Hiroshige Nakagawa
Partner
Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
Chambers Global 2024
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
Who's Who Legal: Japan 2023
Who's Who Legal: Japan 2022
The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)
Key Practice Areas
International Practice
International Trade
Corporate
M&A
International Arbitration and International Mediation
TEL:81-3-6775-1060
/FAX:81-3-6775-2060
Hiroshige Nakagawa is a partner handling a wide range of corporate matters with a focus on cross-border transactions, competition issues, and litigation/arbitration cases, involving Japanese entities. He also handles China-related matters, especially in M&A transaction and dispute matters. In addition, he regularly advises foreign and domestic clients on international trade matters, including anti-dumping investigation.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
International Practice
International Trade
Dispute Resolution
Sustainability
Corporate
M&A
Competition/Antitrust
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Media and Entertainment
Industries
Automotive, Ship and Machinery
Chemical
Paper
Food and Beverage
Brand and Apparel
Metal
Electronics and Equipment
Consumer Product and Retail
Consumer Product and Retail
Hospitality and Gaming
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SEMINARSSeminars
PUBLICATIONSPublications
CAREER
Mar 1996
Kyoto University (LL.B.)
Mar 1996 - Apr 1998
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
May 2002
Graduate study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (LL.M.)
Sep 2002 - Dec
Trained at Tan Peng Chin LLC
Jan 2003 - Apr 2003
King and Wood, China
Jan 2012 - Present
International Bar Association (IBA Trade & Customs Law Commitee)
May 2014 - Present
China-East Asia International Trade Disputes Settlement Advisory Committee
May 2014 - Present
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
Apr 2018 - Sep 2018
Part-time Lecturer / Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
Apr 2020 - Sep 2020
Part-time Lecturer / Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
2021
Panel arbitrator in The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
Part-time Lecturer / Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
Apr 2024 -
Part-time Lecturer / Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (1998) New York (2003)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Chinese
Hiroshige Nakagawa
TEL:81-3-6775-1060
/FAX:81-3-6775-2060
International Practice
International Trade
Corporate
M&A
International Arbitration and International Mediation