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Wataru Kamihigashi

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Main Practices
Vietnam / Offshore Employment and Labor Laws / Overseas Disputes and Litigation / Arbitration, Conciliation, and Other ADR (International) / General Corporate Legal Affairs / M&A, Corporate Reorganization, and Joint Ventures / Labor and Employment Law / Labor and Employment Compliance / Employee Data Privacy / Labor Disputes
Languages
Japanese / English / Vietnamese
Office
Tokyo
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Overview

Publications & Seminars

Awards

Admitted

Japan (2010)

Bar Association

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Education

Hitotsubashi University (LL.B., 2006)
Osaka University, Graduate School of Law (J.D., 2009)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Georgetown Law Center (LL.M. in International Legal Studies with International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Certificate, 2019)

Background

Kawame Law Firm (December 2010-August 2012)
Designated Assistant Professor at Graduate School of Law Nagoya University (September 2012-July 2014）
Research and Education Center for Japanese Law (Vietnam), Hanoi Law University
On secondment with Asia Pacific International Law Firm, APAC (Hanoi, Vietnam) (March 2015-March 2017)
Guest Associate Professor at Osaka University Law School (April 2016-March 2017)
Member of the Research Committee on Labour in Vietnam, the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (December 2015-March 2018)
Part-time Lecturer for Graduate School, Tohoku University of Community Service and Science (September 2016-March 2018, April 2019-March 2020)
Counsel for International Transactions for JETRO New Export Leading Countries’ Consortium (July 2017-March 2018)
Intern at World Bank Group International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) (January 2019-April 2019)
Baker & Hostetler LLP (Washington DC Office) (September 2019-July 2020)
Part-time Lecturer for Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University (September 2021-)

Part-time Lecturer for Graduate School of Law Nagoya University (October 2022-)

Member

Member of the Committee on International Relations of Japan Federation of Bar Associations (October 2022-）

Publications

  • Panoramic - Energy Disputes 2024, Japan chapter, Law Business Research Ltd. (2024) [Co-author]

  • "Survey Report on Foreign Systems that May Affect the Proper Handling of Specified User Information," Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2024)  [Co-author]

  • ”Lawyers Guide 2024,"  Lexis Nexis and Business & Law LLC (January 2024) [Interview]

  • "JILPT Overseas Labor Information 19-03 Current Status of Labor in Vietnam" The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT), published in Japanese (2019) [Co-author]
  • "Research Study on Recent Trends of Data Protection Acts in Other Countries,” Personal Information Protection Commission (2018) [Co-author]
  • "Outline of the Vietnamese Legal System in the Context of Real Estate Investment: Recent Legislative and Business Trends," The Lawyers, ILS Publications, Inc. (January, 2017)
  • "Outline of Technical Cooperation by ILO in Relation to Vietnamese Labor Law and Labor Union Law—Evaluating Support for Establishment of 14 Government Ordinances between 2013 and 2015," Jiyu to Seigi (Liberty & Justice) Vol.67 No.12, JFBA (December, 2016)
  • “Lawyer’s Role in Global Cooperation and International Affairs - Japan and Vietnam Connected by 'Laws',” Hogaku Seminar (Law Seminar) No.724 May edition (April, 2015)
  • “Overview of Japanese Law Education in Asia,” published in Vietnamese and English in Jurisprudence Journal, Hanoi Law University (December, 2014)
  • “Working Hand-in-Hand with Vietnamese Students – Activities at Educational Research Center for Japanese Laws and Regulations in Viet Nam (series “New Fields for Legal Professionals” No.28),” Jiyu to Seigi (Liberty & Justice) Vol.64 No.10, JFBA (October, 2013)
  • “A New Horizon for Assistance in Developing Legal Systems No.5 – Report on Legal Educational Activities in Viet Nam,” Hogaku Seminar (Law Seminar) No.703 August edition (July, 2013)
  • “Access to Justice in Asia – Report on Outcome of an International Conference,” Jiyu to Seigi (Liberty & Justice) Vol.63 No.4, JFBA (April, 2012) [Co-author]

