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Hiroki Wakabayashi

Hiroki Wakabayashi

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Dispute Resolution: Domestic

Japan

12 years ranked

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Wakabayashi is primarily representing both Japanese and non-Japanese financial institutions, audit corporations and business corporations in transaction disputes, professional responsibility disputes, labor relation disputes and other types of disputes, based on his experience as a lawyer to date as well as a district court judge. In addition to these corporate related disputes, he also practices in the areas of inheritance and domestic relations.

Career

Admitted in Japan (1989), New York (1994).

Professional Memberships

Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (Japan).

Publications

Recent Legislation on the IT-enablement of Civil Procedure and the Possibility of Questioning Overseas Witnesses (NBL 2024), Chambers Litigation 2026 (Japan Chapter) - Law and Practice (co-author), The “Fair Price” of the Stock in the Two-stage Cash-out Transaction (Japan Business Law Review 2024), the Chapter on professional responsibility of judges of the Law and Ethics of Jurists, 4th edition (co-author) (The University of Nagoya Press, 2019), Damage Claim against an Airline (Shin Saibanjitsumu Taikei Vol.14 (Seirin Shoin), 2025) and Others.

Personal

University of Tokyo (LLB, 1987); University of Chicago Law School (LLM, 1993)

Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution: Domestic - Japan

Band 3
Individual Editorial
Hiroki Wakabayashi typically assists foreign and domestic financial institutions and corporations in disputes arising out of corporate transactions and professional negligence matters. Clients appreciate his previous experience as a judge.
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Strengths

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  • He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in litigation, has strong analytical and communication skills, and has deep insight into the litigation outlook, making him a very reliable counsel.

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  • He has experience as a judge and understands the court. So, his work was safe and predictable and provided logical and clear explanations to foreign clients.

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