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渥美坂井法律事務所・外国法共同事業
Russell K. Kawahara
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Russell K. Kawahara

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Beratungsschwerpunkte
Asset Management and Investment Funds / Real Estate Financing and REITs / Real Estate Transactions / Real Estate Development / North/Latin America / Corporate Governance
Sprachen
English / Japanese
Standort
Tokio
Qualifikationen
Registered Foreign Lawyer (The laws of the State of California and the Federal laws of the United States) (2002)
Admitted in the State of California, the United States of America (1982)
TEL
+81-(0)3-5501-1054
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Registration in Japan

Registered Foreign Lawyer (The laws of the State of California and the Federal laws of the United States) (2002)

Admitted

State of California, the United States of America (1982)

Bar Association

State Bar of California, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association

Education

University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1982)
Stanford University (B.A., Economics and History, Graduated with Distinction, 1979)
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (M.B.A., 2021)

Background

Memel, Jacobs & Ellsworth (Century City, California) (1982-1987)
Aoki, Christensen & Nomoto (Tokyo, Japan) (1987-1990)
O’Melveny & Myers LLP (Los Angeles, California) (1990-1992)
Law Offices of Russell K. Kawahara (Los Angeles, California) (1992-2001)
O’Melveny & Myers LLP (Tokyo, Japan) (2001-2004)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (Tokyo, Japan) (2005-2010)

Member

Urban Land Institute (ULI) - Japan National Council, Vice Chairman and Member of Executive Committee (2008-Present)

ULI Japan Service ISH, Statutory Auditor (2022 - present)
Japan Stanford Alumni Association, Director (2010-Present)
U.S.-Japan Council (Japan), Director (2012 - 2020)
Stanford Outreach Volunteer Alumni Link (OVAL), Co-Chair, Japan Chapter (2015-present)
U.S.-Japan Council, Chairman, Japan Region (2016 - 2020)
Hands On Tokyo, Council of Advisors (2017-present)
U.S.-Japan Council - Legacy Council (2020 - 2023) 
U.S.-Japan Council (Japan), Councilor (2024)
U.S.-Japan Council, Councilor (2025 - present)

Publications

  • Global Legal Insights - Corporate Real Estate, First Edition, Japan Chapter, Global Legal Group (2014) [Co-Author]
  • "Real Estate Investment in Japan", Rechtshandbuch Immobilien Investitionen, chapter on Japanese real estate investment, Verlag C.H.Beck (2009) [Co-Author]

Web Articles

  • "Construction and projects in Japan: overview", Construction and Projects Global Guide 2021/22, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (2021) [Co-author]
  • "Construction and projects in Japan: overview," Construction and Projects Global Guide 2020/21, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (2020) [Co-Author]
  • "Construction and projects in Japan: overview," Construction and Projects Global Guide 2018/19, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (2019) [Co-Author]
  • "Construction and projects in Japan: overview," Construction and Projects Global Guide 2017/18, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (2018) [Co-Author]
  • "Construction and projects in Japan: overview," Construction and Projects Global Guide 2016/17, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (2017) [Co-Author]
  • "Construction and projects in Japan: overview," Construction and Projects Global Guide 2015/16, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (2016) [Co-Author]

Seminars

  • "Real Estate Investment Structures under the New Corporation Law"　hosted by the Urban Land Institute, June 2006