Kohji Hayakawa

Associate

Kohji Hayakawa is a senior associate who mainly handles cross-border dispute resolution including litigation and arbitration. He can advise on maritime law and law of the sea based on his experience of studying and working in the UK and Germany. He is dual-qualified in Japan and the UK.

Practice Areas Practice Groups Background Publications Achievements Professional Admissions Professional and Academic Associations Languages

Practice Areas

Key Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution

General Commercial Litigation International Litigation and Cross-Border Disputes Alternative Dispute Resolution International Arbitration

Energy and Natural Resources

Economic Security and International Trade

Related Practice Areas

International Practice

EU United Kingdom

Government Investigations and Crisis Management

Quality control, product liability and product fraud Government investigations

Topics

Achievements

Apr 18, 2024

The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)

Articles

Mar 2024

Lexology Panoramic - Arbitration 2024 - Japan

Articles

Dec 2023

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2023- Japan: International Trade

Practice Groups

Dispute Resolution Group
Financial Restructuring & Insolvency Group
Financial Services & Transactions Group

Background

Mar 2011	The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Mar 2013	The University of Tokyo School of Law (J.D.)
Nov 2013 - Dec 2014	The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Dec 2014 - Dec 2015	Associated with MAX Law Office
Jul - Aug 2015	Trained at Stephenson Harwood LLP
Mar 2017	Completed navigational course at Marine Technical College
Jun 2018 - Jun 2019	Worked for the legal department of one of the largest trading companies in Japan
Aug - Sep 2019	Completed 46th Maritime Law Short Course at University of Southampton
Oct 2020	Queen Mary University of London (LL.M. in International Shipping Law, Distinction)
Sep - Dec 2020	Worked for Reed Smith LLP, London
Feb - Apr 2021	Legal Intern at International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), Hamburg
Oct 2022	Registered as a solicitor in England and Wales

Publications

Lexology Panoramic - Arbitration 2024 - Japan LEXOLOGY

Mar 2024

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2023- Japan: International Trade The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2023- Japan: International Trade

Dec 2023

Energy Practice Legal Update - Outline of the Fourth Master Plan on Ocean Policy AMT Newsletters

Jul 2023

Energy Practice Legal Update - Various Issues Concerning Law of the Sea and Maritime Law in Relation to Offshore Wind Power Generation in Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone AMT Newsletters

Apr 2023

Trends on Cryptocurrency Disputes - Trends in Dispute Resolution Overseas (34) JCA Journal (Mar 2023)

Mar 2023

Chambers Global Practice Guides - International Arbitration 2022 -Trends and Developments- (Japan Chapter) Chambers Global Practice Guides - International Arbitration 2022

Aug 2022

Amendments to the Civil Proceedings Act in relation to digital transformation Shojihomu Portal

Jun 2022

Review: K Line Pte Ltd v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd (The “Eternal Bliss”) [2021] EWCA Civ 1712 Maritime Law Journal

May 2022

Publication of proposals for amendments to the Arbitration Act by Ministry of Justice Shojihomu Portal

Nov 2021

Review: K Line Pte Ltd v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd (The “Eternal Bliss”) [2020] EWHC 2373 (Comm) Maritime Law Journal

Nov 2021

Publication of report in relation to Act on Special Measures concerning Civil Court Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage incurred by Consumers Shojihomu Portal

Oct 2021

UK’s National Security and Investment Bill: can financiers avoid being caught out? Global Banking & Finance Review

Feb 2021

Maritime Dispute Resolution in UK - Trends in Dispute Resolution Overseas (12) JCA Journal (Jan 2021)

Jan 2021

Case on Request for Order of Provisional Disposition on Deletion of Posted Articles - Review for the Decision rendered by the Supreme Court on January 31, 2017 and related issues in the future Hanrei Jiho No.2328

Jun 2017

Blockchain Technology and its potentiality LIBRA Vol.17 No.4

Apr 2017

Achievements

Apr 18, 2024

The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)

Apr 20, 2023

The Best Lawyers in Japan™ 2024

Apr 14, 2022

Best Lawyers 2023

Professional Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, Japan (2014)
Solicitor, England and Wales（2022）
Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators（2023）
Japan Maritime Counselor (2015)
Marine Procedure Commission Agent (2019)
License of Boat's Operator

Professional and Academic Associations

Tokyo Bar Association
Law Society of England and Wales
Japan Association of Arbitrators (Deputy Secretary General of the General Affairs and Finance Committee)
The Maritime Law Association of Japan

Languages

Japanese (first language)
English