Vassili Moussis
- TEL:
- 81-3-6775-1393
- FAX:
- 81-3-6775-2393
Vassili Moussis is an English qualified lawyer who is registered to practise law in Japan. His practice focuses on EU and international competition law with a particular emphasis on inbound and outbound merger control and international cartel matters. He is also advising on a wide range of issues including energy related issues, distribution arrangements, intellectual property and other commercial matters, which often have an international dimension.
Vassili is recognised as a leading individual for antitrust and competition law in Japan by Chambers and Legal 500 Asia-Pacific. Clients have praised him for "his technical knowledge, commercial awareness, effectiveness and client service" as well as for being "a great bridge between Japan and the rest of the world", Chambers, Asia-Pacific 2020 and 2021.
Practice Areas
Key Practice Areas
Related Practice Areas
Topics
Sep 27, 2024
Practice Groups
- Competition Law Group
- Energy Practice Group
Background
| Jun 1989 | European School, Brussels I (European Baccalaureate (EB)) |
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| Jun 1994 | Catholic University of Louvain (Master of Laws) |
| Sep 1995 | University College London (LL.M.) |
| Sep 1995 - Aug 1996 | Internship at the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition |
| Jul 1997 | College of Law, London (Common Professional Examination) |
| Jul 1998 | College of Law, London (Legal Practice Course) |
| Nov 2003 | University College London (Ph.D.) |
| Jan 2010 | Registration as a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi |
Publications
EU Law Newsletter (October 2024)
AMT Newsletters
Oct 2024
EU Law Newsletter (September 2024)
AMTニュースレター
Sep 2024
EU Law Newsletter (August 2024)
AMTニュースレター
Aug 2024
EU Law Newsletter (July 2024)
AMT Newsletters
Jul 2024
'Chambers Global Practice Guides' on Cartels 2024 - Law & Practice
Chambers Global Practice Guides
Jul 2024
EU Law Newsletter (June 2024)
AMT Newsletters
Jun 2024
EU Law Newsletter (May 2024)
AMT Newsletters
May 2024
GCR - Market Review - Cartels 2024 - Japan
Global Competition Review
May 2024
EU Law Newsletter (April 2024)
AMT Newsletters
Apr 2024
Competition Inspections in 25 Jurisdictions - Japan Chapter
Competition Inspections in 25 Jurisdictions - A Practitioner's Guide
Mar 2024
EU Law Newsletter (March 2024)
AMT Newsletters
Mar 2024
EU Law Newsletter (February 2024)
AMT Newsletters
Feb 2024
EU Law Newsletter (December 2023)
AMT Newsletters
Dec 2023
Market Intelligence - Merger Control 2023 - Japan
LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Market Intelligence
Dec 2023
Merger Remedies Guide - Fifth Edition (Japan chapter)
Global Competition Review
Nov 2023
EU Law Newsletter (September 2023)
AMT Newsletters
Sep 2023
'Chambers Global Practice Guides' on Cartels 2023 - Law & Practice
Chambers Global Practice Guides
Jun 2023
Market Intelligence -CARTELS IN JAPAN- 2023
LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Market Intelligence
Apr 2023
EU Law Newsletter (March 2023)
AMT Newsletters
Mar 2023
Market Intelligence - Merger Control 2022 - Japan
LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Market Intelligence
Dec 2022
The European Commission’s Revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and Guidelines on Vertical Restraints
NBL/ No. 1232
Dec 2022
EU Law Newsletter (December 2022)
AMT Newsletters
Dec 2022
EU Law Newsletter (August 2022)
AMT Newsletters
Aug 2022
'Chambers Global Practice Guides' on Cartels 2022 - Law & Practice
Chambers and Partners
Jul 2022
EU Law Newsletter (June 2022)
AMT Newsletters
Jun 2022
Market Intelligence -CARTELS IN JAPAN- 2022
LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Market Intelligence
Apr 2022
EU Law Newsletter (March 2022)
AMT Newsletters
Mar 2022
Competition Inspections in 21 Jurisdictions - Japan Chapter
Competition Inspections in 21 Jurisdictions - A Practitioner’s Guide
