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Kagenori Sako

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Work Department

• Competition and Antitrust/Consumer Protection
• Dispute Resolution
• Risk Management & Compliance
• Corporate and M&A
• International Practice
• Intellectual Property Law
• Administrative Law

Position

Kagenori Sako is a partner in Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners. His practice areas comprise a range of antitrust / competition, dispute resolution, compliance, IP and corporate law.

His antitrust / competition practice covers all areas of antitrust and competition law, including cartel defense, private antitrust litigation and merger clearance. He regularly represents clients in administrative and criminal antitrust investigations by the JFTC, and has served as lead coordinating counsel for clients under investigation in multiple jurisdictions, including the United States, the European Union, Canada, China, Korea, India, Singapore and Brazil. In addition to cartel investigation, he has handled a variety of unfair trade practices under the Japanese antitrust law including abuse of a superior bargaining position.

In addition to his work in the antitrust area, Kagenori has represented clients in various commercial dispute matters, including complex commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution procedures. He also has extensive experience in conducting complex investigations in a variety of industries, and in advising corporate boards in connection with investigations.

Career

2009 – 2010
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (Silicon Valley office)

Languages

Japanese and English

Memberships

Osaka Bar Association, Japan Federation of Bar Associations (2002)
New York (2010)
Certified Fraud Examiner (2016)

Education

2009　UC Berkeley School of Law (LL.M.)

2001　Kyoto University (LL.B.)