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Akiko Yamakawa

Partner · Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo

JapanLabour & Employment, Dispute ResolutionJapanese, English

About

Partner at Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo specialising in labour & employment and dispute resolution and investigations. Admitted in Japan (1999) and New York (2004), she holds an LL.B. from The University of Tokyo and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and speaks Japanese and English.

Practice areas

Labour & EmploymentDispute ResolutionInvestigations

Office

Expertise

Labour policy (member, Basic Committee of the Labour Policy Council)Employment disputes and investigations

Education

  • The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1997)
  • The Legal Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (1999)
  • Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2003)

Admissions

  • Japan (admitted 1999)
  • New York (admitted 2004)

Languages

JapaneseEnglish