Mar 2022
COMPETITION LAW LEGAL UPDATE (January 2022)
AMT Newsletters
Jan 2022
Market Intelligence - Merger Control 2021 - Japan
LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Market Intelligence
Dec 2021
Merger Remedies Guide - Fourth Edition (Japan chapter)
Global Competition Review
Nov 2021
'Chambers Global Practice Guides' on Cartels 2021 - Law & Practice
Chambers and Partners
Jun 2021
Market Intelligence -CARTELS IN JAPAN- 2021
LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Market Intelligence
May 2021
Market Intelligence - Merger Control 2020 - Japan
LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Market Intelligence
Jan 2021
Merger Remedies Guide - Third Edition (Japan chapter)
Global Competition Review
Oct 2020
'Chambers Global Practice Guides' on Cartels 2020 - Law & Practice
Chambers and Partners
Jun 2020
Market Intelligence -CARTELS IN JAPAN- 2020
LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Market Intelligence
Jun 2020
Brexit: competition law implications for Japanese Companies
BUSINESS LAWYERS (website)
Aug 2019
Market Intelligence -CARTELS IN JAPAN- 2019
LEXOLOGY Getting The Deal Through : Market Intelligence
Aug 2019
'Chambers Global Practice Guides' on Cartels 2019 - Law & Practice
Chambers and Partners
Jun 2019
International Licensing and Technology Transfer_Japan_Chapter 6, Competition Law
International Licensing and Technology Transfer
Mar 2019
The Guide to Merger Remedies (Japan chapter)
Global Competition Review
Sep 2018
Market Intelligence -CARTELS IN JAPAN-
Getting the Deal Through: market intelligence
Aug 2018
GCR Know how – Information Exchange 2018 (Japan Chapter)
Law Business Research
May 2018
ABA Handbook on Antitrust in Technology Industries (Japan Chapter)
ABA Handbook on Antitrust in Technology Industries
Nov 2017
The Merger Control Review, Eighth Edition (Japan Chapter)
The Merger Control Review, Eighth Edition
Jul 2017
2016 Antitrust Year in Review (Japan Chapter)
2016 Antitrust Year in Review
Jun 2017
GCR Know how – Information Exchange 2017 (Japan Chapter)
Law Business Research
May 2017
International Licensing and Technology Transfer, Supplement #18, Japan – Chapter 6, Competition Law
International Licensing and Technology Transfer
Mar 2017
The Merger Control Review, Seventh Edition （Japan Chapter）
The Merger Control Review
Aug 2016
The Merger Control Review, Sixth Edition (Japan Chapter)
The Merger Control Review, Sixth Edition
Sep 2015
An unlikely union: a Greek lawyer in Japan
Asahi Online (Asahi Judiciary)
Jul 2015
Dec 2014
The Merger Control Review, Fifth Edition (Japan Chapter)
The Merger Control Review, Fifth Edition
Aug 2014
Feb 2014
Private Enforcement and Leniency in Japan: Towards a "European" Model for Reform?
Global Competition Litigation Review (GCLR), Volume 7
Jan 2014
Comparative EU-US competition law: practical problems that Japanese companies should be aware of when forming JVs and some recommendations
NBL No.1010 (October 2013)
Oct 2013
Sep 2013
The use of economists at the Japan Fair Trade Commission
The Nikkei Business Newspaper
Aug 2013
The Merger Control Review, Fourth Edition (Japan Chapter)
The Merger Control Review, Fourth Edition
Aug 2013
Introduction to EU Competition Law and relationship with IP issues
LES JAPAN NEWS Vol.53 No.1
Mar 2012
First application of the settlement procedure in a cartel case by the European Commission
Kokusai Shoji Homu, Vol. 38, No.9
Sep 2010
Recent Trends in Private Antitrust Litigation in Japan
Global Competition Litigation Review(GCLR) Volume 3 Issue 1/2010
Apr 2010
The Application of EC Competition Law to Joint Venture Transactions - Legal Issues for Japanese Companies
Business Houmu
Feb 2010
Feb 2010
Recent Trends in Private Antitrust Litigation in Japan
Global Competition Litigation Review, Volume 3
Jan 2010
A new dawn for Japanese merger control?
Global Competition Review, Volume12
May 2009
Japanese Companies Suffering from Fine
Yomiuri Shimbun
Apr 2008
Patchwork or Framework?
