Nishimura & Asahi

Anti-trust/competition, international disputes, corporate crisis management, and regulatory investigations practice

Partner, Tokyo

Kozo’s anti-trust/competition practice covers every area of the practice, i.e., violation cases such as cartel and unilateral conduct, merger regulations, and compliance to prevent violations of Japanese and foreign competition laws. Kozo continues to be recognized by international law journals as one of the top practitioners in Japan in the area of competition law. He has handled large scale international cartel cases and has contributed to the realization of prominent merger regulations. In the area of international trade law, Kozo is widely recognized as a pioneer of trade law practice in Japan and has advised both the private sector and governmental agencies. He has been involved in most of the trade remedy investigations, such as those for the imposition of anti-dumping duties and subsidy countervailing duties as counsel to Japanese and foreign clients, and in some overseas trade remedy investigations to defend Japanese clients. In addition, Kozo’s practice covers international disputes, corporate crisis management, and regulatory investigations.

Japanese, English

1988 | Admitted in Japan (voluntarily deregistered in 1995 and readmitted in 1997)

1994 | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (LL.M., EC Law, magna cum laude) 1993 | Columbia University School of Law (LL.M.) 1988 | Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan 1984 | The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)