Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• English
• Japanese

Lawyer Overview

Shinya Watanabe practices antitrust and competition law with an emphasis on international enforcement in relation to cartels, mergers and acquisitions, and other cross-border transactions. He also has significant experience in labor and employment law, including labor dispute resolution, especially for foreign companies operating in Japan. In addition, he has almost 30 years of experience in other types of international dispute resolution and cross-border transactions. He heads the antitrust and labor practices in the Tokyo Office.

He has represented foreign companies before the Japan Fair Trade Commission and Japanese multinational companies before such foreign enforcement agencies as the U.S. Department of Justice and European Commission. He also has represented many foreign companies before the courts in Japan in labor disputes such as employee terminations, restructuring of labor contracts, and payment of overtime compensation.

Shinya is currently a member of the Antitrust Back-up Committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and a member of the advisory council of Cornell Law School. In addition, he serves as an adjunct professor at Keio Law School where he teaches antitrust law. Shinya was appointed by the Tokyo District Court as an arbitrator in construction dispute resolutions and served in that capacity for six years. He also was appointed by the Japan Law Federation as one of the researchers for a comparative study on the relationship between antitrust laws and intellectual property rights in Japan, the United States, Canada, and the European Union.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust & Competition Law
• General Antitrust Counseling
• Antitrust Mergers/Joint Ventures
• Antitrust Intellectual Property
• Construction
• Labor & Employment
• Asia Labor & Employment

Representative Cases

• Acquisition of Gillette
• Acquisition of Guidant Businesses
• Breach of Contract and Repayment of Borrowed Money
• Breach of Contract and Tort
• Breach of Contract and Unjustifiable Enrichment
• Breach of Fiduciary Duties
• Claims for Unjust Enrichment and Others, (Wa) No. 24197 of 1999 (Tokyo District Court, Japan Oct. 28, 2002)
• Unfair Termination of Employment

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business & Trade, Business Organizations, Collective Bargaining, Copyrights, Deceptive Trade Practices, Intellectual Property Law, International Antitrust, International Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Patents, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act

Bar Admissions

• Japan

Published Works

• Recent Developments in the United States, EU and Asia at the Intersection of Antitrust and Patent Law, GCP Magazine, www.globalcompetitionpolicy.org, 2009
• International Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights: Issues Arising Under U.S., European, and Japanese Competition Law*, Intellectual Property Counselor. Thomson West, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Korea Fair Trade Commission Announces Focus on Perceived Antitrust Abuses of Intellectual Property by IT and Pharmaceutical Companies, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Korea Considers Antitrust Exemptions for Certain Cartels to Assist Economic Recovery, 2009
• International Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights: Issues Arising Under U.S., European and Japanese Competition Law, IP Perspectives, 2008
• Development of Regulating the License and Know How Agreement in Japan (Law and Practice, Vol. 4), 2004
• Guide and Practice of Electronic Signatures and Certification Services Law (Seirinshoin), 2002
• Outline of Certificate Practice Statement (Law and Computer, No. 19), 2001
• Practical Guide to Antitrust Law (Seirinshoin), 2000
• Handbook of Sanctions and Penalties on Corporate Business Activities (Shinnihon Hoki), 1998
• Q&A Practice of Land and House Lease Law (Shinnihon Hoki), 1981

Address

Kamiyacho Prime Place
1-17, Toranomon 4-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 105-0001, Japan

Phones

81.3.6800.1820 (Business Phone)

Faxes

81.3.5401.2725 (Business Fax)

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Websites

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