Attorney Profiles

Bungo Kubo Born Tokyo, Japan, 1977 | Admitted to bar, 2007, Japan

Bungo Kubo focuses on competition law and corporate law.
He advises on a wide variety of competition law matters, including abuses of dominance, compliance programs, cartel investigations, merger control, and other commercial arrangements (such as distribution, technology licensing, R&D, joint ventures and cooperation agreements). His experiences include having worked as a visiting attorney in the Brussels offices of a leading competition law firm, Van Bael & Bellis.
Further, he routinely advises on a wide range of international business transactions.
His practice covers a broad range of sectors, including basic industries, automotive, retail and food, building materials, chemicals, and financial services.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Currently, he is assigned to the Mergers and Acquisitions Division of the Economic Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat of Japan Fair Trade Commission as a fixed-term government employee (2022-)

Education

  • King's College London (LL.M in Competition Law 2019)
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (Certificate in Introduction to Corporate Law and Governance 2019)
  • Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan (2007)
  • Chuo Law School (J.D., 2006)
  • Waseda University (LL.B., 2000)

Admissions and Certifications

  • Admitted in Japan, 2007- (Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association)
  • Japan Competition Law Forum

Other Activities

  • Mergers and Acquisitions Division of the Economic Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat of Japan Fair Trade Commission (2022－present)
  • Nippon Steel Corporation International Affairs Department, Legal Division (2020－2022) (secondment)
  • Van Bael & Bellis (Brussels office) (2019－2020) Competition Law Group, Data Protection Group, Visiting Attorney
  • Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K (2016－2018) in-house counsel (secondment)
  • Nippon Steel Corporation (2010－2012) in-house counsel (secondment)

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