Mori Hamada & Matsumoto held a seminar on the Anti-Monopoly Act at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. Our lawyers, Messrs. Harumichi Uchida, Akihisa Tamaki, Tomohiro Tsuchiya, and Kenji Ito organized the seminar and lectured on the Japanese anti-monopoly legal system. Four attorneys from Arnold & Porter LLP were invited to the seminar as presenters, and together they and MHM’s attorneys lectured on the recent developments in practices concerning the anti-monopoly and antitrust laws in Japan and in the U.S. The seminar was presented in both Japanese and English, using simultaneous interpretation.
Program
Seminar Objective
Greeting from Our Partner Harumichi Uchida (Seminar Coordinator)
Part I: "Recent Developments concerning Compliance with the Anti-Monopoly Act and Leniency (Amnesty) Program"
1. Framework of the Anti-Monopoly Act and Outline of Recent Amendments
Presenter: Akihisa Tamaki (MHM of-counsel)
2. New Developments concerning Compliance with the Anti-Monopoly Act
Presenter: Kenji Ito (MHM associate)
3. Cartel Enforcement and Leniency in the U.S. and the EU
William Baer, Esq.
Tim Frazer, Esq.
Part II: "Recent Developments in Practices concerning the Anti-Monopoly Act in M&A"
1. Recent Developments in Practices concerning the Anti-Monopoly Act in M&A Transactions
Presenter: Tomohiro Tsuchiya (MHM partner)
2. Needs for Economic Analysis in M&A Regulation under the Anti-Monopoly Act
Presenter: Hiroaki Ishigaki (National Economic Research Associates, Inc., consultant)
3. How to Deal with Problematic Mergers in the U.S. and in the EU
William Baer, Esq.
Marleen Van Kerckhove, Esq
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