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Kei Akagawa

Kei Akagawa

Partner
Tokyo Office
TEL:
81-3-6775-1113
FAX:
81-3-6775-2113

Kei Akagawa (Mr.) is specialized in dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration and out of court dispute resolution, including international dispute resolution). He is experienced in the various aspects of dispute resolution that arise in connection with corporate, including consumer related matters.

In particular, he constantly engages in disputes concerning M&A transactions, Finance transactions, IT matters, Internet issues, Energy transactions, Real Estate transactions, Product Safety issues, Labor issues and Tax issues in Japan and overseas.

Akagawa Kei
Practice Areas Practice Groups Background Publications Lectures Achievements Professional Admissions Professional and Academic Associations Languages

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution
General Commercial Litigation International Litigation and Cross-Border Disputes Alternative Dispute Resolution Labor and Employment Disputes Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution Administrative Disputes Product Liability Disputes Financial and Securities Dispute Resolution Real Estate Dispute Resolution Corporate Scandal Related Securities and Other Civil Litigation Companies Act related Disputes Estate and Business Succession Dispute Resolution Consumer-related Disputes Insurance Related Disputes IT Related Disputes Trade Secret Disputes Energy and Natural Resources Litigation International Arbitration
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Internal investigations and organizing third-party committees Quality control, product liability and product fraud
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment Disputes Labor Unions Harassment Severance Matters Executive (Board Members and Auditors) Issues
Tax
Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution
International Practice

Topics

Articles
Nov 2021
Crisis and Prospect of WTO Dispute Settlement Body - Trend in Dispute Resolution Overseas (21)
Books
Nov 2021
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice Fifth Edition
Articles
Oct 2021
Product Recall 2022 (Japan Chapter)

Practice Groups

  • Dispute Resolution Group
  • Tax Law
  • Labor Law

Background

Mar 2000 The University of Tokyo University (LL.B.)
2002-2003 The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Sep 2009 - Mar 2010 Associate with Herbert Smith (currently, Herbert Smith Freehills), Paris
Apr 2020 - Adjunct Lecturer, Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law
Apr 2021 - Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, International Civil Procedure Law

Publications

Crisis and Prospect of WTO Dispute Settlement Body - Trend in Dispute Resolution Overseas (21) JCA Journal (Nov 2021)
Nov 2021
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice Fifth Edition Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Nov 2021
Product Recall 2022 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through 2022
Oct 2021
Product Liability & Safety 2021: Trends and Development (Japan Chapter) Chambers Global Practice Guides
Jun 2021
Litigation 2021 (Japan Chapter) - Law and Practice Chambers Global Practice Guides
Dec 2020
Product Recall 2021 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through 2021
Oct 2020
Trends in Dispute Resolution in the United States - Trends in Dispute Resolution Overseas JCA Journal
Jan 2020
Product Recall 2020 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through 2020
Nov 2019
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice Fourth Edition Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Sep 2019
Product Recall 2019 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through 2019
Oct 2018
Product Recall 2018 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through 2018
Oct 2017
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice Third Edition Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Sep 2017
Case on Request for Order of Provisional Disposition on Deletion of Posted Articles - Review for the Decision rendered by the Supreme Court on January 31, 2017 and related issues in the future Hanrei Jiho No.2328
Jun 2017
Product Recall 2017 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through　2017
Nov 2016
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice Second Edition LexisNexis Japan
Oct 2014
Getting the Deal Through – Anti-Corruption Regulation 2014 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Corruption Regulation 2014
Mar 2014
Getting the Deal Through – Anti-Corruption Regulation 2013 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through – Anti-Corruption Regulation 2013
Mar 2013
Introduction to Japanese Business Law & Practice LexisNexis Hong Kong
Dec 2012
Case where a Delaware Limited Partnership does not correspond to a corporation (houjin) under Japanese tax law - Tokyo District Court Decision dated July 19, 2011 International Taxation（January, 2012）
Jan 2012
IBA Guidelines for Drafting International Arbitration Clauses (translation) Japan Arbitration Association, December 2011
Dec 2011
Counter measures against impermissible competition and usage of information gained while in office ~approach from warning to court Business Law Journal (September, 2011）
Jul 2011
Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Corruption Regulation 2011 (Japan Chapter) Getting the Deal Through - Anti-Corruption Regulation 2011
Jun 2011
Satisfactory judgment on a tax suit against the government The Lawyers（August, 2010）
Aug 2010
Japanese Business Law and Practice Law Press China
May 2009
The Impact of Recent Tax Reform on the Structure of M&A Transactions The Asialaw Japan Review, Volume 2 Issue 3 (January 2007)
Jan 2007
Introduction to International Tax Practice JCA Journal（April - September, 2006）
Apr 2006

Lectures

One event, many losses – resolving catastrophe, crisis and class action claims IPBA
Apr 7, 2017
Life cycle of a product (part IV) – The End-user IBA
Jun 22, 2016
International Arbitration Seminar - Practice and Latest Trends of Arbitration in Japan and Singapore Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Rajah & Tann LLP
Aug 18 - 20, 2014
Bridging Cultures in Arbitration – A Special Focus on Asia and Europe IPBA
Oct 2013
Foreign Bribery Act Update and Impact on Japanese Companies Anderson Mori and Tomotsune, UBIC, Inc.
Oct 2011
Arbitration in Asia: Latest developments and practical guidance for Japanese companies Anderson Mori and Tomotsune, Herbert Smith (currently, Herbert Smith Freehills)
Oct 2011
Special Session by IPBA Japan Chapter: Litigation System in Asia - A Comparative Study IPBA
Apr 2011

Achievements

Apr 15, 2021
Best Lawyers 2022
Apr 9, 2020
Best Lawyers 2021

Professional Admissions

  • Japan (2003)

Professional and Academic Associations

  • Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Languages

  • Japanese (first language)
  • English