- Competition Law / International Trade
Overview of the Freelance Transactions Optimization Bill and Other Partnership-Related Policy Developments and Their Impact on Practice
On February 24, 2023, in light of the increasing diversification of work styles, the "Freelance Transactions Optimization Bill" （the Act on Optimization, etc., of Transactions concerning Specified Consignees; hereinafter referred to as the "FTO Bill"） was approved by the Cabinet and submitted to the House of Representatives. The purpose of the bill is to provide transparency and protection in transactions where “freelancers” act as service providers. Such protection is necessary because, in most cases, the consigners who entrusts business to the freelancer is a business or organization and, as such, there is a disparity between the consigners and freelancer in terms of information and bargaining power. If the bill is enacted by the Diet, it will require consigners…To read the article, please see the PDF file
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Competition Law / International Trade Newsletter (March 24, 2023)
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Tatsuya handles all aspects of competition law-related matters, such as merger control, bid rigging and cartel investigations, anti-trust litigation, and unfair trade practice regulations. He is also involved in advocacy efforts towards the development of competition policy. Tatsuya regularly advises on a number of digital and platform-related competition law cases, and has extensive experience in competition law matters within the infrastructure and energy sectors.
He is well-versed in a wide range of regulatory matters regarding legal issues in the new technology industry, including digital platforms, cloud computing, advertising, AI, data centers, social media, telecommunication services, radio waves, cybersecurity, FinTech, and consumer protection for domestic and international clients. He also offers guidance on analysis and strategy development pertaining to legal and public policy issues in the emerging areas of digital policy and regulations, as well as public policy matters (e.g., sustainability) in light of domestic and international political and policy trends.
He has published numerous works concerning digital policy and regulation, and his work in the field of competition law was featured in the Academic Retrospective of the notable legal journal Horitsujiho in 2023 and 2024.