Partner

Kosei Watanabe

 

Professional Admissions

Japan (1984); New York (1990)

 

Practice Areas

Insolvency; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Transactions and Disputes

 

Education

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1982); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1989)

 

Professional Experiences

-O'Melveny & Myers (Tokyo) (2005-2007)
-Watanabe Kosei Law Office (later Watanabe Kokusai Law Office) (1998-2005)
-Showa Law Office (1992-1998)
-O'Melveny & Myers (New York) (1989-1992)
-Chiyoda Kokusai Law Office (1984-1988)

 

Activities

Lecturer of The University of Tokyo (2011- )

 

Publications

-“Recent Practice of US Bankruptcy” (1997)

 

Seminars/Lectures

“US Bankruptcy Code Chapter 11,” Business Administration Research Institute (2009)

 

Memberships

Daini Tokyo Bar Association; Japan Federation of Bar Associations; American Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; International Bar Association; Inter-Pacific Bar Association.

 

Languages

Japanese & English