2019.12.12
Publication
New
Takashi Kobayashi, Shinichiro Mori, Sho Tanaka and Hiroki Kikkawa have co-authored the Japan chapter of the recently published practice guide, "Cartels 2019," published by Mondaq.
2019.12.06
Awards
New
Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba and the following attorneys have been featured in "Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020" by Chambers & Partners:
Competition/Antitrust (Japan): Nobuaki Mukai
Dispute Resolution: Domestic (Japan): Junya Naito
2019.12.02
Information
New
Toshiyuki Nambu has joined Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba as Advisor on December 2, 2019.
2019.11.26
Seminar
Nobuaki Mukai served as Panelist in a panel discussion on intellectual property law and SEPs (standard essential patents) from the viewpoint of competition law at DLA Piper’s 2019 Corporate and Intellectual Property Symposium held in Nagoya and Tokyo. The discussion was moderated by Mr. Shuzo Maruyama (DLA Piper LLP), and Dr. Mukai’s co-panelists were Mr. Misao Shimizu (Yanagida & Partners/ Tokyo session only) and Mr. Hirohiko Usui (Usui Patent Office).
2019.11.26
Publication
In a recurring feature series, Nobuaki Mukai authored the article "The Key Evidence of Antitrust Violation #1: Toshiba Chemical Case" in the January 2019 (Vol. 20, No. 1) issue of Business Law.
2019.11.25
Seminar
Tsuyoshi Suzuki served as a judge at the 18th Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition on November 23 and 24 at Sophia University in Tokyo.
2019.12.02
Information
New
Toshiyuki Nambu has joined Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba as Advisor on December 2, 2019.
2019.08.01
Information
Junya Naito has been reappointed as a Committee Member of the Tokyo District Court Committee.
2019.07.08
Information
Nobuaki Mukai was appointed Executive Board Member and Secretary General of the Japan Competition Law Forum.
2019.05.20
Information
We are pleased to announce the renewal of our website on May 20, 2019.
2019.04.07
Information
Junya Naito serves as the manager (kanji) of the Conference Regarding Operation of Civil Litigation for the year starting from April 2019. The members of the Conference are composed of judges from the Tokyo District Court and attorneys from the three Bar Associations in Tokyo.
2019.04.02
Information
Shinichiro Daimon joined the firm as an attorney through the Ministry of Justice's Work Experience Program for Assistant Judges and Public Prosecutors.
2019.11.26
Seminar
Nobuaki Mukai served as Panelist in a panel discussion on intellectual property law and SEPs (standard essential patents) from the viewpoint of competition law at DLA Piper’s 2019 Corporate and Intellectual Property Symposium held in Nagoya and Tokyo. The discussion was moderated by Mr. Shuzo Maruyama (DLA Piper LLP), and Dr. Mukai’s co-panelists were Mr. Misao Shimizu (Yanagida & Partners/ Tokyo session only) and Mr. Hirohiko Usui (Usui Patent Office).
2019.11.25
Seminar
Tsuyoshi Suzuki served as a judge at the 18th Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition on November 23 and 24 at Sophia University in Tokyo.
2019.11.13
Seminar
Nobuaki Mukai served as Panelist in a panel discussion entitled "Challenges in Cross-Border White Collar Criminal Investigations" at the New York State Bar Association’s International Section Global Conference 2019 held in Tokyo on November 7.
2019.11.08
Seminar
Shinichiro Mori served as Respondent’s counsel in a Mock International Arbitration at the New York State Bar Association’s International Section Global Conference 2019 held in Tokyo on November 6.
2019.10.17
Seminar
Tsuyoshi Suzuki played the role of a party’s counsel in a mock emergency-arbitrator arbitration in the 2019 ICC Arbitration Seminar in Japan organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Japan and co-organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Paris), and the Japan International Dispute Resolution Center (JIDRC) on October 16.
2019.06.05
Seminar
Junya Naito served as a panelist at the SIAC-JAA Tokyo Conference 2019 entitled “Perils and Precautions in Complex Disputes: Navigating Multiple Contracts, Multiple Parties, and Multiple Proceedings” held in Tokyo, Japan on June 4, 2019.
2019.12.12
Publication
New
Takashi Kobayashi, Shinichiro Mori, Sho Tanaka and Hiroki Kikkawa have co-authored the Japan chapter of the recently published practice guide, "Cartels 2019," published by Mondaq.
2019.11.26
Publication
In a recurring feature series, Nobuaki Mukai authored the article "The Key Evidence of Antitrust Violation #1: Toshiba Chemical Case" in the January 2019 (Vol. 20, No. 1) issue of Business Law.
2019.11.05
Publication
Nobuaki Mukai was a featured participant in the round-table discussion cited in the following article: "Special Feature: The Antitrust Amendment in the First Year of Reiwa―Review of the Surcharge System: 'Round-table Discussion: The Antitrust Amendment in the First Year of Reiwa.'" This article appeared in the October 2019 (No. 828) issue of "Fair Trade."
2019.09.30
Publication
Takayuki Matsuo, Peter Tyksinski and Yang Cancan have co-authored the Japan chapter of “LexisNexis Company and Foreign Investment Law Guide 2020” published by LexisNexis.
2019.06.27
Publication
Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Rin Moriguchi and Mariko Sumiyoshi authored the Japan section of "Getting the Deal Through: Legal Privilege & Professional Secrecy 2019," published by Law Business Research Ltd.
2019.03.03
Publication
Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Suguru Shigematsu and Naoko Takekawa have authored the Japan chapter of the recently published Eleventh Edition of "The Dispute Resolution Review" (ed. Damian Taylor) (The Law Reviews).
2019.12.06
Awards
New
Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba and the following attorneys have been featured in "Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020" by Chambers & Partners:
Competition/Antitrust (Japan): Nobuaki Mukai
Dispute Resolution: Domestic (Japan): Junya Naito
2019.10.04
Awards
Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba and its attorneys have been recognized in the following practice areas by "Who's Who Legal 2019" published by Law Business Research:
"Global Leader: Asset Recovery 2019" Junya Naito
"National Leader: Japan - Arbitration 2019" Junya Naito
"National Leader: Japan - Arbitration 2019" Tsuyoshi Suzuki
"National Leader: Japan - Competition 2019" Nobuaki Mukai
2019.05.01
Awards
Momo-o, Matsuo and Namba is ranked as a Recommended Firm in Japan and Junya Naito has once again been ranked as a Dispute Resolution Star in the practice areas of Commercial and Transactions by "Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2019" published by Euromoney Institutional Investor.
2019.04.06
Awards
Junya Naito has been selected by his peers as The Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year 2020" for his work in Arbitration and Mediation in Tokyo. This is the third time Mr. Naito has been recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year." He was previously recognized in 2013 and 2018. Only one lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as "Lawyer of the Year."
2019.04.05
Awards
The following Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 10th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan, the highly regarded peer-review legal publication:
"Antitrust/Competition Law" Nobuaki Mukai
"Arbitration and Mediation" Junya Naito
"Corporate and M&A Law" Makoto Matsuo, Shuichi Namba and Junya Naito
"Insolvency and Reorganization Law" Shigeaki Momo-o
"Litigation" Junya Naito
"Private Equity, Private Funds and Venture Capital Law" Shuichi Namba
2019.02.01
Awards
Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba and Junya Naito have been ranked in the practice area of "Dispute Resolution: Domestic Japan" in "Chambers Global 2019" by Chambers and Partners.