Commercial Litigation & International Arbitration

Our firm possesses extensive experience representing clients before arbitral tribunals and domestic courts, having acted on behalf of multinational corporations as well as prominent domestic enterprises.


Our recent notable engagements encompass a diverse range of matters, including:

  • Representing a European-based manufacturer and its Japanese subsidiary in a dispute involving allegations of breached representations and warranties in an M&A transaction.
  • Advocating for a U.S.-based IT company in a Tokyo District Court lawsuit concerning contract interpretation.
  • Representing a renowned international hotel chain in Tokyo in a dispute over work-related claims brought by former employees.
  • Serving as party counsel in JCAA arbitral proceedings pertaining to the construction of a solar power plant.
  • Acting as party representative in ICC arbitral proceedings concerning the sale of a plant facility.
  • Representing an American engine manufacturer in a dispute involving a product accident with the Japanese subsidiary of a U.S.-based IT company.
  • Representing a major Japanese insurance company as a defendant in a dispute over reinsurance claims with a European company.
  • Representing a Finnish heavy machinery manufacturer in a dispute over a product accident involving a Japanese company.
  • Serving as party counsel for a Japanese company in a lawsuit to set aside an arbitration decision in an international arbitration case between the Japanese company and a U.S. company

Our firm’s articles on this topic are as follows:

  • The Insurance Disputes Law Review: Edition 6 – Japan Chapter Law Business Research Ltd. (2023)
  • Enforcement of Judgements 2022 (Japan Chapter) Chambers and Partners (2022)
  • The Insurance Disputes Law Review; Edition 5 (Japan Chapter) Law Business Research Ltd. (2022)
  • Enforcement of Judgements 2021(Japan Chapter) Chambers and Partners (2021)
  • International Arbitration 2020 (Japan Chapter) Chambers and Partners(2020年)
  • International Arbitration 2019 (Japan Chapter) Chambers and Partners(2019年)