Kikkawa Law Offices

Chairman: Hiroshi Tanaka

Managing Partners: Masatoshi Ohara, Hiroshi Tanaka, Tomoyuki Nishide

Number of partners: 11

Number of lawyers: 32

Languages: English, Japanese

Firm Overview:

The firm’s founder Prof. Daijiro Kikkawa, a prominent scholar, started his legal practice as an attorney in 1942, bringing his extensive knowledge and expertise into practice. Since then, Kikkawa Law has been playing a key role at the forefront of legal developments over the past 80 plus years. Kikkawa Law serves its clients from various types of businesses in a wide range of industries, both private and public, national and international, varying from Fortune global 500 corporations to emerging companies and from individuals to governments. The firm has grown alongside its clients that are leaders in their respective fields in the region and beyond.

Main Areas of Practice:

Mergers & Acquisitions:

■ Strategic Buy Out

■ Private Equity

■ Startups and Venture Capitals

■ Joint Venture

■ Hostile Takeover

Competition:

■ Cartels and Leniency

■ Merger Regulation

■ Competition Compliance

■ Competition-Related Litigation

Bankruptcy & Restructuring:

■ Bankruptcy and Restructuring

■ Liquidation

Dispute Resolution:

■ Litigation

■ Domestic and International Arbitration

■ Mediation

Cross-Border Practice:

■ Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions

■ FDI and National Securiy

■ Trade Regulations

■ International Dispute Resolution

Real Estate:

■ Real Estate Investment

■ Real Estate Development

■ Schemed Real Estate Investment

Corporate:

■ Corporate Governance

■ Shareholder Meetings

■ Investor Relations

■ Corporate and Commercial Transactions

Labour & Employment:

■ Labour and Employment Disputes

■ Harassment

■ Labour and Employment Law Compliance

■ Immigration-Related Services

Information & Consumer Law:

■ Data Protection and Privacy

■ Information Technology

■ Product Liability

Intellectual Property:

■ Licensing Transactions

■ Trademark and Design Protections

■ Copyright

■ Entertainment Law

Finance:

■ Venture Finance

■ Financial Regulations

■ Fin Tech

■ Project Finance

■ Insurance

Tax:

■ Tax-Related Disputes

■ Tax Compliance

Industries of Key Clients:

■ Utilities

■ Manufacturing

■ Transportation and Logistics

■ Energy and Natural Resources

■ Real Estate

■ Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Life Science

■ Trading

■ IT

■ Governmental and Public Sector

■ Banks, Funds and Other Financial Entities