Lawyers

Co-founder, Attorney-at-Law

Kotaro HAYAKAWA

EDUCATION
2015

New York University, School of Law
Master of Laws (International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration Program LL.M.)
New York, NY, USA

2007

University of Tokyo, School of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Tokyo, Japan

2005

University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Tokyo, Japan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024

Hayakawa, Ishida & Oshita
Co-founder, Attorney-at-Law
Tokyo, Japan

2016 - 2023

Kotohira Partners
Partner, Attorney-at-Law
Tokyo, Japan

2015 - 2016

NISHIMURA & ASAHI (Singapore)
Associate, Attorney-at-Law
Singapore, Singapore

2009 - 2015

NISHIMURA & ASAHI (Tokyo)
Associate, Attorney-at-Law
Tokyo, Japan

BAR ADMISSIONS

Japan (2008) and New York (2016)

PUBLICATIONS
2017

“Inheritance Procedure at financial institutions” (Co-author, Kinzai Institute for financial Affairs, Inc., 2017)

2016

“Practice on Capital and Business Alliance” (co-author, Chuokeizai-sha Holdings, Inc., 2016)

2014

“International Arbitration and Corporate Strategy” (co-author, Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd., 2014)

2012

“Insights on the judgment of Fukuoka Uo-ichiba shareholder class action (second instance) – Responsibility of board of the parent company regarding subsidiary management and relief” (co-author, Commercial law review No. 1970, 2012)

LANGUAGES

Japanese (Native), English (Fluent)