LAWYER PROFILE
Hiroshi Yamauchi

Hiroshi Yamauchi

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Crisis Management / Compliance (Internal Investigations, Global Compliance, White Collar Crime, Corporate Misconduct Defense, Whistleblowing, Human Rights, Anti-Corruption / Anti-Bribery, Anti-Social Forces); Dispute Resolution (Corporate and Commercial Disputes, Arbitration / ADR, Financial Services Disputes, Employment Disputes, Construction Disputes, IT System Disputes, White Collar Crime, Corporate Misconduct Defense); Corporate Law (Corporate Governance, Shareholder Relations, Corporate and Commercial Disputes)

Career

Background

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2004); Keio University Law School (J.D., 2006); University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M., 2014); Kirkland & Ellis LLP (2014-2015)

Major Activities

Founder and Chief Secretary of the Young Legal Alumni Association (Icho-kai) in the Legal Alumni Association of the University of Tokyo (⁠2018-⁠); Member of the Discipline Committee (Daini Tokyo Bar Association⁠) (⁠2019-⁠); Legal Counsel of Next Generation RPA AI Consortium (⁠2021-⁠); Executive Director of the Legal Alumni Association of the University of Tokyo (⁠2022-⁠); Member of Study Group for Ensuring Consumer Product Safety⁠, the Ministry of Economy⁠, Trade and Industry(⁠2023-⁠); Member of the Subcommittee on Product Safety⁠, Committee for Security and Consumer Products Safety of the Industrial Structure Council⁠, the Ministry of Economy⁠, Trade and Industry (⁠2024-⁠)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Crisis Management: Domestic - Japan

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Hiroshi Yamauchi is a well-regarded practitioner with extensive experience in the areas of crisis management and dispute resolution. He is co-head of the firm's crisis management team.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He has a high level of cost consciousness and possesses the ability to grasp the entire project.

    Crisis Management: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Hiroshi Yamauchi is very excellent. It's hard to find a better lawyer than him.

    Crisis Management: DomesticChambers Asia & Pacific

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