IWATA Keisuke
- Title
- Foreign Lawyer
- License
- Foreign Lawyer (not registered in Japan)
- Languages
- Japanese (native) / English / Chinese
- Telephone Number
- +81-3-3214-6228
- E-mail address
- keisuke.iwata@iwatagodo.com
Career Summary
- March 1979
- Born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- March 1997
- Graduated from Aichi Prefectural Okazaki Kita High School
- March 2003
- Received a B.A. from Faculty of Law and Letters, University of the Ryukyus
- 2006-2013
- Worked as a business correspondent for NNA Japan Co., Ltd., residing in and covering Malaysia, then Hong Kong and Indonesia
- November 2013
- Received a Master of International and Public Affairs at the University of Hong Kong
- 2013-2014
- Worked at Kyodo News as a business reporter based in Tokyo, Japan
- May 2017
- Received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Singapore Management University
- September 2018
- Joined Iwata Godo
- July 2019
- Admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (not in practice locally)
- December 2022
- Admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Message
I am committed to supporting our Japanese clients’ efforts in Southeast Asia using the understanding of the region gained during my time as a business journalist living and working in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia and my training in the laws of Singapore. l believe that I also can become a useful bridge between our valued Southeast Asia clients with interests in Japan and the team of Japanese-qualified lawyers at Iwata Godo.
Publications
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2021.02Publications
Matsuda Akira and Iwata Keisuke contributed a commentary titled "ASEAN Practice - Singapore: Introduction to the latest case on the rule against the contractual penalties" (in Japanese only) to Lexology.
- Author：
- MATSUDA Akira IWATA Keisuke
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2020.12Publications
Uenishi Takuya and Iwata Keisuke contributed a commentary titled "Singapore's International Arbitration Act amended to accelerate the city state's "arbitration hub" status" (in Japanese only) to Lexology.
- Author：
- UENISHI Takuya IWATA Keisuke
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2020.01Publications
David Walsh, Consultant of Iwata Godo, authored a book entitled "International Transactional Law 'Best Practices' " (Supervised by Tago Shinya, Beppu Fumiya and Iwata Keisuke) is published by Nihon Kajo Publishing Co., Ltd.