Setsuko Yufu

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Senior Partner

Main Practices
Risk Management / General Compliance / Internal Reporting Systems / Corporate Governance / Governance and Integrity in Sport / Merger Control (Domestic and International) / Cartels, Bid Rigging, and Leniency / Japan Fair Trade Commission Investigations and Inquiries / Antitrust Litigation (Domestic) / Antitrust Compliance and Investigations / Vertical Restraints and Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position / Subcontracting and Misrepresentations / Antitrust Investigations (Overseas) / Antitrust Private Enforcement (Overseas) / WTO, Trade Agreements, and Investment Agreements / Environmental Law / Global Warming Prevention / Europe and the EU

Languages
Japanese / English

Office
Tokyo

TEL
+81-(0)3-5501-1165

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)
Keio University, Graduate School Lecturer (EU Law) (April 2005–March 2007) (April 2010–March 2012 )
Komazawa University, Graduate School Lecturer (EU Law) (April 2005–March 2007)
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) (2004–2011)
Member of the “Nomination Committee of Candidates for Representative Members,” Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company (2010-2011)
Outside auditor for KFC Holdings Japan, Ltd. (Previously KFC Japan, Ltd.) (June 2011-June 2016)
Member of the Council on Antimonopoly Policy of JFTC (September 2016-)
Hitotsubashi University The Business Law Department of the Graduate School of Law, Lecturer (EU business law) (September 2019-March 2020)
External Corporate Auditor for Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Previously Panasonic Corporation) (June 2020-)

Member

The European Union Studies Association- Japan (Board member 2013-2021)
The Japan Association of International Economic Law
Japan Competition Law Forum (Board member 2015-2023, Executive Board member 2023-)
The Fair Trade Institute (Board member 2021-)