Landry GUESDON
- Title
- Foreign Lawyer
- Bar Association
- Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Paris Bar Association
- License
- Registered Foreign Lawyer (France)
- Languages
- French/English/Japanese/German
- E-mail address
- lguesdon@iwatagodo.com
Engaged Cases
Extensive experience particularly in the fields of cross-border M&A and joint ventures, corporate/commercial, antitrust and labor law.
Career Summary
- 1983
- LLB Paris University, France
- 1985
- LLM Paris University, France
- 1983-1986
- BA in Law, University of Kent, UK
- 1987-1996
- Clifford Chance Europe LLP, Paris Japan Desk
- 1991
- Admitted to the Paris Bar
- 1996-1997
- Clifford Chance Viet Nam (JV with VILAF)
- 1997-2001
- Nakagawa & Takashina Law Office, Tokyo
- 1998
- Admitted to the Dai Ni Tokyo Bar Association as 'Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi'
- 2001-2013
- Clifford Chance, Tokyo
- October 2013
- Joined Iwata Godo
List of Main Publications
・Labour and Employment Comparative Guide - Japan (co-author, Mondaq, 2024)
・Competition Issues for Distribution and Supply Agreements in Japan (Practical Law) (co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2024)
・Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2021-2024 (co-author, Global Legal Group, 2021-2024)
・Pharmaceutical Advertising 2021-2024 : Japan (The International Comparative Legal Guide) (co-author, Global legal group, 2021-2024)
・Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2021-2024 : Japan (The International Comparative Legal Guide) (co-author, Global Legal Group, 2021-2024)
・Chambers Global Practice Guides White-Collar Crime 2022-2023: Japan (coauthor, Chambers and Partners, 2022-2023)
・Product Liability 2022: Japan (co-author, The International Comparative Legal Guide, Thomson Reuters, 2022）
・Business Crime and Investigations in Japan: Overview（Practical Law）（co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2022）
・The International Comparative Legal Guide : Corporate Investigations 2022（co-author, Global Legal Group, 2022）
・Cartel leniency in Japan: overview（Practical Law） (co-author, Thomson Reuters , 2021)
・Theories and Business Practices of Prescription and Limitation of Period (co-author, Nihon Kajo Publishing, 2018)
・Employment & Labor: International (Japan Chapter) Lexology Navigator - Globe Business Publishing Ltd. (2016-2017)
・Employment & Employee Benefits Guide - Japan Country Q&A (Practical Law / Thomson Reuters (from November 2016)
・The International Comparative Legal Guide to Project Finance (2014 Japan Chapter), Global Legal Group Ltd.
・Antitrust - The Private Competition Enforcement Review (2015 Japan Chapter), Law Business Research Ltd.
・Distribution and promotion of drugs (2015 Japan chapter), The European Lawyer, 2nd edition
・Distribution: Japan - key legal and commercial issues that arise when appointing a distributor; ・Product liability: Japan - Japan specific issues raised by product liability claims; Product regulation, safety and recall Japan (Practical Law / Thomson Reut
・Contributed to the Business France Guides “Doing Business in Japan”, “Successful Acquisitions in Japan” and “Commercial contracts in Japan” (French Ministry of Finance)
・Contributions to specialist magazines (Global Business Magazine, International Securitization & Finance Report, Fusions & Acquisitions, Echanges Internationaux (ICC), "CLi inBrief", Le MOCI, Cahiers Juridiques et Fiscaux (CFCE)
Publications
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202505
Guide to Restructuring a Cross-Border Workforce（Japan Chapter）
Publisher: International Employment Lawyer
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202501
"Labour and Employment Comparative Guide- Japan"
Publisher：Mondaq website
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202501
"Competition Issues for Distribution and Supply Agreements in Japan"
Publisher：Thomson Reuters Practical Law
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya EIGUCHI Manabu Landry GUESDON
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202411
IG lawyers author the Japan chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide White-Collar Crime 2024
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202409
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya and Landry Guesdon author the Japan chapter of International Arbitration 2024 (Global Legal Group)
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya UENISHI Takuya Landry GUESDON
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202408
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya and Landry Guesdon author the Japan chapter of Global Legal Group's Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2024
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya UENISHI Takuya Landry GUESDON
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202408
Tago Shinya, Ikeda Minako and Landry Guesdon author the Japan chapter of Pharmaceutical Advertising 2024 (Global Legal Group's International Comparative Legal Guides)
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya IKEDA Minako Landry GUESDON
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202407
