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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Offices
Otemachi Park Building
1-1-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
TOKYO
100-8136
Japan
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Hiroki Wakabayashi
Position
Partner(Dispute Resolution; Restructing/Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Internal Practice)
Career
Admitted in Japan (1989), New York (1994).
Languages
- Japanese (first language)
- English
Memberships
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association.
Education
Tokyo University (LLB, 1987); University of Chicago (LLM, 1993); Judge at the Tokyo Districy Court and another destrict court (1996-2002); Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo School of law (April 2016-).
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Dispute resolution: Independent local firms
(Hall of Fame)Anderson Mori & Tomotsune ‘specialises in representing international clients’, and is often engaged in construction disputes, labour disputes, internal investigations, as well as white-collar crime cases. Kenichi Sadaka and Hiroki Wakabayashi jointly lead the team, with the former utilising his experience as a former judge, while the latter brings expertise in cross-border litigation. Aoi Inoue and David MacArthur dually lead the international arbitration team and are key contacts for clients under various institutional rules.
Japan > Risk management and investigations: Independent local firms
The team at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is distinguished by its ‘high level of expertise and excellent communication skills’ and possesses a wide-ranging proficiency encompassing fraud, bribery, and information leak mandates. The group’s collective experience spans internal investigations, quality control issues, corporate criminal defence work, and government investigations. All three co-heads, Kazuhilo Kikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, and Hidetaka Miyake, have an ‘exceptional background’ derived from their former roles as prosecutors specialising in regulatory and criminal defence, corporate internal investigations, and compliance. Adding to the team’s depth, of counsel Kazuo Sakakibara has significant expertise in bribery regulations, internal investigations, and government inquiries, while Hiroki Wakabayashi leverages his background as a judge.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: Independent local firms Japan
- Hall of Fame Japan > Dispute resolution: Independent local firms
- Risk management and investigations: Independent local firms Japan
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