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Mr Yoshitoshi Imoto
Work Department
Antitrust/Competition Practice Group
Position
Yoshitoshi Imoto is a partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu. He advises on all aspects of competition law for both domestic and multi-national clients in connection with M&A, strategic alliance projects, IT/digital antitrust matters as well as cartel investigations and follow-on private lawsuits.
He has abundant experiences and expertise in handling merger control for high profile mergers particularly in pharmaceutical industry, semi-conductor and electronics sectors and highly concentrated chemical/metal and other materials businesses. His recent professional highlights also include counseling for both domestic and international clients in relation to international cartel investigations on electronics, financial products and auto-parts.
Career
Keio Law School, Lecturer (2006), Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY LLP, New York (2008-2010 inclusive of its predecessor firm), Slaughter and May, Brussels (Competition Group, 2012-2013)
Languages
Japanese and English
Memberships
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (2002)
Education
The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2001), Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2008)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Antitrust and competition: Independent local firms
(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu is active on high value domestic and international matters across a broad range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, energy, IT and private equity. The department benefits from a strong relationship with the JFTC, allowing significant insight into antitrust/competition law. Team lead Yoshitoshi Imoto has expertise in high-profile merger cases and complex government investigations, with international experience working within the US and EU. Kaoru Hattori handles cartel investigations, and advises on competition law issues in contractual alliances and transactions, while Ryohei Tanaka acts for both multi-nationals and major domestic corporations in merger control proceedings before the JFTC. The team has grown with the promotion of Satoshi Ogawa and Nobuaki Ito to partner in early 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: Independent local firms - Japan
- Leading individuals: Bengoshi - Japan > Antitrust and competition: Independent local firms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: Independent local firms
- Banking and finance: Independent local firms
- Capital markets: Independent local firms
- Corporate and M&A: Independent local firms
- Dispute resolution: Independent local firms
- Intellectual property: Independent local firms
- Labour and employment: Independent local firms
- Private wealth: Independent local firms
- Projects and energy: Independent local firms
- Real estate and construction: Independent local firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: Independent local firms
- Risk management and investigations: Independent local firms
- Tax: Independent local firms
- TMT: Independent local firms