People

Masanori Kawai

Partner

Tokyo Office

Masanori Kawai

Partner

Tokyo Office

Tel

+81-3-6889-7356

Fax

+81-3-6889-8356

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Masanori Kawai joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2005 and became a partner in 2017. He practices corporate law and advises on a wide range of areas including general corporate matters and mergers and acquisitions. He is also widely involved in China-related transactions. In addition to acquisitions of local Chinese companies, disputes with joint venture partners, data protection, debt collection, bankruptcy, crisis management cases, regulatory research, he also handles a wide range of Japan-related matters for Chinese companies.

Selected in Nikkei’s Best Performing Lawyers Rankings in 2023.
Selected in the International Business Transactions category of The Best Lawyers in Japan from 2020 to 2025.

Practice Areas

Languages

Japanese, English, Chinese

Qualifications

2005, Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)

Practice Areas

Languages

Japanese, English, Chinese

Qualifications

2005, Japan (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association)

Education/Professional Experience

2002: Sophia University (LL.B.)
2005 -: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
2011: Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M.)
2011: Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management (Certificate in Business Administration)
2012 - 2014: Zhong Lun Law Firm, Shanghai
2014 - 2021: General Representative of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Shanghai Representative Office
2017 - present: Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Seminars

Publications

Others
Business Environment Guide for Enterprises Investing Abroad in Countries (Regions) -Japan

(December 2019)

Soichiro Uno, Satoshi Moriguchi, Yu Wakae, Keiji Tokujiya, Masanori Kawai, Haseru Roku, Masaki Mizukoshi, Ryosuke Isaji, Hirotaka Murase, Mizuki Ogawa, Shoko Ozawa, Keiko Matsuzaki, Meisei Kure (Co-author)
- Corporate
- General Corporate
- Global Practice
- Asia and Oceania
- China

Masanori Kawai

Masanori Kawai

Education/Professional Experience

Seminars

Legal Updates on Chinese Legal Practice Seminar 2023 Autumn

Legal Updates on Chinese Legal Practice Seminar 2023 Spring

Legal Updates on Chinese Legal Practice Seminar 2022

Recent Developments in Domestic Priority Strategy for Equipment Procurement (China)

Publications

Business Environment Guide for Enterprises Investing Abroad in Countries (Regions) -Japan

Awards

High evaluation received in the 2025 Edition of “The Best Lawyers in Japan”

NO&T has been ranked first for the second consecutive year in Nikkei’s “Reliable Law Firm Rankings” by companies, and has also received high acclaim in “Best Performing Lawyers Rankings 2023.”

High evaluation received in the 2024 Edition of “The Best Lawyers in Japan”

Topics

Announcing Partners, Foreign Law Partner and Counsel of NO&T

Opening of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Shanghai Representative Office