Global Competition Review, Volume 11
Feb 2008
Schneider/Legrand: Le Judgement du TPI ne regle pas tout
Le Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires, No.851
Oct 2007
Feb 2007
Japanese Leniency Process Evolves
Global Competition Review
Aug 2006
Japan Leniency
PLC's Cross Border Competition Law Handbook, 2006/07-Volume 2
Jul 2006
IBC Paper delivered at the IBC seminar on Advanced Competition Law, EU cartel chapter
Annual Review of Major Events and Policy Issues
Apr 2006
Anti-Cartel Enforcement in Japan
Antitrust Report-Spring 2005
Aug 2005
EU Competition Law and Third-party Access to Gas Transmission Networks
Utilities Law Review
Jun 2005
Anti-Cartel Enforcement in Japan
Antitrust Review
Jan 2005
The New Draft Amendment of Japan's Antimonopoly Law
Global Competition Review
Oct 2004
The New Japanese Merger Guidelines
Global Competition Review
Aug 2004
Japan Telecommunications
Asia Pacific Antitrust Review
Apr 2004
The New Merger Consultation Procedure in Japan
Global Competition Review
Dec 2003
Merger Control in Japan - Clarifications on the Informal Prior Consultation Procedure
Global Competition Review Country Briefing, Japan
Sep 2003
US Threatens WTO Action Over Interconnection Fee Rise
Global Competition Review Country Briefing, Japan
Apr 2003
Access to Telecommunications Markets: The Interrelation between General Competition Rules and Sector-specific Rules in the EU and Japan
University of London, Ph.D. thesis
Jan 2003
L'influence Francaise et Allemande sur le reglement des concentrations 4064/89
Revue du Marche Commun
Jun 1995
Lectures
GCR Live Merger Control Conference
Global Competition Review
Oct 23, 2018
EU Competition Law
EUIJ Kansai and Osaka University Law Faculty
May 28, 2014
Took part at a hearing of the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan on the investigative procedures of the Japan Fair Trade Commission and made a comparative presentation with the applicable procedures at EU level (11 April 2014)
The Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan
Apr 11, 2014
Introduction to EU Competition Law and relationship with IP issues
The Licensing Executives Society Japan
Dec 21, 2011
The settlement procedure in cartel cases by the European Commission
Japan Fair Trade Commission's Competition Policy Research Center
Oct 1, 2010
May 28, 2009
May 15, 22, 2009
Recent trends in EC competition law
Japan Pharmaceutical Industry Legal Affairs Association/Economic Law Research Department
Mar 12, 2009
Feb 2, 2009
Recent developments in EU cartel policy
Japan Fair Trade Commission's Competition Policy Research Center
Oct 26, 2007
Merger Control in the EU
Japan Fair Trade Commission's Competition Policy Research Center
Oct 20, 2006
Achievements
Sep 27, 2024
Jan 17, 2024
Dec 14, 2023
Oct 4, 2023
Apr 20, 2023
Jan 11, 2023
Dec 15, 2022
Sep 22, 2022
Apr 14, 2022
Jan 13, 2022
Dec 16, 2021
Oct 9, 2021
Apr 15, 2021
Jan 13, 2021
Dec 15, 2020
Sep 1, 2020
Apr 9, 2020
Jan 20, 2020
Dec 6, 2019
Nov 29, 2019
Apr 4, 2019
Jan 17, 2019
Nov 30, 2018
Nov 7, 2018
Jul 18, 2018
Dec 7, 2017
Nov 29, 2017
Nov 2, 2017
Jan 13, 2017
Nov 2, 2016
Feb 9, 2016
Sep 1, 2015
Feb 13, 2015
Nov 20, 2014
Oct 30, 2014
May 7, 2014
Feb 18, 2014
Nov 13, 2013
Nov 30, 2012
Nov 15, 2012
Sep 29, 2010
Professional Admissions
- Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales (2000)
- Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi (Registered 2009) (Primary Jurisdiction: England and Wales)
Professional and Academic Associations
- Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association
- Member of the European Business Council in Japan
Languages
- English (working language)
- Greek (first language)
- French (first language)
- Japanese (fluent)
- Spanish (intermediate)
- Italian (intermediate)