


Hiroshige Nakagawa
Partner
Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
Chambers Global 2024-2025 (International Trade)
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024-2026 (International Trade)
Who's Who Legal: Japan 2014-2024 (International Trade)
The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025-2026 Edition)
The Nikkei " Top-performing Lawyer " 2023- 2025 (Cross-border M&A, International Trade and Economic Security, China)
Key Practice Areas
International Practice
International Trade
Corporate
M&A
International Arbitration and International Mediation
TEL: 81-3-6775-1060
/FAX: 81-3-6775-2060
Hiroshige Nakagawa is a partner handling a wide range of corporate matters with a focus on cross-border transactions, competition issues, and litigation/arbitration cases, involving Japanese entities. He also handles China-related matters, especially in M&A transaction and dispute matters. In addition, he regularly advises foreign and domestic clients on international trade matters, including anti-dumping investigation.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Industries
Automotive, Ship and Machinery
Chemical
Paper
Food and Beverage
Brand and Apparel
Metal
Electronics and Equipment
Consumer Product and Retail
Consumer Product and Retail
Hospitality and Gaming
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SEMINARSSeminars
PUBLICATIONSPublications
CAREER
Mar 1996
Kyoto University (LL.B.)
Mar 1996 - Apr 1998
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Apr 1998
Registered as Japanese qualified lawyer
May 2002
Graduate study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (LL.M.)
Sep 2002 - Dec
Trained at Tan Peng Chin LLC
Jan 2003 - Apr 2003
King and Wood, China
Jan 2007
Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
International Bar Association (IBA Trade & Customs Law Commitee)
May 2014 - Present
Panel arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”)
2021 -
Panel arbitrator in The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (“JCAA”)
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
Part-time Lecturer / Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
Apr 2024 - Sep 2024
Part-time Lecturer / Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (1998) New York (2003)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Chinese

Hiroshige Nakagawa
TEL: 81-3-6775-1060
/FAX: 81-3-6775-2060
International Practice
International Trade
Corporate
M&A
International Arbitration and International Mediation
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