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Masafumi Shikakura

Masafumi Shikakura

Partner

Partner
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Masafumi Shikakura
鹿倉 将史

Masafumi Shikakura is Head of the Japan Antitrust team in our Tokyo office, working on both antitrust and M&A mandates. His antitrust work covers merger filings, foreign investment regulations and tech antitrust, and his M&A work relates to renewable energy matters, outbound transactions for Japanese corporates and inbound transactions for global clients.

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Career and qualifications

  • Kyoto University (LLB) 2004
  • Kyoto University Law School (JD) 2006
  • Admitted as a bengoshi in Japan 2007
  • Joined Clifford Chance, Tokyo 2008
  • Secondment to a major Japanese securities company 2009-2010
  • University of Warwick (LLM) 2012
  • King's College London (Postgraduate Diploma in EU Competition Law) 2013
  • Clifford Chance, Brussels 2012
  • Counsel since 2018
  • Partner since 2024

Professional bodies

  • Member of Daini Tokyo Bar Association