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Kunihiro Watanabe Kunihiro Watanabe

Kunihiro Watanabe

Kunihiro Watanabe
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Tokyo
Japanese / English
+81-3-6266-8555
+81-3-6266-8555
kunihiro.watanabe@morihamada.com
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Major Awards

  • The 12th Edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Japan (Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice)
  • Nikkei Inc.,  “Corporate Legal Tax Affairs and Lawyer Survey” (Best Performing Lawyers of 2021(Corporate Legal Affairs Category))
  • The 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan™ (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Litigation)
  • ALB Japan Law Awards 2022, Individual Categories (Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year (finalist))
  • Nikkei Inc., “Corporate Legal Tax Affairs and Lawyer Survey” (Best Performing Lawyers of 2022(General Corporate Legal Affairs Category))
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan™ (2024 edition) (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Litigation)
  • Nikkei Inc., “Corporate Legal Tax Affairs and Lawyer Survey” (Best Performing Lawyers of 2023(General Corporate Legal Affairs Category))
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan™ (2025 edition) (Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Litigation)
  • Nikkei Inc., “Corporate Legal Tax Affairs and Lawyer Survey 2024” (Best Performing Lawyers of 2024(General Corporate Legal Affairs Category))
  • Nikkei Inc., “Corporate Legal Tax Affairs and Lawyer Survey 2025” (Best Performing Lawyers of 2025(General Corporate Legal Affairs Category))

Profile

Background

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2004)
　
Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2012)
　
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York (2012-2013)
　
Seconded to the Civil Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Justice as an Attorney (specializing in the Companies Act) (2013-2015)
　

Major Activities

  • Visiting Associate Professor at The University of Tokyo School of Law (2025-)
  • Specialist Member of the Case Study Committee, Japan Audit & Supervisory Board Members Association (2025-)

Qualifications & Affiliations

admitted in Japan, 2006; New York, 2013
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
New York State Bar Association

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