Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Japan
Band 3
Contact number
+ 81.3.4595.3939Chambers Review
Jones Day is active in global merger filings and cartel investigations before the JFTC, the US DOJ and FTC, the European Commission and a number of regulatory bodies across the Asia-Pacific region. The firm's client base includes large corporations active in sectors such as automotive parts, chemicals and manufacturing. The team's areas of focus include bid-rigging and price-fixing investigations and US civil litigation. It works in conjunction with its outstanding US antitrust team and impressive competition groups in Brussels and China, to provide global assistance on multi-jurisdictional issues.
Work Highlights
- Jones Day represented Jensen-Group in a transaction with Miura, involving Jensen's investment in Inax Corporation, a Japanese wholly-owned subsidiary of Miura, and Miura's investment in Jensen.
Notable Practitioners
Hiromitsu Miyakawa is frequently instructed by multinational corporations looking to secure transactional clearance from the JFTC and other foreign regulators. His practice also encompasses behavioural work, offering compliance advice as well as defence from inquiries into allegations of antitrust violations.