Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Japan
Band 4
Email address
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+81 3 3214 6522About
Provided by Morrison Foerster
Morrison & Foerster’s Japan antitrust practice advises clients on a wide range of antitrust matters, including transactions and agency investigations. Our work includes cartel, monopolization, unfair trade practices and administrative fine (kachokin) cases as well as merger reviews. In addition, our antitrust lawyers in Tokyo provide counseling to clients on a wide variety of issues, such as pricing policies, intellectual property licensing, patent pools, distribution arrangements, trade associations, unfair trade and deceptive advertising issues, and antitrust compliance programs.
Our capabilities extend beyond Japan-specific matters, and we have a strong global platform to provide advice to clients on multi-jurisdictional issues. Our Tokyo antitrust attorneys work closely with our antitrust teams in Brussels and Washington, D.C. to provide coordinated global representation and advice.
Chambers Review
Morrison Foerster fields a respected team well versed in transactional and investigatory matters, including cartels, anti-monopoly cases and merger reviews. The firm provides counsel to manufacturers and electronic companies, with strengths in tackling issues involving the US DOJ, and it works with overseas offices to offer seamless assistance on US and EU antitrust issues. Morrison Foerster is also active on investigations involving allegations of unfair trade practice.
Work Highlights
- Morrison Foerster represented Fujitsu in an action brought by its former subsidiary Fujitsu Semiconductor for alleged breach of contract, interference with contract, indemnity and unfair competition by Cypress Semiconductor in the California Superior Court for Santa Clara County.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Morrison Foerster offer superior client service and are always available, promptly providing high-quality legal advice. When additional expertise is needed, they will involve experts from elsewhere."
"They are able to handle all manner of competition-related requests, even if nuanced and technically challenging. They will offer views where the law is unclear and advocate for us when we need it."
"Morrison Foerster offer superior client service and are always available, promptly providing high-quality legal advice. When additional expertise is needed, they will involve experts from elsewhere."
"They are able to handle all manner of competition-related requests, even if nuanced and technically challenging. They will offer views where the law is unclear and advocate for us when we need it."
Notable Practitioners
Tomohiko Kimura focuses on JFTC investigations into anti-competitive conduct and unfair trade practices, acting on behalf of Japanese and non-Japanese multinational corporations.
"Tomohiko is our go-to competition adviser. He consistently provides well-informed, helpful antitrust legal counsel and is a trusted adviser to us on all matters relating to competition."
"Tomohiko is a reliable partner with deep expertise in competition law especially as it relates to the tech industry."