Quinn Emanuel Expands Tokyo Team With International Litigator Hisaya Kimura

Quinn Emanuel Expands Tokyo Team With International Litigator Hisaya Kimura

US firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has strengthened its cross-border dispute resolution capabilities in Japan with the addition of international litigation specialist Hisaya Kimura as a Partner. Kimura, who left Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu at the start of July, brings extensive experience in international disputes, having been admitted to practice in both Japan and New York.

Kimura began his legal career in 1985 as an associate at the offices of the late Ekizo Fujibayashi, a former chief justice of the Supreme Court. He then moved to Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 1993 after a two-year stint as a foreign associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. Over his more than 30-year tenure at the Japanese firm, Kimura rose to senior counsel, having served as a partner from 1996 to 2023. His focus was on international disputes, including foreign litigation and international arbitration, primarily representing Japanese companies.

Kimura also represented both local and foreign companies in Japanese courts and sat on Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu’s management committee for a decade, playing a direct role in managing the firm.

At Quinn Emanuel’s Tokyo office, which does not practice local law in Japan, Kimura will focus on advising Japanese companies on global matters, particularly international arbitration and US litigation. He will be working alongside Ryan Goldstein, the managing partner of Quinn Emanuel’s Tokyo office, who specializes in complex business litigation and is admitted in California.