Noriko Sakai：Attorney Admitted in Japan
Brief biography
- 2005
- Kobe University Graduate School of Law, Doctorate Program in Economic Law Completed (Ph.D. in Law)
- 1996
- Registered as a practicing attorney (Osaka Bar Association)
- 2001
- Japan Fair Trade Commission General Secretariat (Investigator)
- 2007
- Japan Fair Trade Commission General Secretariat (Hearing Examiner)
- 2018
- Japan Fair Trade Commission General Secretariat (Senior Litigation Analyst)
- 2021
- Joined Dojima Law Office (Tokyo Bar Association)
- 2008
- Kwansei Gakuin University, Graduate School of Law, (Lecturer, Law School)
Main practice areas
Antimonopoly Act・Economic Law・Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, Act against Delay in Pay of Subcontract Proceeds ,Etc. to Subcontractors
Organizations
Japan Association of Economic Law
Major cases
Served as an investigator, a hearing examiner in hearing procedures, and an official in charge of the opinion hearing procedures, for cases related to unreasonable restraint of trade (such as price fixing cartels and bid rigging), exclusionary private monopolization, and unfair trade practices (such as resale price maintenance, and trading on restrictive terms, and abuse of superior bargaining position)
Major publications
- “An Overview of Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position (tentative title)” (sole author) (scheduled to be published by Minjihokenkyukai in 2021 summer)
- “The Targeted Range of Article 2, Paragraph 9, Item 5 of the Antimonopoly Act: Focusing on the Abuse of Dominant Position and Platform” in the “Collection of Papers in the Celebration of 55th Anniversary of Kansai Law & Patent Office: Issues of Special Civil Act, Vol.6” (Dai-Ichi Hoki, 2020) (participated in writing)
- “Introduction to the Antimonopoly Act” (sole author) (Minjihokenkyukai, 2016)
- “Corporation as ‘enterprise’ under the Antimonopoly Act” in the “Celebration of 80th Birthday of Attorney Toshiaki Imanaka: Current Development of Companies Act and Bankruptcy Act”, Chief Editor: Mitsumasa Tanabe (Dai-Ichi Hoki, 2015) (participated in writing)
- “ ‘Impede Fair Competition’ in Article 2(9) of the Antimonopoly Act and Ultimate Facts and Fact-finding”, Tokyo Metropolitan University Journal of Law and Politics Vol. 54, No. 1 (Special Edition: Celebrating Retirement of Professor Kyohei Sakai, 2013)
- “Review on Requirement Facts under the Antimonopoly Act” in the “Celebration of 70th Birthday of Professor Akira Negishi: Theories and Challenges of Competition Laws - Forefront of Antimonopoly Act and Intellectual Property Act”, Editors: Noboru Kawahama, Fumio Sensui, Kazuo Tosa, Katsuyuki Izumi, and Chizuru Ikeda (Yuhikaku, 2013) (participated in writing)
- “ ‘Substantial Restraint of Competition in Any Particular Field of Trade’ and Requirement Facts” in the “Collection of Papers in the Celebration of 70th Birthday of Attorney Tadashi Ishikawa: Economic Society and the Role of Law”, Editors: Makoto Ito, Makoto Matsuo, Katsumi Yamamoto, Takehisa Nakagawa, and Tadashi Shiraishi, (Shojihomu, 2013) (participated in writing)
- “Theories, Practices and Forms of Company Split [6th Edition]” (Minjihokenkyukai, 2013) (participated in writing; in charge of the section concerning handling of special laws)
- “Detailed Commentary: Theories and Practices of New Companies Act [2nd Edition]”, (coauthor, in charge of the section concerning structural change) (Minjihokenkyukai, 2009)
- “Margin Squeeze and Abuse of Dominant Position by a Spanish Telecommunication Business Operator, Telefónica” on April 7, 2007 Decision of the Committee: Case COMP/ 38.784-Wanadoo España vs. Telefónica (Fair Trade Vol. 698, 2008)
- “Rule of Thumb for Inspection and Trial Procedures related to the Antimonopoly Act (coauthor) (Competition Policy Research Center, 2008)
- “Trial Procedures and Proof of Claims under the Antimonopoly Act” (sole author) (Minjihokenkyukai, 2007)
- “Essay on ‘Proof of Claims’ in the Latter Part of Article 3 of the Antimonopoly Act: Requirement Facts and Proof of Claims in Price Fixing Cartel and Bid Rigging Cases” (Hanrei Times Vol. 1199, 2006)
- “Procedures and Proof of Claims in Hearing Examination under Antimonopoly Act (Doctoral Dissertation, 2005)
- “Antimonopoly Act Arguments in Microsoft Case” (Doctoral Dissertation, 2000)
