Miyakawa, Hiromitsu

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• English
• Japanese

Lawyer Overview

Hiromitsu Miyakawa has broad experience in antitrust law, including government investigations, mergers and acquisitions, litigations, and counseling, and has served as defense counsel in several major cartel prosecutions by the Fair Trade Commission of Japan. His experience also covers general corporate matters and litigations, including intellectual property law, labor law, and joint ventures. Before joining Jones Day in 2006, Hiromitsu worked for 10 years with Kobayashi and Todo, one of the leading law firms in Japanese antitrust law. In addition, he worked as a research fellow at the American Antitrust Institute in Washington, D.C. and wrote three articles published by the institute: "First Data/Concord Merger: A Background Briefing," "Promotion of Antitrust and the Public Interest Through Use of Cy Pres Distribution," and "Competitive Issues in the Dairy Industry: The Pending DFA/NDH/Hood Transaction."

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Antitrust Litigation
• Antitrust Mergers/Joint Ventures
• General Antitrust Counseling
• International Cartel Investigations

Representative Cases

• American Airlines secures alliance with Japan Airlines and wins preliminary antitrust approval for joint venture with British Airways and Iberia , (2009)
• Daiichi Sankyo acquires generic-drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories for $4.6 billion
• Japanese multi-level marketing company complies with Japan's METI regulations , (2009)
• Nissin Food acquires 33.5% stake in Russia's Angleside , (2009)
• SAP wins antitrust approvals worldwide for acquisition of Business Objects
• SCHOTT acquires majority share in Japan-based Moritex, expanding fiber optic operations into Asia , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business & Trade, Business Organizations, Complex Litigation, Deceptive Trade Practices, International Antitrust, International Law, International Transactions, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, RICO Act, RICO Act, Trade Regulation, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition

Bar Admissions

• Japan
• New York

Education

• Keio University - Japan
• U of Virginia- C'ville (Main)

Published Works

• Antitrust Alert: Japan Proposes to Reform JFTC Hearing Procedure for Antitrust Violations, 2010
• US, EU, China Competition Law Comparative Guidebook, Chuo Keizai Sha/ 米国・ＥＵ・中国　競争法比較ガイドブック（中央経済社）, 2010
• Antitrust Alert: Japan Challenges "Essential" Patent Licenses Under Anti-Monopoly Act, 2009
• Amendment of the Anti-Monopoly Act of Japan and its Impact on Mergers and Acquisitions, 2009
• Antitrust Alert: Japan Passes Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Act to Strengthen Cartel Enforcement and Expand the Scope of Single-Firm Conduct Subject to Fines, 2009
• Recent Developments in the United States, EU and Asia at the Intersection of Antitrust and Patent Law, GCP Magazine, www.globalcompetitionpolicy.org, 2009
• Competitive Issues in the Dairy Industry: The Pending DFA/NDH/Hood Transaction, 2004
• Promotion of Antitrust and the Public Interest Through Use of Cy Pres Distrribution, 2003
• First Data/Concord Merger: A Background Briefing, 2003

Address

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

Phones

81.3.6800.1828 (Business Phone)

Faxes

81.3.5401.2725 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com