Lawyers

Akiko Yamakawa

Akiko Yamakawa

Work Department

Labour and Employment / Dispute Resolution and Investigations

Position

Partner

Career

Admitted to practice in 1999 (Japan) and in 2004 (New York) Komatsu, Koma & Nishikawa (1999-2000) Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (2000-2017) Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo (2017-)

Languages

Japanese and English

Memberships

Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (1999-present) New York State Bar Association (2004-present) Member of the Basic committee of the government’s Labour Policy Council (2017-present)

Education

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1997) The Legal Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1999) Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2003)

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