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Kagenori Sako

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. · Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

JapanAntitrust / Competition, Dispute ResolutionJapanese, English

About

Partner at Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners specialising in antitrust/competition, dispute resolution, compliance, intellectual property and corporate law. He handles cartel defense, private antitrust litigation, merger clearance and JFTC administrative and criminal investigations, acts as lead coordinating counsel in multi‑jurisdictional antitrust matters, and also advises on commercial disputes, ADR, complex investigations and board-level investigations.

Practice areas

Antitrust / CompetitionDispute ResolutionRisk Management & ComplianceCorporate / M&AInternational PracticeIntellectual PropertyAdministrative Law

Office

Expertise

Cartel DefensePrivate Antitrust LitigationMerger ClearanceJFTC InvestigationsCross-border Antitrust Coordination (United States, European Union, Canada, China, Korea, India, Singapore, Brazil)Unfair Trade Practices (Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position)Internal/Corporate InvestigationsCommercial Litigation & ADR

Education

  • UC Berkeley School of Law (LL.M.), 2009
  • Kyoto University (LL.B.), 2001

Admissions

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

Languages

JapaneseEnglish