Nishimura & Asahi's market-leading competition and antitrust team is particularly experienced in acting in major domestic merger cases, in addition to managing negotiations with the Japan Fair Trade Commission. Practice head Kozo Kawai bolsters the team with his longstanding experience and strong skills in international trade matters. Other key team members include Madoka Shimada, who is proficient in advising on bid-rigging, leniency applications, and handling large deals in the IT industry. Kojiro Fujii is the name to note for private monopolisations, and cases involving unfair trade practices or abuse of superior bargaining positions. Junko Wakabayashi , Nobuhiro Tanaka, and Kazumaro Kobayashi are other key contacts within the practice.
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Key clients
- Nippon Steel Corporation
- Toshiba Corporation
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Mitsui Chemical, Inc.
- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
- JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
Work highlights
- Acted as local counsel to Tenneco in Japan in connection with a JFTC filing, and provided practical advice to expedite the process, which was complicated by the JFTC’s detailed review.
- Advised Lone Star Funds and provided support for a merger filing analysis, as well as preparing for the filing in Japan.
- Advised on the merger review of Bain Capital, LP’s acquisition of all of the shares of Evident Corporation, a spin-off subsidiary of Olympus Corporation.
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Kozo Kawai