Mr Kenji Ito > Mori Hamada & Matsumoto > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Offices

16TH FLOOR, MARUNOUCHI PARK BUILDING
2-6-1 MARUNOUCHI, CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-8222
Japan
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Mr Kenji Ito

Work Department
Antitrust/Competition
Position
Partner
Career
Admitted in Japan, 1997; New York, 2003; Worked for the Japan Fair Trade Commission (2003-2005)
He has addressed a wide range of high-profile competition law matters encompassing merger control, representation in administrative and criminal proceedings, and counseling on distribution, license, platform, and various alliances.
Languages
English/Japanese
Memberships
Daini-Tokyo Bar Association, American Bar Association
Education
Kyoto University (LLB 1995), Georgetown University Law Center (LLM 2002)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Antitrust and competition: Independent local firms
(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)Mori Hamada & Matsumoto handles merger control, competition compliance, cartel investigations and other antitrust matters for a broad range of clients, including major domestic corporates and high profile multinationals. The department has strength in handling complex and large-scale cross-border merger filings, with considerable experience working on international matters. Kenji Ito, whose experience includes government investigation, private action, and antitrust counselling, leads the team with Hideki Utsunomiya, who is a notable thought leader in the field, with a record of speaking on antitrust topics at international conferences, and providing advice to the government. M&A specialist Tomoya Fujita, and counsel Saori Takekoshi are also key names.
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
- Fintech - Independent local firms
- Shipping: Independent local firms
- Intellectual property: Independent local firms
- Investment funds: 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