Vassili Moussis
Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi / Senior Foreign Counsel- 03-6888-1293
- 03-6888-3293
Practice Areas
Key Practice Areas
JFTC Investigation / Proceedings, Leniency and Litigation Merger Control Distribution Issues/Premiums and Representations Act/Subcontract Act/Unfair Trade Practices Act Interplay of Intellectual Property and Competition Law Competition Compliance International Competition Practice EU M&A IT and Telecommunications Law and Regulation International Litigation and Arbitration US
Related Practice Areas
China India Other Jurisdiction
JFTC Investigation / Proceedings, Leniency and Litigation Merger Control Distribution Issues/Premiums and Representations Act/Subcontract Act/Unfair Trade Practices Act Interplay of Intellectual Property and Competition Law Competition Compliance International Competition Practice EU M&A IT and Telecommunications Law and Regulation International Litigation and Arbitration US
China India Other Jurisdiction
Practice
Dr. Vassili Moussis is an English qualified lawyer. Prior to joining Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, he practiced in London, Brussels and Tokyo with a particular emphasis on EU competition law. He studied law in Belgium and the UK and holds a Ph.D. on comparative EU and Japanese competition law. Mr. Moussis also worked at the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition for one year as an administrative trainee. At Anderson Mori & Tomotsune his practice focuses on EU law and in particular EU and international competition law with a particular emphasis on merger control and cartel matters. He is also advising on distribution arrangements, intellectual property issues and other commercial matters, which often include an international element.
Recognitions
・International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers and Economists, Global Competition Review (2011)
・Hot 100 Pre-eminent Asia-Pacific lawyers, Asian Legal Business (2010)
・Competition Specialists recommended (outside Japan), Global Competition Review Survey of Japan (2005)
・Hot 100 Pre-eminent Asia-Pacific lawyers, Asian Legal Business (2010)
・Competition Specialists recommended (outside Japan), Global Competition Review Survey of Japan (2005)
Publications/Lectures
・ | "Introduction to EU Competition Law and relationship with IP issues," lectured at the seminar held by the Licensing Executives Society Japan (Osaka)(21 December 2011) |
・ | "The Merger Control Review, Second Edition," Japan Chapter, Law Business Research, December 2011 (co-author) |
・ | "2010 Antitrust Year In Review," Japan Chapter, ABA International Law Section, International Antitrust Committee, April 2011 (co-author) |
・ | "The settlement procedure in cartel cases by the European Commission," lectured at the seminar held by Japan Fair Trade Commission's Competition Policy Research Center (1 October 2010) |
・ | "First application of the settlement procedure in a cartel case by the European Commission," Kokusai Shoji Homu, Vol. 38, No.9 (September 2010) |
・ | The Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review 2010, "Japan: Merger Control" (2010) (co-author) |
・ | "2009 Antitrust Year In Review," ABA International Law Section, International Antitrust Committee, Japan Chapter, April 2010 (co-author) |
・ | Global Competition Litigation Review, Volume 3, "Recent Trends in Private Antitrust Litigation in Japan" (Issue 3, January 2010)(co-author) |
・ | "The Application of EC Competition Law to Joint Venture Transactions - Legal Issues for Japanese Companies," Business Houmu (February 2010) (co-author) |
・ | "Practical issues arising in outbound M&As - cross-border regulatory and merger control considerations," lectured at ALB In-house Legal Summit Tokyo 2009 |
・ | "Japan, EU, US and China Competition Law - focus on cartel regulation" presentation given at the Business Law Strategic Seminar. (May 15 & 22, 2009) |
・ | Global Competition Review, Volume12, "A new dawn for Japanese merger control?"(Issue 5 May 2009) (co-author) |
・ | The Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review 2009, "Japan: Merger Control" (2009) (co-author) |
・ | "Recent trends in EC competition law," lectured at the seminar held by Japan Pharmaceutical Industry Legal Affairs Association/Economic Law Research Department (12 March 2009) |
・ | Participated as panelist for seminar entitled "US, EU and China Competition Law Seminar," JOI (2 February 2009) |
・ | Interviewed for the Yomiuri Shimbun article entitled "Japanese Companies Suffering from Fine" (15 April 2008) |
・ | Global Competition Review, Volume 11, "Patchwork or Framework?" (Issue 2, February 2008) |
・ | "Recent developments in EU cartel policy" lectured at the seminar held by Japan Fair Trade Commission's Competition Policy Research Center (26 October 2007) |
・ | Le Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires, No.851, "Schneider/Legrand: Le Judgement du TPI ne regle pas tout" (8 Octobre 2007) (co-author) |
・ | Interviewed for the Asahi Shimbun article entitled "Mutual Cover Up Not Acceptable" in "EU's Severe Punishment on Cartel Behavior," Asahi Shimbun (19 February 2007) |
・ | PLC's Cross Border Competition Law Handbook, 2006/07-Volume 2, "Japan Leniency" |
・ | "Merger Control in the EU," lectured at the seminar held by Japan Fair Trade Commission's Competition Policy Research Center (20 October 2006) |
・ | Global Competition Review, "Japanese Leniency Process Evolves" (August 2006) |
・ | IBC Paper delivered at the IBC seminar on Advanced Competition Law, EU cartel chapter, "Annual Review of Major Events and Policy Issues" (April 2006) |
・ | Antitrust Report-Spring 2005, "Anti-Cartel Enforcement in Japan" (August 2005) |
・ | Utilities Law Review, "EU Competition Law and Third-party Access to Gas Transmission Networks" (June 2005) (co-author) |
・ | Antitrust Review, "Anti-Cartel Enforcement in Japan" (Issue 2, 2005) |
・ | Global Competition Review, "The New Draft Amendment of Japan's Antimonopoly Law" (October 2004) |
・ | Global Competition Review, "The New Japanese Merger Guidelines" (August 2004) (co-author) |
・ | Asia Pacific Antitrust Review, "Japan Telecommunications" (April 2004) (co-author) |
・ | "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 (2003) |
・ | Global Competition Review, "The New Merger Consultation Procedure in Japan " (December, 2003) (co-author) |
・ | Global Competition Review Country Briefing, Japan, "Merger Control in Japan - Clarifications on the Informal Prior Consultation Procedure" (September, 2003) (co-author) |
・ | Global Competition Review Country Briefing, Japan, "US Threatens WTO Action Over Interconnection Fee Rise"(April, 2003) (co-author) |
・ | "L'influence Francaise et Allemande sur le reglement des concentrations 4064/89," Revue du Marche Commun (June-July 1995) |
Education
・Catholic University of Louvain (Licence en Droit, 1994)
・University College London (LL.M., 1995)
・Internship at the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition (1995-1996)
・College of Law, London (Common Professional Examination, 1997 / Legal Practice Course, 1998)
・University College London (Ph.D., 2003)
・University College London (LL.M., 1995)
・Internship at the European Commission's Directorate General for Competition (1995-1996)
・College of Law, London (Common Professional Examination, 1997 / Legal Practice Course, 1998)
・University College London (Ph.D., 2003)
Professional Admissions
| ・ | Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales (2000) |
| ・ | Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (foreign registered lawyer) (2010) |
Professional and Academic Associations
・The Law Society of England and Wales European Lawyers Group
・The Belgium-Japan Association and Chamber of Commerce
・The Belgium-Japan Association and Chamber of Commerce
Languages
・English (working language)
・Greek (first language)
・French (first language)
・Japanese (fluent)
・Spanish (intermediate)
・Italian (intermediate)
・Greek (first language)
・French (first language)
・Japanese (fluent)
・Spanish (intermediate)
・Italian (intermediate)
