- 反垄断法 / 竞争法
反垄断法 / 竞争法
基于丰富的经验对经营者集中、卡特尔/串标、私人垄断、不公平交易方法、平台规制等、反垄断法/竞争法的所有方面的应对提供法律支持
在世界范围内都在加强反垄断法/竞争法的规制及应用之中，本所对于串标及卡特尔，从制度导入最初时针对行政罚款减免申请，在积累大量实绩的同时，对于国际卡特尔对应，加强与海外有实力的事务所的合作，对日本、欧美、新兴国家等各极点的相关部门的调查进行应对，为日本国内外的企业提供法律支持。关于经营者集中，对反垄断法/竞争法审查为主要论点的并购案件拥有丰富经验，还基于对各行业的深刻理解，根据将来相关部门的审查提供具有战略性的法律咨询。在参与大部分日本国内主要的经营者集中案件的同时，还与海外有实力的事务所合作，不仅精通在全球包括海外行政应对在内的经营者集中审查，还曾对过去多起大型整合项目的实现提供法律支持。此外，在企业的商业模式存在不可避免问题的私人垄断及优越地位滥用等不公平交易方法等单独行为的领域，对与相关部门的交涉、纠纷诉讼应对，拥有大量实绩，对于最近受到关注的平台规制，不单是停留在对执行的应对上，还不断提供包括规制、运用的监测及建议在内的法律咨询。此外，针对可能会引起反垄断法方面担忧的海外企业行为进行多角度的探讨和提供对策的法律咨询，还积极进行对电力零售自由化等制度改革的应对、反垄断法遵守调查及向公司内部研修派遣讲师。
近期案件 Recent Work
所获奖项 Awards & Rankings
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Kozo Kawai has long been called upon for his sector-leading knowledge of non-contentious and contentious antitrust issues, including those relating to M&A transactions, cartels and unilateral behaviour. "Mr Kawai is the doyen of the competition Bar, with an incredible amount of knowledge and experience in the field. He is a true force to be reckoned with whom you want to have on your side," says one client. Madoka Shimada has a strong track record advising on merger filings and antitrust-related issues. One client reports: "She is a very diligent lawyer. She's across all aspects of competition law and handles domestic and international merger control mandates." A further source says: "Ms Shimada is a very knowledgeable, hands-on competition lawyer who can turn around matters which others have given up on."
Chambers, Competition/Antitrust (Asia-Pacific 2022) -
Kozo Kawai leads the competition team at NISHIMURA & ASAHI, which includes five other partners, two counsel and 45 associates. The firm is working on an active docket of behavioural matters in industries such as construction and pharmaceuticals, although details of this work are confidential. On the merger side, the team advised NAVER on the integration of its subsidiary LINE with Z Holdings, which is Japan’s largest-ever IT company merger. The group also advised leasing company MUL on its merger with Hitachi Capital Corporation, which was cleared by the JFTC in less than four months without remedies. As well as handling the Japanese portion of the deal, Nishimura & Asahi also acted as lead counsel coordinating merger filings in the US, the EU, Turkey and Indonesia. In another successful global effort, the team advised Honda on its plans to merge several auto parts companies into one aggregated supplier with Hitachi. The firm secured clearance for that deal without conditions in Japan and multiple other countries across Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additionally, the firm helped KKR and Rakuten obtain Phase I clearance without remedies for their acquisition of shares in Japanese supermarket group Seiyu from Walmart.
GCR 100 2022 Edition
