Mr Yuji Miyazaki > Hiratsuka & Co > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile
Hiratsuka & Co Offices
9TH FLOOR, KAIUN BUILDING, 2-6-4 HIRAKAWA-CHO
CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 102-0093
Japan
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Mr Yuji Miyazaki

Position
Specialist in Litigation, Arbitration and Negotiation of all Maritime matters including Charterparty, Contract of Affreightment, Shipbuilding contracts and disputes, Sale/Purchase of Ships, Collisions, Fire, Grounding, Pollution, Arrest/Release of Ships, Cargo Claims and Personal Injury Defense. Also undertakes International insolvency, Product liability, Insurance and Reinsurance and General corporate matters.
Career
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court; Admitted to the Tokyo Bar Association; Worked as Civil/Criminal Litigator in Tokyo; Joined Hiratsuka & Co. (2011); Made partner of the firm 2014.
Languages
Japanese and English
Memberships
Tokyo Bar Association
Education
Faculty of Letters, Tokyo University (B.A., Aesthetics); Waseda Law School (J.D.); Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2010); University of Southampton (Maritime Law Short Course, 2013)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Shipping: Independent local firms
(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)‘Exceptional’ boutique firm Hiratsuka & Co specialises in international shipping, insurance, and commodities, and has a strong reputation for both its dry and wet shipping practices. The department handles a broad range of disputes, including collisions, fires, and cargo claims, and is active in arbitration proceedings and Japanese courts. Department head Makoto Hiratsuka, who is praised for his ‘authoritative style, incisive advice and tenacity’, leads the ‘responsive and very reliable‘ team which includes Shinichiro Yamashita and Yuji Miyazaki.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals: Bengoshi - Japan > Shipping: Independent local firms
- Shipping: Independent local firms - Japan