Atsushi Yamada
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 3 : Competition/Antitrust
Band 3
About
Provided by Atsushi Yamada
Practice Areas
Atsushi Yamada is a partner at the Tokyo office of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune focusing on competition/antitrust law. His practice covers all aspects of competition/antitrust law including assisting clients in investigations by competition authorities (cartels/dominance/unfair trade practices), representation in courts/tribunals challenging decisions made by competition authorities, follow-on civil litigation, and merger filings. He also provides advice relating to structuring new businesses and establishing compliance programs.
Career
Admitted in Japan (2005), New York (2013).
Professional Memberships
Tokyo Bar Association (Japan), 2005
Publications
Lexology Panoramic – Dominance 2024 (Japan Chapter);
GCR – Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review 2024 (Japan Chapter: Evolving JFTC cartel regulation continues to target unreasonable restraint of trade);
Lexology Getting The Deal Through – Intellectual Property & Antitrust 2024 (Japan Chapter);
ICC (2023), Global report on antitrust enforcement in the digital economy (Japan chapter);
Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position in Japan – Its Development and Current Position CPI Asia Column Dec 2022
Personal
The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1994), Cornell Law School (LL.M., 2003)
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Atsushi Yamada centres his practice on competition and antitrust law. He leverages his experience as a Tokyo District Court judge to advise clients on matters such as price fixing and merger filings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Atsushi Yamada has been our main contact in providing guidance. He is very good at making himself available on short notice and very thoughtful in his assessments."
"Atsushi Yamada has been our main contact in providing guidance. He is very good at making himself available on short notice and very thoughtful in his assessments."
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