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Go Fujimoto
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Go Fujimoto

Senior Partner

Main Practices
General Compliance / Internal Reporting Systems / Employee Data Privacy / Corporate Governance / Shareholder Meetings / General Corporate Legal Affairs / National Security / M&A, Corporate Reorganization, and Joint Ventures / Data Protection, Privacy, and Cybersecurity / Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, and Medical Devices / Merger Control (Domestic and International) / Antitrust Compliance and Investigations / Personal Information, Privacy/Big Data / Export Controls, Imports, Customs, and Tariffs / Data Utilization / Europe and the EU / North/Latin America / China and Hong Kong
Languages
Japanese / English / Chinese
Office
Tokyo
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Overview

Publications & Seminars

Awards

Admitted

Japan (2003), New York (2011) and California (2011, inactive)

Bar Association

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Education

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1995)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M., 2010)

Background

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (2003-2012)
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (California) (2010-2011)
Sheng Wo Law Firm (2012-2013)
Dacheng Law Offices, Shanghai Office (2013-2014)
Nishimura & Asahi (April 2014-September 2017)
External Corporate Auditor, Ferrotec Holdings (2016-2022)
Atsumi & Sakai (October 2017-June 2022)
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners (July 2022-August 2023)

Publications

  • First Steps in Doing Business in India, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2024) [Co-author]

  • "Transactions in Countries where Conditions Are Unstable," Jurist No.1589 (October, 2023)

  • "Competition Law Compliance Program for Companies Diversifying Globally," Kousei Torihiki (a monthly magazine on competition/antitrust) April Issue No. 822 (2019) [Co-author]

  • International Business Law [2nd Edition] - From Trade Transactions to English Contracts, Dai Ichi Hoki, Co., Ltd (March, 2018) [Co-author]

  • Chinese Business Law System: Organized by Internal Division and by Situation [Second Edition], Nippon Hyoronsha Co. Ltd. (February, 2017)

  • “Withdrawal by Equity Transfer,” Jurist No.1494 (May, 2016)

  • “Supreme People's Court decision on Abuse of Market Dominant Position under China’s Antitrust Law,” International Business Law and Practice Vol.43 No.2 (February, 2015)
  • “China "Interim Provisions on Assessing the Impact of the Concentration of Business Operators on Competition",” International Business Law and Practice Vol.39 No.10 (October, 2011)
  • “China "Interim Provisions on Assessing the Impact of the Concentration of Business Operators on Competition" (Draft for Public Comments),” International Business Law and Practice Vol.39 No.9 (September, 2011)
  • “Ninth Circuit Strikes Profit Sharing Agreement in Connection with Multi-Employer Collective Bargaining in State of California v. Safeway, Inc.,” Antitrust Report, Issue 4 (2010)
  • “Global Intellectual Property Strategies for Companies Doing Business in China,” The Lawyers (April, 2009)
  • “The Introduction of the Draft Antitrust Law of China and the Risk for Foreign Enterprises,” International Business Law and Practice Vol.34 No.9-11 (September/November, 2006)

Web Articles

  • "Personal Data Protection in Japan and the EU," Mizuho Global News Oct & Nov Vol.99 (2018) [Co-author]

Seminars

  • "Invest in Japan: Legal & Cultural Aspects (An Introduction),"  hosted by Atsumi & Sakai and Dentons Link Legal, April 2, 2025
  • "Economic Security and Business and Human Rights in Export Controls," hosted by Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc., July 13, 2023  
  • “Latest Trends in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Points to Keep in Mind for Application Outside of the U.S. and Corporate Compliance,” hosted by JOHOKIKO Co., Ltd., July 11, 2023
  • “Managing Sanctions and Export Control Regulation Risks,” at the Dow Jones Risk & Compliance General Corporate Seminar, April 25, 2023     
  • “Economic Security in Trade with China,” at The 92nd Specialized Lecture of the Japan-China Economic Relations and Trade Center, December 2, 2022
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026
    • Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
    • International Business Transactions
  • The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025
    • Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
    • International Business Transactions
  • asialaw Awards 2021 Client Service Excellence Awards
    • Lawyer of the Year: Japan