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Employment: Bengoshi

Japan

8 Years Ranked

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Dispute Resolution: Domestic

Japan

11 Years Ranked

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Practice Areas

Labour and Employment / Dispute Resolution and Investigations / Crisis Management

Kazuki is the head of our Dispute Resolution team. He specialises in dispute resolution and employment and labour law. He has a strong domestic litigation practice and has experience in various kinds of disputes between international companies. He also has extensive experience in dealing with various trade unions in Japan. He has written a leading treatise on civil litigation and employment law in Japan. Kazuki was educated at Hitotsubashi University and the Legal Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan. He was admitted as a Japanese bengoshi (lawyer) in 1975 and is a member of the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association and the Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure. He is a lecturer at Hitotsubashi University School of Law, including lectures on witness examination. He speaks Japanese and English.

Career

Admitted to practice in 1975 (Japan)

Tokyo Law Office (1975-1993)

Partner of Takahashi & Okada (1993-1999)

Partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (1999-2017)

Partner of Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo (2017-)

Professional Memberships

Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (1975-present)

Member of the Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure

Lecturer at Hitotsubashi University School of Law

Member of Japan Association of Corporate Executives

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Employment: Bengoshi - Japan
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Kazuki Okada is a widely recognised lawyer in the field of employment law in Japan, regularly advising on union and employee issues for a global clientele. He leverages longstanding litigation experience to represent high-profile organisations in their disputes with unions and employees.


Dispute Resolution: Domestic - Japan
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Kazuki Okada has extensive experience handling litigation relating to employment, construction, intellectual property and product liability before the District Court, High Court and Supreme Court, attracting regular instructions from foreign entities. He is also well equipped to advise on crisis management mandates.


Crisis Management: Domestic - Japan
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Kazuki Okada has extensive experience handling litigation relating to employment, construction, intellectual property and product liability before the District Court, High Court and Supreme Court, attracting regular instructions from foreign entities. He is also well equipped to advise on crisis management mandates.

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Kazuki Okada, Akiko Yamakawa, Mari Abe, Masahiko Kinoshita, Tomohiro Yokota
Article • Dec 2024

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