Web Articles

  • “The Current State of Vietnamese Labor Law, Vol. 3: Labor Relations and Other Matters - Employee Representative Organizations, Protection of Women, Sexual Harassment, Foreign Workers, and More,” The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) (March, 2023)
  • "Trends and Strategies in Legal Practice in Vietnam: Explanation of Key Points for Terminating Labor Contracts," BizBuddy, the MUFG Bank's members-only website (Febryary, 2023) [Co-author]
  • “The Current State of Vietnamese Labor Law, Vol. 2: Labor Conditions (2)- Overtime, Paid Leave, Termination of Labor Contracts, and Disciplinary Action,” The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) (February, 2023)
  • “The Current State of Vietnamese Labor Law, Vol. 1: Labor Conditions (1) - Labor Contracts, Employment Regulations, Wages, etc.,” The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) (January, 2023)
  • "Trends and Strategies in Legal Practice in Vietnam: Dispositions and the Rights Appeal System for Violations of Vietnamese Labor Law," BizBuddy, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ's members-only website (June, 2017)
  • "Trends and Strategies in Legal Practice in Vietnam: Land Use Right in Vietnam and Real Estate Transactions," BizBuddy, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ's members-only website (February, 2017)
  • “Vietnamese Law: Practice and Strategy - Differences in Import/Export Licensing for Local and Foreign Companies,” BizBuddy, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ's members-only website (August, 2016)
  • “Vietnam Law: Practice and Strategy - Dealing with Inconsistencies in the Law and the Handling of Foreign-owned Companies," BizBuddy, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ's members-only website (May, 2016)
  • “Vietnam Law: Practice and Strategy - A Summary of the Amended Real Estate Business Law, Amended Housing Law, and Other Related Laws and Regulations," BizBuddy, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ's members-only website (March, 2016)

Seminars

  • Speaker at the on-demand webinar entitled "Data Protection Challenges in Asia-Pacific," hosted by L&E Global, November 10, 2022
  • "Real Estate in Vietnam and Practical Tips: Compliance Issues for Setting Up, Real Estate Businesses, Finance and Hotel Businesses," hosted by Keiei Chousa Kenkyukai, February 19, 2018
  • "Recent Trends of Real Estate Laws in Vietnam and Practical Issues of Local Real Estate Business," hosted by Financial Facsimile News, organized by FN Communications, September 4, 2017
  • "Real Estate in Vietnam and Practical Tips: Real Estate Risk Management Related to Investment, Setting Up, and Growing a Business," hosted by Keiei Chousa Kenkyukai, July 24, 2017
  • "[Field Report] Recent Legal Trends Affecting Real Estate and Other Investments in Vietnam: Real Estate Related Legal Risks Associated with Setting Up and Growing a Business in Vietnam," hosted by Keiei Chousa Kenkyukai, February 9, 2017
  • "[Field Report] Recent Legal Trends Affecting Real Estate and Other Investments in Vietnam: Real Estate Related Legal Risks Associated with Setting Up and Growing a Business in Vietnam," hosted by Keiei Chousa Kenkyukai, August 25, 2016
  • ”What It is Like to Be a Local Specialist on Vietnam Law,” at a special training seminar for lawyers hoping to become the next generation of lawyers supporting international law, hosted by the International Relations Committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, January 28, 2016
  • Panelist at a panel discussion on "International Legal Assistance" at a two-day seminar entitled “International Career Seminar for Legal Professionals Wishing to Become Specialists in International Fields,” hosted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 11 and 12, 2015
  • Panelist at the kick-off seminar entitled "International Cooperation in the Legal Field in Asia 2015," co-hosted by several organizations including the International Civil and Commercial Law Centre Foundation, May 31, 2015