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Setsuko Yufu(Senior Partner)

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Setsuko Yufu
Admitted Japan (1981)
Bar Association Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Education Waseda University (LL.B.,1974)
University of Amsterdam, Europa Institute (Diploma, 1986)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Background Loeff Claeys Verbeke (Brussels) (currently Allen & Overy) (Brussels) (1986 – 1987)
Komazawa University, Graduate School Lecturer (EU Law) (April 2005 – March 2007)
Keio University, Graduate School Lecturer (EU Law) (April 2005 – March 2007) (April 2010 – )
Member of the Intellectual Property Securitization Committee of the Japan Patent Attorney Association (2004-2007, Vice Chairman 2005 – 2006)
JFA Sports Managers College, Special Lecturer (Compliance) (2004 – current)
Member of the “Nomination Committee of Candidates for Representative Members,” Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company (2010)
Member Japan Federation of Bar Associations, EU Studies Society of Japan, Japan Association of International Economic Law
Practice Areas EU Related Matters, Joint Ventures, M&A, Anti Trust Cases (Cartel and Bid-Rigging Cases Included), Emissions Trading, IP, General Corporate Legal Matters Including Compliance
Languages Japanese and English
E-Mail
Tel +81-(0)3-5501-1165

Publications

  • Merger Control: Jurisdictional comparisons, Japan Chapter, Thomson Reuters (2011) [Co-author]
  • "EU Legal Trends: Emissions Trading and the Right to Set Member Country Emissions Targets" Trade and Tariff, Japan Tariff Association (August, 2010)
  • Case Law Relating to the Basic Laws of the EU (2nd Edition), Nippon Hyoronsha (2008) [Co-author]
  • EU Environmental Law, Keio University Press (2009) [Co-author]
  • "The Frontline of EU Law — Investigation by the Competition Authority and Attorney — Client Privilege" Trade and Tariff, Japan Tariff Association (April, 2009)
  • "Implementing Corporate Compliance Systems: Steps Japanese Companies Should Take" The Lawyers, ILS Publications, Inc. (July, 2008)
  • "To manage one's own life, considering what makes oneself happy" Life Planning for Female Attorneys, Daini Tokyo Bar Association (2008)
  • "The Frontline of EU Law — relating to the Operating License of Sports Betting and the Imposition of Criminal Penalties in EU Member Nations" Trade and Tariff, Japan Tariff Association (January, 2008)
  • Leading Cases on the Law of the European Union, Nippon Hyoronsha (2007) [Co-author]
  • "The Question of the Structure and Future of the Environmental Ministry's Voluntary Participation Discharge Emmissions System, Part 2" (in Japanese) Lexis Kigyo Houmu, (November, 2006) [Co-author]
  • "The Question of the Structure and Future of the Environmental Ministry's Voluntary Participation Discharge Emmissions System, Part 1" (in Japanese) Lexis Kigyo Houmu, (October, 2006) [Co-author]
  • "Golden Share and Restriction of the investment in the internal market: The Forefront of the EU Law" (in Japanese) Trade and Tariffs (Boeki to Kanzei) (April, 2003)
  • A Concise Dictionary of Legal Terms (in Japanese), Sanseido (2003) [Co-author]
  • "Developments in EU Law: Golden Shares and Restrictions on Capital Transfer" (in Japanese), Trade and Tariffs (Boeki to Kanzei), Nihon Kanzei Kyoukai (February, 2002)
  • "Damages Compensation Claims Against Agreement Counterparties to Agreements which Violate EC Treaty Article 81 — Developments in EU Law" (in Japanese), Trade and Tariffs (Boeki to Kanzei) (February, 2002)
  • "Internationalization of Intellectual Property System and EC Trademark — Developments in EU Law" (in Japanese), Trade and Tariffs (Boeki to Kanzei) (June, 2002)
  • "New Regulations for Group Exemptions Concerning Vertical Restraints under EU Competition Law—Developments in EU Law" (in Japanese), Trade and Tariffs (Boeki to Kanzei) (September, 2001)
  • "The Corsica Ferry Case — Developments in EU Law" (in Japanese), Trade and Tariffs (Boeki to Kanzei) (October, 2000)
  • "The Centros Case — Developments in EU Law" (in Japanese), Trade and Tariffs (Boeki to Kanzei) (April, 2000)
  • "The Potassium Joint Venture Case — Developments in EU Law" (in Japanese), Trade and Tariffs (Boeki to Kanzei) (October, 1999)
  • "Coming to Terms with History — EU After Introduction of the Euro" (in Japanese), NBL No.617 (1999)
  • Joint Ventures Under EEC Competition Law (Professor Saburo Kuroki 70 — years Memorial Papers) (in Japanese), Civil Law Institute (1992)

Seminars

  • "Dealing with the Fair Trade Commission—M&A Notification and Cartel Investigation", hosted by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, February 4, 2010
  • "New Merger & Share Acquisition Filing Requirements in Japan", hosted by LexisNexis, September 24, 2009
  • "Enforcement of Antimonopoly Act by Competition Authority and Attorney Client Privilege—Focused on EU Court Decisions," June 11, 2009, hosted by LAWASIA
  • "Comparison of Emissions Trading Systems and Practice between Japan and the EU," November 22, 2008, The 29th Annual Conference held by the European Union Studies Association—Japan
  • "EU Emissions Trading and Japan," May 31, 2008, hosted by EU Law Basic Workshop, Keio Law School
  • "Trends in Emissions Trading in the World and Practice in Japan," December 12, 2007, hosted by Rikkyo Law School
  • "Course on Compliance," February 5, 2007, hosted by Mitsubishi Shoji Construction Materials Corporation
  • "Sports Clubs and Compliance," January 20, 2007, hosted by the Japan Football Association and the Sports Managers College
  • "Current Practice and Future Issues with the Environment Ministry Voluntary Emissions Trading System," presented at the Emissions Market Study Group hosted by Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
  • "IP Securitization and IP Trusts," presented to the IP Securitization Committee of the Japan Patent Attorney Association (May 17, 2006)
  • "Securitization of Intellectual Property Rights," hosted by Chuo University, Graduate School of Policy Studies, January 17, 2006
  • "Legal Compliance in the Sports Industry," hosted by the Japan Football Association and the Sports Management College, November 26, 2005
  • "Principles of Securitization and the Securitization of Intellectual Property," hosted by the IP Securitization Committee of the Japan Patent Attorney Association (December 15, 2004)
  • "Sports Business and Compliance," hosted by the Japan Football Association and the Sports Managers College (December 4, 2004)

Practices