About
Hiratsuka & Co is a Japanese law firm with nearly 40 years' history, recognised for its maritime practice and maritime dispute resolution, and for advising on shipping, insurance and reinsurance matters. The firm represents owners, charterers, P&I clubs and underwriters and works in close liaison with international law firms in multiple jurisdictions.
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Lawyers at this firm
Makoto Hiratsuka
Senior partnerSince founding Hiratsuka & Co. in 1976, I handled a large number of cases in the fields of maritime, shipping and insurance laws for foreign (English, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Israeli, etc.) clients as well as for Japanese clients. These include, but not limited to, collisions, fires, explosions, grounding, charterparty disputes, cargo claims, disputes between insurers and reinsurers cases.On a number of occasions, I provided expert advices on the position under Japanese law with respect to cases pending before foreign courts / arbitration tribunals. · Shipping & Maritime
Noboru Kobayashi
Legal Counsel · Maritime / Admiralty
Shinichiro Yamashita
Main practice areas are Litigation and Arbitration, Maritime matters such as Cargo claim, Charterparty, Contract of Affreightment, Shipbuilding, Sale/Purchase of vessel, Collision, Fire, Grounding, Pollution and Arrest/Release of vessel, Insurance and Reinsurance, International insolvency, Product liability and General corporate matters. · Litigation
Yoichiro Tadano
Associate
Yuji Miyazaki
Specialist in Litigation, Arbitration and Negotiation of all Maritime matters including Charterparty, Contract of Affreightment, Shipbuilding contracts and disputes, Sale/Purchase of Ships, Collisions, Fire, Grounding, Pollution, Arrest/Release of Ships, Cargo Claims and Personal Injury Defense. Also undertakes International insolvency, Product liability, Insurance and Reinsurance and General corporate matters. · Shipping & Maritime