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Provided by Hiroki Wakabayashi
Wakabayashi is primarily representing both Japanese and non-Japanese financial institutions, audit corporations and business corporations in transaction disputes, professional responsibility disputes, labor relation disputes and other types of disputes, based on his experience as a lawyer to date as well as a district court judge. In addition to these corporate related disputes, he also practices in the areas of inheritance and domestic relations.
Admitted in Japan (1989), New York (1994).
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (Japan).
Recent Legislation on the IT-enablement of Civil Procedure and the Possibility of Questioning Overseas Witnesses (NBL 2024), Chambers Litigation 2025 (Japan Chapter) - Law and Practice (co-author), The “Fair Price” of the Stock in the Two-stage Cash-out Transaction (Japan Business Law Review 2024), the Chapter on professional responsibility of judges of the Law and Ethics of Jurists, 3rd edition (co-author) (The University of Nagoya Press, 2019) and Others.
University of Tokyo (LLB, 1987); University of Chicago Law School (LLM, 1993)
Provided by Chambers
Hiroki Wakabayashi typically assists foreign and domestic financial institutions and corporations in disputes arising out of corporate transactions and professional negligence matters. Clients appreciate his previous experience as a judge.
Provided by Chambers
An excellent lawyer and capable litigator leveraging his expertise as a former judge.
Hiroaki Wakabayashi made use of his experience as a judge to formulate a trial strategy that took into account the mental image of the judge, which gave us a great sense of security.
An excellent lawyer and capable litigator leveraging his expertise as a former judge.
Hiroaki Wakabayashi made use of his experience as a judge to formulate a trial strategy that took into account the mental image of the judge, which gave us a great sense of security.
