Kohei Karasawa
Kohei Karasawa

Partner

Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)
The Best Lawyers in Japan™ 2024
Best Lawyers 2023
Key Practice Areas
International Practice
Mainland China
Taiwan
Corporate
M&A
TEL:81-3-6775-1243
/FAX:81-3-6775-2243
Kohei Karasawa has extensive experience in China practice, with a focus on advising Japanese companies on their investment, withdrawal, restructuring and local subsidiary operations in China. Having worked in our Shanghai office and Beijing office, and at a leading French law firm, and studied in Australia, he accumulated rich experience in handling international matters. His practice area covers a wide range of domestic and international corporate transactions, M&A, dispute resolution, and various other cross-border matters.
CAREER
Mar 2007
Waseda University (LL.B.)
Mar 2010
Keio Law School (J.D.)
Dec 2011
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Sep 2014 - Feb 2015
Chinese language training, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Mar 2015 - Jun 2015
Associated with Junhe Law Office, Shanghai, China
Sep 2015 - Jul 2016
Representative of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Shanghai Office
Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
Representative of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Beijing Office
Dec 2019
University of Melbourne (LL.M.)
Sep 2019 - Jun 2020
McDermott Will & Emery, Paris
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
Apr 2024 -
Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2011)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Kohei Karasawa
Kohei Karasawa
TEL:81-3-6775-1243
/FAX:81-3-6775-2243
International Practice
Mainland China
Taiwan
Corporate
M&A