Kanako Watanabe
Kanako Watanabe

Partner

Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024
Key Practice Areas
Restructuring/Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Corporate
M&A
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
TEL:81-3-6775-1196
/FAX:81-3-6775-2196
Kanako Watanabe is working for various corporate matters in Japan and overseas with a focus on domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency cases, corporate and commercial transactions and M&A cases. She is also well experienced in government investigations and crisis management cases.
SERVICES
Industries
Banks
Transportation and Logistics
Telecommunication, Media, and Entertainment
Medical, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Life Science and Biotechnology
Brand and Apparel
Consumer Product and Retail
CAREER
Mar 2004
Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan (Bachelor of Social Sciences)
Mar 2007
Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Law (Juris Doctor)
2007 - 2008
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Apr 2015
Graduate study, University of Virginia (LL.M.)
Oct 2016 - Jun 2017
Associated with Mayer Brown LLP, New York
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2008)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Kanako Watanabe
Kanako Watanabe
TEL:81-3-6775-1196
/FAX:81-3-6775-2196
Restructuring/Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Corporate
M&A
Government Investigations and Crisis Management