Hideki Utsunomiya

Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Hideki Utsunomiya is a partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto. He handles a full range of competition law matters. He has extensive experience of obtaining merger clearances in large and complex cases and of handling cartel investigations and follow-on damage actions, and other infringement cases, many of which have multi-jurisdictional aspects. He also advises on various competition law matters such as alliance, marketing and distribution, pricing, licensing and standard setting and competition compliance. He has a deep insight on competition in digital economy and served as a member of the JFTC’s study group on ‘Data and Competition Policy’. He is a non-governmental adviser to the JFTC in the International Competition Network. He has taught Japanese competition law at Keio Law School for a decade. He is recognised as a leading antitrust practitioner in Japan by major media, such as GCR, Who’s Who Legal, Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500, and The Best Lawyers.