Inside the incident: A global crisis management tabletop workshop

His main practice area is corporate crisis management and litigation. He is also highly knowledgeable and experienced on matters involving foreign investigations and regulatory authorities. He has dealt with many cases in relation to investigations by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, the Japanese Fair Trade Commission, the Japanese Public Prosecutor’s Office, etc., as well as foreign authorities such as the U.S. Department of Justice. He has also dealt with a variety of cases such as misconduct by executives and employees, violation of environmental regulations, violation of the regulation regarding pharmaceutical and medical equipment, etc. In addition to cases that require emergency responses, he has advised many companies to build effective whistleblowing systems and anti-bribery compliance programs, and he has assisted with due diligence procedures from a compliance perspective.

Jun is a partner in our corporate crisis management practice, who handles domestic and overseas corporate crisis management matters, including conducting internal investigations, responding to relevant authorities and stock exchanges, the media, handling labor disputes, representing companies in relevant legal proceedings in relation to various corporate misconduct matters, such as quality falsification issues by manufacturing companies, financial fraud issues, etc. Jun has experience as a member of an investigation committee on corporate misconduct. Jun was previously seconded to a global trading company, and he has extensive experience in handling cross-border corporate crisis management matters and establishing global compliance programs. Jun is also a partner in our energy and natural resources practice, where he mainly advises utility companies, including providing advice on domestic and overseas investments, contracts, regulations, and disputes in relation to energy and natural resources.

Ken Sakurabayashi brings with deep experience in handling some of the most significant cases in the United States. He has an expertise in criminal cartel investigations in several industries as both a federal prosecutor and defense attorney, including Home Healthcare, Korea Fuels, Auto Parts, and Freight Forwarding. As a prosecutor, he was involved in multiple investigations coordinating with sister agencies within the United States and other foreign prosecution agencies. The Korea Fuels investigations created the foundation to launch the US-DOJ's Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF). He was also a team leader of the "crackdown" of the supply chain industry announced in former-President Biden's State of the Union Address in 2022.

As a defense attorney, he helped coordinate the defense of companies before competition authorities in and outside of the United States, one which lead to the largest reduction in criminal antitrust fines in U.S. history. In addition, Ken Sakurabayashi has experience in representing companies in large scale patent litigations.

■Recognition
Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service, 2020
Award for Excellence by Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, 2020
Assistant Attorney General's Award of Distinction, 2018/2023