Japan: First antitrust parallel imports case resolved under commitment procedures

Junya Ae is a member of the Antitrust / Competition and Corporate / M&A practice groups. He was part of the Competition Law Practice Group at Baker McKenzie's London office from October 2011 to March 2012. Before joining the Firm, he worked at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications from 1995 to 2001. Junya has co-authored a number of publications related to his field and was named a leading practitioner in Who's Who Legal: Japan (Competition) from 2018 to 2022.

Ryo Yamaguchi is a member of the Antitrust/Competition Practice Group in Baker McKenzie's Tokyo office.

Masayuki Shinoura is a member of the Corporate/M&A and Antitrust/Competition groups at Baker McKenzie's Tokyo office. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked at Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) as an in-house lawyer and was engaged in research and formulating policy proposals related to corporate law, including competition law.

Michio Suzuki is a partner in the Firm's Antitrust/Competition and Corporate/M&A groups in Tokyo. Michio's practice focuses on antitrust and competition law (merger control, cartels and distribution), and banking and finance law (structured finance, project finance, securitization, trusts and financial regulations). He is fluent in English and French.