Mr Kazuki Okada > Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile
Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo Offices
Shin-Tokyo Building 2F-246
3-3-1 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005
Japan
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Mr Kazuki Okada
Work Department
Labour and Employment / Dispute Resolution and Investigations
Position
Partner
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-)
Languages
Japanese and English
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
Education
Hitotsubashi University (LL.B., 1973)
The Legal Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1975)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Dispute resolution: Independent local firms
(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)The dispute resolution team at Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo offers clients assistance in JCAA arbitrations, product liability cases, defamation cases, as well as investigations. The practice is led by Kazuki Okada, who is experienced in domestic litigation and disputes between international companies. Other key names within the practice include Akira Nakazawa and Akiko Yamakawa who often handle life science regulatory disputes.
Japan > Labour and employment: Independent local firms
(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)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 Yamakawa ‘demonstrates 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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals: Bengoshi Japan > Labour and employment: Independent local firms
- Leading individuals: Bengoshi Japan > Dispute resolution: Independent local firms
- Labour and employment: Independent local firms Japan
- Dispute resolution: Independent local firms Japan