Kazumochi Kometani has outstanding experience in handling WTO dispute settlement cases addressing a variety of governmental measures and assessing the consistency of a variety of governmental measures with international economic laws.
Kazumochi Kometani previously served at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for more than 15 years in high-ranking positions including as General Counsel for International Legal Affairs and as Director of the International Legal Affairs Office. In these positions, he took a leading role in dispute settlement cases under the WTO Agreement and other international economic laws in more than a dozen cases involving antidumping measures, safeguard measures, export restraints, import restrictions and, local content requirements. He also advised the Ministry on the consistency with the WTO Agreement and other international economic laws, including various EPA/FTAs and investment treaties, of a variety of governmental measures of foreign countries and Japan.
学历
Education
1987
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
1995
The University of Michigan Law School (LL.M.)
经历
Professional Experience
Nagashima & Ohno
1995 - 1996
Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D.C.
1996 - 1998
Deputy Director, Distribution Industry Division, Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of International Trade and Industry
1998 - 1998
Deputy Director, Trade Agreement Administration Division, International Economy Department, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of International Trade and Industry
1998 - 2002
Legal Affairs Officer, Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organizaiton
2002 - 2003
Director for Trade Negotiation, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
2003 - 2003
Director for International Legal Affairs, WTO Compliance and Dispute Settlement Office, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry