As businesses continue to expand their operations internationally, they are increasingly at risk of being the subject of investigations by competition authorities around the world.  Competition authorities in jurisdictions such as Japan, the U.S., the EU, Canada, Australia, and Korea have been active enforcers for many decades now.  More recently, enforcement by competition authorities in countries such as China, India, Singapore, Brazil and South Africa, among others, has intensified.  AMT has significant and proven experience of collaborating seamlessly with local attorneys, including in formulating the best possible legal defense strategy, conducting interviews with related parties as well as in reviewing and managing documentary evidence through the use of the latest forensic tools and digital technology.  In many cases, we have also coordinated leniency applications across a number of jurisdictions.

With respect to international cartels, in particular, our experience includes the following:

• Vitamins case (advised Japanese listed companies on the procedures in the U.S., the EU, Japan, Canada and South Korea);
• Petrochemicals cartel case (advised Japanese listed companies on the procedures in the U.S. and the EU);
• Heavy electric cartel case (advised Japanese listed companies on the procedures in the EU and several European countries);
• Graphite Electrode case (advised foreign companies on the procedures in Japan and South Korea);
• Marine Hose case (advised European companies on the procedures in Japan);
• International airfreight forwarders cartel case (advised Japanese listed companies on the procedures in Japan, the U.S., the EU and Singapore);
• Power cables case (advised Japanese listed companies on the procedures in Japan, the EU, Brazil, etc.);
• Capacitors case (Japan, China, Taiwan, the U.S., Canada, the EU and South Korea, etc.); and
• Auto Parts case (advised Japanese listed companies etc. on the procedures in Japan, the U.S., Canada, the EU, Brazil, Mexico, India, South Africa, China, Korea, etc.)