About us

Kawashima & Co., Solicitors was established by our principal Ms. Mutsumi Kawashima, who is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong in 2014.

We mainly provide our legal services in respect of the following matters:-

◆ Assisting our corporate clients in the establishment and expansion of their business among these countries
◆ Advising our individual clients in their investment, estate planning and probate cases in these countries; and
◆ Providing clients with professional (but practical) legal advice to protect the client’s maximum interest in the most effective way.

By assisting our we build lasting relationships with our clients, and we are committed to supporting them at all times, as they adjust to changes in the competitive markets

Our principal

After graduating from of Arts, The Chuo University in Japan, Ms. Kawashima acquired LL.B from Faculty of Law at The University of London in 2003 and she was admitted as a Solicitor and Barrister of the High Court of Auckland, New Zealand in 2004, and was admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of Victoria, Australia in 2006.  After working as a registered foreign lawyer to provide legal advice to various Japanese corporate and clients in a major international law firm, she was admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong in 2012 and established Kawashima & Co., Solicitors in June 2014.

Ms. Kawashima has extensive experience in advising Japanese corporate clients in their direct and/or indirect investment in Hong Kong and PRC and some Hong Kong and/or PRC clients who invest in Japan.

Membership

◆ Member of The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hong Kong
◆ Registered as SME adviser for their overseas business development with The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
◆ Registered as a service provider with The InvestHK

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◆ Pre and post investment advice

 

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Corporate Services

◆ Incorporation
◆ Business registration
◆ Company secretary

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Employment/Labour

◆ Restructuring
◆ Labour dispute
◆ Equal Opportunity

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Dispute Resolution

◆ Arbitration
◆ Litigation
◆ Mediation

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Merger & Acquisition

◆ Due Diligence
◆ Transfer of Business
◆ Share Purchase

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Estate Planning & Probate

◆ Cross boarder probate
◆ Trust, tax and estate planning

 

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Regulatory Compliance

◆ license application to various governmental/statutory organizations such as the Securities and Futures Commission, the Money Lenders Unit, etc.,
◆ Investigation and disciplinary action
◆ Pharmaceutical and food labelling

 

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Intellectual Property Rights Protection

◆ Copyrights, trademark, registered design, patent protection in Hong Kong, Macau and PRC 
◆ Infringement and enforcement
◆ Licensing and franchising

 

Major seminars and articles

◆ “ Hong Kong Legal System” Seminar for Japanese investors organized by The Hong Kong Trade Development Council
◆ “New Company Ordinance Seminar” by The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Contributing an article relation to the New Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong to the Japanese magazine called “The Lawyers” in its September 2014 issue
◆  Contributing an article in relation to the updates of Hong Kong Laws to Hong Kong local Japanese magazine called “Hello Hong Kong” in its 2014 and 2015 issues

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Kawashima & Co., Solicitors

川島睦美律師事務所

Address:Room 1501, 15/F, 299QRC, 287-299 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
Telephone: 
+852 2861 2310
FAX: +852 2861 2355
Email: info@kawashima.com.hk