Employment: Bengoshi
Japan
9 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Kazuki Okada
Asia-Pacific 2026
Ranked in 2 practice areas
About
Provided by Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo
Asia-Pacific
Practice Areas
Labour and Employment / Dispute Resolution and Investigations / Crisis Management Kazuki is the head of our Dispute Resolution team. He
specialises in dispute resolution and employment and labour law. He has a strong domestic litigation practice and has experience in various kinds of
disputes between international companies. He also has extensive experience in dealing with various trade unions in Japan. He has written a leading
treatise on civil litigation and employment law in Japan. Kazuki was educated at Hitotsubashi University and the Legal Research and Training
Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan. He was admitted as a Japanese bengoshi (lawyer) in 1975 and is a member of the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar
Association and the Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure. He is a lecturer at Hitotsubashi University School of Law, including lectures
on witness examination. He speaks Japanese and English.
Career
Admitted to practice in 1975 (Japan) Tokyo Law Office (1975-1993) Partner of Takahashi & Okada (1993-1999) Partner of Freshfields
Bruckhaus Deringer (1999-2017) Partner of Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo (2017-)
Professional Memberships
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (1975-present)
Member of the Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure
Lecturer at Hitotsubashi University School of Law
Member of Japan Association of Corporate Executives
Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Chambers Asia & Pacific
Dispute Resolution: Domestic - Japan
Senior Statespeople
Individual Editorial
Kazuki Okada has extensive experience handling litigation relating to employment, construction, intellectual property and product liability before the District Court, High Court and Supreme Court, attracting regular instructions from foreign entities.
Employment: Bengoshi - Japan
Senior Statespeople
Individual Editorial
Kazuki Okada is a widely recognised lawyer in the field of employment law in Japan, regularly advising on union and employee issues for a global clientele. He leverages longstanding litigation experience to represent high profile organisations in their disputes with unions and employees.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
In litigation and individual negotiations, he has a strong commitment to producing results and his representation is reassuring.
Dispute Resolution: DomesticChambers Asia & PacificHis business-oriented stance is very helpful.
Dispute Resolution: DomesticChambers Asia & PacificThe level of his experience is very high, and his experience and honest opinion are very useful in our judgement.
Employment: BengoshiChambers Asia & Pacific
Ranked Individuals at Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo (6)
Japan
Naoki Kinami
Banking & Finance: Domestic
View profile Kazuki Okada
Dispute Resolution: Domestic
View profile Kazuki Okada
Employment: Bengoshi
View profile 
Akiko Yamakawa
Employment: Bengoshi
View profile
Unknown
Akira Nakazawa
View profile Masahiko Kinoshita
View profile
What success is built on
Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.