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平家 正博
平家 正博

Masahiro HEIKE

  • Partner
  • Tokyo

Masahiro Heike handles a wide range of international trade cases, including cases related to the WTO Agreement. From his experience working for the Japanese government, he is adept at dealing with cases while taking into account domestic and overseas policy trends.

Masahiro Heike specializes in international trade law. From 2016 to 2018, he worked at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as an in-government lawyer, and handled numerous WTO disputes and trade negotiations and was responsible for the trade policies of other jurisdictions including the United States and China. Currently, he is involved in a wide range of matters including WTO dispute settlement cases, domestic and foreign trade remedy cases (anti-dumping, safeguards), government research related to international trade law, and the handling of tariffs and origin relations.

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Education

2015
New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
2007
The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D.)
2005
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional Experience

Committee member, Study Group on WTO Jurisprudence, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Deputy Director Multilateral Trade System Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Brussels