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Provided by Ken Kawai
Ken has extensive experience advising global and local financial institutions, fintech firms, self-regulatory organizations, as well as investors and corporate clients across a number of industry sectors on complex financial regulatory matters. Ken is known as one of the leading figures in fintech law area. Ken regularly advises clients on all fintech related legal issues, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, digital securities, NFTs, digital asset investment funds, DID/VC, cross-border electronic payments, open banking and metaverse. Ken also specializes in derivatives, and has counseled global banks, broker-dealers and investors on regulatory matters and best practices in respect of derivatives. For more information, please visit: http://www.amtlaw. com/en/professional/profile/KWK
Admitted in Japan (2009). The Bank of Tokyo Ltd. / The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd.(presently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)(1988-2005)
Tokyo Bar Association (Japan), 2009. Japan Association of the Law of Finance
The Legal 500's Comparative Legal Guide: Fintech Japan Chapter (co-author) (2024); Chambers Global Practice Guides : Fintech Law & Practice Japan Chapter (co-author) (2024); LEXOLOGY Panoramic: Fintech Japan Chapter (co-author) (2023); GLI – Fintech 2024, Sixth Edition | Fintech Laws and Regulations 2024 – Japan; Others.
Kyoto University (LLB, 1988); Kobe University Graduate School of Law (LLM, 2008).
Provided by Chambers
Ken Kawai is well known in the cryptocurrency industry and advises FinTech startups on a wide range of regulatory matters. Clients praise his high level of knowledge.
Provided by Chambers
He's very responsive to my communications. Ken Kawai possesses the knowledge and skills to understand our business objectives.
Ken Kawai is familiar with technology, industry trends and regulatory trends regarding matters in the Web3 area.
Ken Kawai is the most talented crypto lawyer in Japan. He is a one-stop shop for all the legal answers and crypto trends in this jurisdiction.
He's very responsive to my communications. Ken Kawai possesses the knowledge and skills to understand our business objectives.
Ken Kawai is familiar with technology, industry trends and regulatory trends regarding matters in the Web3 area.
Ken Kawai is the most talented crypto lawyer in Japan. He is a one-stop shop for all the legal answers and crypto trends in this jurisdiction.
