American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section to host Antitrust Global Seminar Series: Tokyo

November 10, 2026

American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section to host Antitrust Global Seminar Series: Tokyo

CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2026 - The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section will host the 2026 Antitrust Global Seminar Series: Tokyo Nov. 19 in Tokyo, Japan. The program is designed for in-house counsel, private practitioners and others who advise on or follow developments in the region and offers a chance to hear directly from officials and advisors who are shaping regional competition policy.

The GSS Tokyo program will examine cutting edge issues ranging from industrial policy and green guidelines to Japan's Smartphone Act, cartel enforcement trends and the latest from senior enforcers across Asia-Pacific.

Eiji Chatani, chair of the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), will deliver keynote remarks. The program also features senior officials from Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and India, as well as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), including JFTC Commissioner Arisa Wakabayashi; Andy Chen, Taiwan Fair Trade Commission acting chair; Christian De Los Santos, director of competition enforcement at the Philippine Competition Commission; Bidyadhar Majhi, head of mergers at the Competition Commission of India; and Antonio Capobianco, deputy head of the OECD Competition Division.

"Competition enforcement across the Asia-Pacific region is moving quickly, and this program brings regional enforcers and leading practitioners together to examine what that means for businesses and their counsel," said John Taladay, conference chair and partner at Baker Botts LLP.

What:
Antitrust Global Seminar Series: Tokyo
Sponsored by the ABA Antitrust Law Section

When:
Nov. 19

Where:
Tekko Executive Lounge and Conference Rooms
1-8-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Session topics include:

• "Non-competition Competition: Industrial Policy and Green Guidelines" - Examines how industrial policy, economic security and sustainability goals are shaping - and straining - antitrust enforcement worldwide.

• "Japan's Smartphone Act and Digital Enforcement's Future" - Reviews the first year of Japan's Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Act and early enforcement actions.

• "Hot Topics" - A practitioner-focused survey of recent developments in merger review, dominance cases and digital markets across Asia-Pacific and globally.

• "Cartel Enforcement Reinvigorated - Leniency, Whistleblowers and Cross Border Coordination" - Covers leniency program revisions, new whistleblower mechanisms and the management of multi-jurisdictional investigations.

• "Enforcers Panel"- Senior officials from Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and India, together with the OECD, discuss enforcement priorities and regional cooperation.

View the full agenda here. For more information or for media registration, contact Shanda Ivory at [email protected].