Multifaceted services through collaboration with a diverse and international team of professionals
Regulations under Japan’s Antimonopoly Act have been tightened in line with recent socioeconomic changes, and enforcement methods have also been becoming more sophisticated.
Many countries and regions outside of Japan are also seeing increased enforcement of competition laws or the enactment of new or revised competition laws.
It is essential that multinational companies pay attention to the competition laws of the relevant foreign jurisdictions in the course of their business activities.
At PwC Legal Japan, our attorneys with a wealth of experience in the practice of competition law work closely with professionals from different regions and disciplines to address competition law risks from a multifaceted perspective.
Precise risk management based on deep insights into business models and the market environment
As regulations in the area of competition law become more diverse, companies are also being called upon to comply with such laws in more aspects of their business activity.
In addition, the development of technologies such as AI and their application to business may require complex considerations, including considerations of the appropriateness of evaluating such technologies based on existing regulatory frameworks.
With an understanding of the characteristics of your business activities and the market environment surrounding them, PwC Legal Japan will carefully identify and analyze risks regarding competition law and propose countermeasures.
Support for M&A transactions through close cooperation with professionals in other regions and fields of practice
- Examination of the necessity of notifications to domestic and overseas competition authorities
- Support for the preparation of the documentation required for notification to the competition authorities
- Response to reviews by the competition authorities (interviews, questionnaires, economic analysis etc.)
- Planning and management of measures to prevent gun-jumping risks during the period leading up to the implementation of M&A transactions
- Preliminary evaluation of the difficulty of obtaining clearance from the competition authorities for planned M&A transactions where there are concerns such as a large increase in combined market share
Comprehensive advice from identifying illegal risks to establishing a system for compliance at the time of implementation
- Legal checks from the perspective of competition laws applicable to the scheme in question
- Establishment and management of a system for compliance with competition laws when forming business alliances or engaging in joint activities with industrial associations
- Prior consultation with the competition authorities
Support for the planning and implementation of appropriate roadmaps for both crisis management in emergency situations and risk prevention in normal times
- In-house investigation of suspected violations (forensic investigation etc.)
- Support for leniency applications to the competition authorities
- Implementation of in-house training aimed at preventing cartel risk in situations such as making contact with competing businesses
Advice on the risk of violations and countermeasures based on the latest regulatory trends, according to the characteristics of your business model
- Support for responding to the risk of other types of violation of the Antimonopoly Act, such as abuse of superior bargaining position and the restriction of resale prices
- Analysis of the applicability of the Subcontract Act to transactions related to purchasing, procurement etc. and support for responding to the risk of violation
- Support for responding to the risk of violating the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations in marketing activities
