Chie Nakahara specializes in international litigation and arbitration. The disputes she typically handles relate to M&A, distributorship, licensing, franchising, and the termination of such continuous contracts, construction, product liability, corporate governance, intellectual property, finance and other commercial matters. She has acted in a large number of complex and high profile litigations and arbitrations.
She serves as a panel of arbitrators at Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, and also as a registered arbitrator at the Daiichi Tokyo Bar Arbitration Center.

Recent activities

7/2022

Most Nominations at Women in Business Law Awards Asia-Pacific 2022

Awards

12/2021

Most nominations at the Asian Legal Business Women in Law Awards 2021

Awards

4/2020

Top attorneys in Japan: Best Lawyers - 2021 edition

Awards

Education

2011

Stanford Law School (LL.M.)

1998

Kyoto University (LL.B.)

Professional experience

2020 -

Panel of International Arbitrators, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International (KCAB International)

2019 -

Panel of Arbitrators, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)

2019 -

Panel of Mediators, Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)

2018 -

Panel of Specialist Mediators, Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)

2017 -

Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

2016 -

Registered arbitrator at the Daiichi Tokyo Bar Arbitration Center

2012

Dorsey & Whitney LLP, New York

2011 - 2012

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, New York

2006 - 2010

Japan Association of Arbitrators, Deputy Secretary