Kazuki Okada

Kazuki specialises in dispute resolution and employment and labour law. He has a strong domestic litigation practice and has experience in various kinds of disputes between international companies. He also has extensive experience in dealing with various trade unions in Japan. He has written a leading treatise on civil litigation and employment law in Japan.

Kazuki was educated at Hitotsubashi University and the Legal Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan. He was admitted as a Japanese bengoshi (lawyer) in 1975 and is a member of the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association and the Japan Association of the Law of Civil Procedure. He is a lecturer at Hitotsubashi University School of Law, including lectures on witness examination. He speaks Japanese and English.

Quotes

"Kazuki Okada takes into account the company's circumstances and provides realistic proposals." The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025

"In litigation and individual negotiations, he has a strong commitment to producing results and his representation is reassuring." Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026

"The level of his experience is very high, and his experience and honest opinion are very useful in our judgement." Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026