Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Competition/Antitrust

Japan

16 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

International Trade

Japan

12 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by Kozo Kawai

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

M&A, Corporate & Commercial Transactions, Compliance, Cross-border Transactions (General), International Trade, International Disputes, Specialized Disputes, IP Litigation, Telecommunications/Media, Competition Law/Antitrust Law, Assistance to Administrative Organizations.

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi. Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Brussels (1994-1995); Deputy Director, Trade Agreement Administration Division, WTO Affairs, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tokyo (1995-1997); Lecturer, University of Tokyo, School of Law (2006-2015).

Professional Memberships

Japan, 1988 (voluntarily deregistered, 1995 and readmitted, 1997).

Personal

Graduate of the University of Tokyo (LLB, 1984) and Columbia University School of Law (LLM, 1993).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

International Trade - Japan

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Kozo Kawai focuses on anti-dumping investigations, often representing Japanese government bodies and local industries as petitioners or targets of foreign investigations. He also handles matters pertaining to export tariffs and sanctions.


Competition/Antitrust - Japan

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Kozo Kawai has long been called upon for his sector-leading knowledge of non-contentious and contentious antitrust issues, including those relating to M&A transactions, cartels and unilateral behaviour.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Discover other Lawyers at
Nishimura & Asahi

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Asia-Pacific Region

Gaming & Gambling

3
Tomohiro Takagi
3
Band 3
International Trade/WTO

4
Kojiro Fujii
4
Band 4

Japan

Banking & Finance: Domestic

3
Takashi Saito
3
Band 3
Banking & Finance: Domestic Asset Finance

1
Katsu Sengoku
1
Band 1
2
Kentaro Miyagi
2
Band 2
2
Kosuke Shibukawa
2
Band 2
2
Nobuhiko Harada
2
Band 2
Banking & Finance: International Asset Finance

2
Adrian Joyce
2
Band 2
Capital Markets: Domestic

1
Kohei Koikawa
1
Band 1
4
Kentaro Sugimoto
4
Band 4
Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives

2
Naoya Ariyoshi
2
Band 2
Competition/Antitrust

1
Kozo Kawai
1
Band 1
2
Madoka Shimada
2
Band 2
U
Kazumaro Kobayashi
U
Up and Coming
Corporate/M&A: Domestic

1
Asa Shinkawa
1
Band 1
1
Yoshinobu Fujimoto
1
Band 1
2
Hiroshi Uchima
2
Band 2
3
Tatsuya Tanigawa
3
Band 3
3
Yo Ota
3
Band 3
4
Ryutaro Nakayama
4
Band 4
20 of 71 results