Competition/Antitrust
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Japan
Band 3
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 Expedia in connection with an antitrust investigation by the JFTC relating to contracts with lodging operators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They understand our business very well and provide advice that is tailored and suited for our business. They spent a lot of time to study our business to provide advice relevant to our work."
"They understand our business very well and provide advice that is tailored and suited for our business. They spent a lot of time to study our business to provide advice relevant to our work."
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.
"He has the knowledge and capability to handle international and complex cases."