JAPAN Law and Practice Contributed by: Tsuyoshi Ikeda, Aya Yasui, Hiroko Fukushima and Kohei Kohara, Ikeda & Someya
Ikeda & Someya was founded in Tokyo in Oc - tober 2018 by two lawyers, Tsuyoshi Ikeda and Takaaki Someya. The founding partners previ - ously worked at the Japan Fair Trade Commis - sion (Tsuyoshi Ikeda) and the Consumer Affairs Agency (Takaaki Someya) and used this experi - ence to form a cutting-edge antitrust law prac - tice, handling a number of large-scale cases in -
volving business alliances, on-site inspections by the Japan Fair Trade Commission and con - sumer law. Ikeda & Someya also has 24 other lawyers with experience at regulatory agen - cies or in-house at major companies. The two founding partners’ comments have been cited in various newspapers, magazines and media, including the Nikkei.
Authors
Tsuyoshi Ikeda is a founding partner at Ikeda & Someya. He previously served as an investigator at the Japan Fair Trade Commission, where he participated in around 20 dawn
Aya Yasui is experienced in international transactions and legal consultations for businesses, with a particular focus on antitrust. She previously worked at a US law firm and a major Japanese law firm, and has also been seconded to major global companies. In addition, she has served as a member of the Environmental Committee of the Tokyo Bar Association for more than ten years, concentrating on environmental laws for companies. She also has legal experience as in-house counsel at an automobile manufacturer as general manager in charge of global compliance. Aya can provide advice on legal risks in cutting-edge fields by utilising her extensive business experience and language skills.
raids, prepared the implementation of the leniency system, and investigated a case involving standard essential patents. He is noted for his success in the most cutting-edge cartel, merger review and antitrust/competition cases. Tsuyoshi is registered as an attorney in New York and California.
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