Kohji Hayakawa
Associate
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
Dispute Resolution
Energy and Natural Resources
International Trade
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.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Key Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution
Related Practice Areas
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
International Practice
Industries
Automotive, Ship and Machinery
Transportation and Logistics
Energy and Natural Resources
Insurance
Consumer Product and Retail
Telecommunication, Media, and Entertainment
IT, Internet and Security
Sports
Trading
Education and HR
Digital
Aviation/Space
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CAREER
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
QUALIFICATIONS
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 ASSOCIATION
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
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
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Kohji Hayakawa
Dispute Resolution
Energy and Natural Resources
International Trade
Hayakawa Kohji
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