJ Law to establish the GVA Malaysia Desk, providing comprehensive legal support for Japanese companies entering the Malaysian market. Representatives include Daisuke Fujie and Malaysian lawyer Saiful Aziz.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mori Hamada & Matsumoto: One of Japan's 'Big Five' law firms with a strong startup, venture capital, and cross-border M&A practice. Directly competes with GVA for Japanese startup mandates and Japan-to-SEA expansion work, though at significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• TMI Associates: Technology-focused Japanese law firm with strong IP, FinTech, and startup practices. Closely comparable to GVA's emerging-tech positioning and competes for the same founder and VC-backed clients.
• Nishimura & Asahi: Largest Japanese law firm with extensive cross-border capabilities and a dedicated startup practice. Competes for high-value Japanese venture and outbound mandates that GVA also targets.
• Torikai Sogo Law Offices: Tokyo-based Japanese boutique with comparable cross-border and corporate practice serving mid-market and emerging companies. Similar positioning to GVA in scale and client profile.
• Atsumi & Sakai: Mid-size Japanese law firm with international focus and FinTech/regulatory practice. Competes with GVA for Japan-based clients needing cross-border advisory, particularly in financial services.
• Anderson Mori & Tomotsune: Top-tier Japanese law firm with deep international practice and active startup/emerging company desk. Competes with GVA for cross-border Japan outbound mandates and serves a similar enterprise client base in tech and venture.

Broad incumbents

• Baker McKenzie (Tokyo): Global law firm with one of the largest Japan practices, serving multinational clients on Japan-related cross-border transactions. Competes with GVA on the international end of mandates where clients seek global one-stop coverage.
• Clifford Chance (Tokyo): Magic Circle firm with established Tokyo office competing for high-value cross-border M&A and financing mandates involving Japanese clients. Represents the global incumbent alternative to GVA's boutique Japan-SEA offering.

Others

• Bengo4.com (弁護士ドットコム): Leading Japanese legal tech platform connecting consumers and SMBs to lawyers online. Not a direct competitor but ecosystem-adjacent — overlaps with GVA's content-marketing and inbound acquisition strategy and signals the broader legal services innovation landscape in Japan.
• LegalForce: Japanese legal-tech company providing AI-powered contract review and lifecycle management. Adjacent to GVA's contract advisory services and competes at the technology layer; also represents the AI-in-legal trajectory that GVA's GVA TECH affiliate is pursuing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gvalaw
• Facebookfacebook.com/gvalawoffice
• LinkedInjp.linkedin.com/company/gva-law-office

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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