Monolith Law Office partners with Poland’s GP Partners on GDPR compliance

Monolith Law Office in Tokyo has teamed up with Warsaw-based GP Partners to give Japanese companies direct access to EU GDPR guidance without routing questions through intermediaries. The firms say the arrangement is meant to speed cross-border advice on data transfers, privacy policies and other compliance work as Japanese businesses expand into Europe.

Why it matters: - Japanese companies moving into Europe face GDPR rules that can apply even when the business is based outside the EU. - The partnership is designed to cut language barriers, reduce delays and lower the risk of missing local regulatory nuance. - GDPR penalties can reach up to €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher. - The alliance gives Japanese executives a direct path to European legal expertise from within Japan.

What happened: - Monolith Law Office in Tokyo announced a strategic partnership with Warsaw-based GP Partners on July 29, 2026. - Monolith Law Office is led by Managing Attorney Toki Kawase. - GP Partners was co-founded by Maciej Gawroński, a recognized authority on GDPR. - The firms said Japanese companies can now seek GDPR guidance through Monolith’s attorneys in Japanese while drawing on GP Partners’ European expertise.

The details: - GDPR can apply extra-territorially to foreign companies that offer goods or services to EU users or monitor their behavior. - Japanese B2B SaaS providers, cross-border e-commerce platforms and mobile app developers are among the kinds of businesses exposed to these rules. - The partnership covers cross-border data transfers using Standard Contractual Clauses and Transfer Impact Assessments. - The firms will help draft and revise multilingual privacy policies in Japanese and English. - The service also includes support on whether a company must appoint a Data Protection Officer. - The partnership extends to building and reviewing Records of Processing Activities. - Monolith said the goal is to provide practical, locally verified compliance support rather than abstract legal theory. - GP Partners is a Warsaw-based firm focused on technology and data protection. - GP Partners is ranked by international directories including Chambers Europe. - The firm counts clients such as McDonald’s and major Polish financial institutions.

Between the lines: - The deal reflects a broader shift toward specialized cross-border legal networks as privacy enforcement becomes more complex. - Japanese firms often rely on a domestic lawyer to relay questions to a European firm, a process that can add cost and weaken precision. - Direct collaboration between the two firms is meant to preserve legal nuance and speed up response times. - The partnership also signals rising demand for hands-on GDPR advice tied to actual enforcement practice, not just written compliance templates.

What's next: - Monolith Law Office said it will continue using its international network to support Japanese companies entering overseas markets. - The firms are positioning the alliance as a long-term compliance resource for businesses handling cross-border data flows. - As data-driven services grow, the partnership is likely to focus on emerging privacy and AI-related regulatory issues as well.