Mr Masahiko Kinoshita > Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile

Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo
Shin-Tokyo Building 2F-246
3-3-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005
Japan

Work Department

Labour and Employment / Dispute Resolution and Investigations

Position

Partner

Career

Admitted to practice in 2015 (Japan) and in 2022 (New York)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (2015 – 2017)
Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo (2017- present)

Languages

Japanese and English

Memberships

Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2015 – present)
New York State Bar Association (2022 – present)

Education

Waseda University
University of Tokyo Graduate School for Law and Politics
The Legal Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2015)
New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2022)

Lawyer Rankings

Japan > Labour and employment: Independent local firms

Practitioners at Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo are experienced in labour and employment law matters. and display ‘a good understanding of the financial landscape in Japan’. More broadly, the group is also noted for being ‘particularly focused on labour law in general’, advising on the full scope of employment work and ‘strips away the legalese to provide workable commercial solutions’. Practice head Akiko Yamakawademonstrates skilled litigation assistance based on many years of experience in this field’ and Kazuki Okada has represented unions and employees in disputes. Masahiko Kinoshita is the key name to note at associate level.