- Languages
- JapaneseEnglish
Contact Information
- TEL
- +81-3-5223-7734 ( Tokyo)
- FAX
- +81-3-5223-7634 (Tokyo)
Practice Areas
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Regulatory/Regulated Transactions
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Health Care, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Sciences
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International Trade
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Crisis Management
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Disputes/Dispute Resolution
- Civil Disputes
- Corporate and Commercial Disputes
- International Disputes
- International Arbitration/Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Financial Services Disputes
- Intellectual Property Disputes
- Tax Disputes
- Employment Disputes
- Consumer Disputes
- Disputes in Information Technology Systems Development
- Incidents Related to Consumer Products
- Administrative Disputes
- Corporate Criminal Defense/White Collar Crime
Satoshi Kawai：Awards
- Awards
- Top Rankings Received from IFLR1000 2023
- Awards
- The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2024 edition)
- Awards
- Our lawyers selected in "Who’s Who Legal: Japan 2022"
Satoshi Kawai：News
- Public Service
- Satoshi Kawai became the Vice-Chairperson of the Discipline Maintenance Committee, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
- Public Service
- Satoshi Kawai became the Chair of the ADR Center, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
- Public Service
- Satoshi Kawai became a member of the Discipline Maintenance Committee, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Satoshi Kawai：Seminars
- Oct. 12, 2007External Seminars
- Japan’s Emerging M&A Market: Defensive Measures, Judicial Review, and Insider Trading
Satoshi Kawai：Publications
- Book
- "Guide to Current Thai Business Laws - Second edition"
- Book Article
- "Guide to Current Thai Business Laws"
- "New Trusts as Social Infrastructure"
Satoshi Kawai：Other
Background
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
- Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 1995)
- with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York (1995-1996)
- with Nomura Securities International, Inc., New York (1996-1997)
Major Activities
- Lecturer at Tohoku University Law School (2004-2015)
- Arbitrator for Arbitration Center, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2005-)
- Member of International Advisory Board (IAB), Columbia Law School (2006-2014)
- Chairman of Arbitration Center Committee, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2011-2016)
- Special Member of the Dispute Reconciliation Committee for Nuclear Damage, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology (2011-)
- Member of the Commission on Policy Evaluation and Evaluation of Incorporated Administrative Agencies, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2013-2015)
- Member of "Subcommittee for Reform of Incorporated Administrative Agencies," Counsel for Promotion of Administrative Reform, Headquarters for Promoting Administrative Reform of the Cabinet Secretariat (2013-2014)
- Vice-Chairperson of the ADR Center, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2013-2022)
- Director of Japan ADR Association (2014-)
- Board Member of the Japan Association of Arbitrators (2016-)
- Member of the Arbitration Legislative Subcommittee of the Legislative Council, Ministry of Justice (2020-2022)
- Member of the International Arbitration Committee, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2021-)
- Member of the Discipline Maintenance Committee, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2022-)
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Chair of the ADR Center, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2023-)
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Vice-Chairperson of the Discipline Maintenance Committee, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2023-)
Bar Admissions
admitted in Japan, 1989; New York, 1996
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association