Domestic Litigation and Other Disputes

About

Our team is comprised of seasoned Japanese lawyers who have a wealth of experience in all types of domestic dispute proceedings, including civil and administrative litigation, civil preservation, domestic arbitration, and settlement.

Contractual disputes, including contracts/agreements for agencies, joint ventures, trade, leases and payment of damages
Product defect, product liability and consumer cases
Indemnity cases regarding securities, financial products and investments
Disputes regarding the development of IT systems and software

We also routinely work together with lawyers from other Baker McKenzie practice groups on domestic litigation matters involving M&A and other corporate law, intellectual property, labor/employment, insolvency, environmental issues and tax.

Representative Experience

Represented the Japanese subsidiary of a major American investment bank in a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court involving approximately JPY1 billion in relation to alleged misrepresentation and fraud with respect to the sale of certain structured investment products.
Represented a listed Japanese chemical company in a product liability case in Japanese court.
Represented and helped Japanese IT companies settle various domestic product liability cases.
Represented a Japanese chemical manufacturer in a JPY1 billion tax recovery claim against the Japanese National Tax Administration with respect to the treatment of carried-over losses in a corporate group reorganization.
Defended a Japanese construction and demolition waste company against pollution claims brought by Japanese parties.
Defended a Japanese magazine publisher and settled various liquidation claims brought against it by various domestic creditors.
Defended a Japanese regional bank in a JPY 1.1-billion damage claim filed by another domestic regional bank for alleged breach of contract arising from the breakup of a merger negotiation and differences over share valuation methods.
Represented a major American bank in relation to several civil arbitration court (minjichotei) matters, including the closing of their private bank, with a total settlement amount of USD200 million.