Global Competition Review: Antimonopoly & Unilateral Conduct 2018 - Japan
Kozo Kawai, Kojiro Fujii and Tatsuya Tsunoda co-authored the Japan chapter of GCR Know How: Antimonopoly & Unilateral Conduct 2018, published by Law Business Research.
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With regard to competition laws, he advises clients on various matters of competition law for both domestic and international cases. He has represented clients with many important international cartel cases, including auto-parts, TFT-LCD, air cargo and high voltage power cables. He also handled significant merger cases in various industries, such as nuclear, security exchanges, local banks, steel and metals, food and agriculture, airlines, paper and natural resources. His practice also covers private monopolization, unilateral conduct and unfair trade practices, including vertical restraints and abuse of superior bargaining position, including platform business and internet industries. He also has been very active in the field of international trade matters. He is one of few lawyers in Japan who acted on behalf of various industries with regard to anti-dumping (AD) and counter-vailing duties (CVD) in Japan and overseas. While he served as deputy director of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, he handled several important WTO disputes on behalf of Japanese government. He continues to advice both public and private sectors with regard to various sorts of trade law matters associated with WTO, investment treaties and Regional Trade Agreements. His trade expertise also covers export controls, investment screenings, economic sanctions and customs matters.
External Seminars
- Kojiro Fujii delivers presentation at the Committee on International Monetary Law of the International Law Association’sTokyo Meeting
Competition Law / International Trade
- EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Analysis and Responses from a Public Affairs Perspective
Transcripts of lectures
- Platforms and Journalism: What Should Competition Policy Do to Address the Crisis of the News Media?
External Seminars
- Tokyo High Court Judgment on Restaurant Review Portal Site
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Issues and Prospects Concerning Data Utilization a Focusing on Industrial Data (vol.7)
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Platforms and Journalism: What Should Competition Policy Do to Address the Crisis of the News Media?
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TDM exception of Copyright Act of Japan - An introduction of the TDM exception in statutory law
Online, Geneva
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Tokyo High Court Judgment on Restaurant Review Portal Site
Online
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Japan’s VAT Reforms Will Impact Major Digital Platform Operators
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Issues and Prospects Concerning Data Utilization a Focusing on Industrial Data (vol.6)
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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.