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Nishimura & Asahi Receives Top Rankings in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024
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"What I like to have in an external lawyer is someone who can advise on matters in the most efficient way and takes into account the business context, and he has these qualities"
Chambers Global 2022 -
"New entry to the rankings Yutaro Kawabata is singled out by interviewees as a ‘rising star in international arbitration’ who can ‘handle dispute settlement at a high level.’”
Chambers Global 2021 -
"Yutaro Kawabata receives plaudits as ‘a smart, hard-working and likeable individual’ who excels in pharmaceutical and franchise disputes."
Who's Who Legal 2021 Japan
Yutaro Kawabata can “handle dispute settlement at a high level” (Chambers 2021). He “is someone who can advise on matters in the most efficient way and takes into account the business context” (Chambers 2022).
Focusing on disputes arising out of the termination of contracts, in particular for clients in the automotive, pharmaceutical, electronic devices, apparel, and food & beverage sectors, Yutaro Kawabata is a “divorce lawyer” for companies. Since joining Nishimura & Asahi in 2004, he has been involved in a number of major international arbitration and commercial litigation cases.
Awards & Rankings
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Nishimura & Asahi Receives Top Rankings in Chambers Global 2024
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Outstanding Results for Nishimura & Asahi at the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
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Nishimura & Asahi Highly Recognized by Who's Who Legal in 2023
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Nishimura & Asahi receives top rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
Seminars
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IPBA Arbitration Day 2019
Osaka
External Seminars
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SIAC Tokyo Events 2018
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Getting Into and Getting Ahead in International Arbitration
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Nishimura & Asahi 47th Legal Forum
Lessons learned from recent Japanese M&A contract interpretation cases
Tokyo
Nishimura & Asahi Seminars
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New Trends in the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
Tokyo
Nishimura & Asahi Seminars
Publications
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Japan Document Execution and Retention Policies in the Electronic Age
Others
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International Survey on Marriage Equality 2021
Articles
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Arbitration in Japan
Articles
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Practical Law Global Guide 2020: Arbitration - Japan
Articles
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The Product Regulation and Liability Review - Sixth Edition: Japan
Articles
News
Education
- 2002
- Keio University, Faculty of Law
Professional Experience
- Young SIAC Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
- Herbert Smith LLP, London
- Keio University, Faculty of Policy Management and Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Lecturer
- Member of the International Bar Association
- Member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association
- Japan Arbitration Association, Deputy Secretary