Tago Shinya, Eiguchi Manabu and Landry Guesdon author the Japan chapter of Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2024 (Global Legal Group's International Comparative Legal Guides)
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya EIGUCHI Manabu Landry GUESDON
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202406
Shinya Tago, Landry Guesdon, and Anzai Kazuto author "Product Liability Laws and Regulations Japan 2024" in International Comparative Legal Guide (Global Legal Group)
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya Landry GUESDON ANZAI Kazuto
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202401
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Ikeda Minako co-author the Japan chapter of The Legal 500: Pharmaceutical Advertising Country Comparative Guide
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202312
International Employment Lawyer carries comments by Tago Shinya, Fujiwara Hiroki, Landry Guesdon and Kitagawa Hiroki in its article "Restructuring a Cross-Border Workforce"
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202310
The lawyers of our firm co-author the Japan chapter of Chambers Global Practice Guides White-Collar Crime 2023
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202309
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya and Landry Guesdon co-author the Japan chapter of Global Legal Group's International Arbitration 2023
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202308
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya and Landry Guesdon co-author the Japan chapter of Global Legal Group's Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2023
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202307
Tago Shinya, Eiguchi Manabu and Landry Guesdon co-author "Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2023: Japan" in Global Legal Group's International Comparative Legal Guide
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya EIGUCHI Manabu Landry GUESDON
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202307
Tago Shinya, Ikeda Minako and Landry Guesdon co-author "Pharmaceutical Advertising 2023: Japan" in Global Legal Group's International Comparative Legal Guide
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202212
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Ikeda Minako co-author the Japan chapter of "The Legal 500: Pharmaceutical Advertising Country Comparative Guide"
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya Landry GUESDON IKEDA Minako
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202211
The lawyers of our firm co-author "Employment and Employee Benefits in Japan: Overview" (Thomson Reuters Practical Law)
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202211
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202211
Fukasawa Atsushi, Iida Hiroshi, Landry Guesdon, Fujinami Tomonori and Adachi Makoto co-author the Japan chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide "White-Collar Crime 2022"
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202208
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya, and Landry Guesdon co-authored the Japan chapter of Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2022(Global Legal Group)
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya UENISHI Takuya Landry GUESDON
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202208
Tago Shinya, Eiguchi Manabu and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2022" in International Comparative Legal Guide.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya EIGUCHI Manabu Landry GUESDON
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202207
Tago Shinya, Ikeda Minako and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Pharmaceutical Advertising 2022: Japan" in The International Comparative Legal Guide (Thomson Reuters).
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202206
Tago Shinya, Suzuki Tomohiro and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Product Liability 2022: Japan" in The International Comparative Legal Guide (Thomson Reuters).
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202206
Tago Shinya, Suzuki Tomohiro and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Product Liability 2022: Japan" in The International Comparative Legal Guide (Thomson Reuters).
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202204
Tago Shinya and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Business Crime and Investigations in Japan: Overview" in Practical Law of Thomson Reuters.
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202203
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya, and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Dispute Resolution Law Guide 2022" in Jurisdictional Q&As of LexisNexis.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya UENISHI Takuya Landry GUESDON
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202203
Tago Shinya, Fujiwara Hiroki, Landry Guesdon, and Kitagawa Hiroki co-authored "Employment and Immigration Law Guide 2022" in Jurisdictional Q&As of LexisNexis (in English and Chinese).
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202112
Tago Shinya, Eiguchi Manabu, and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Restraints of Trade and Dominance in Japan: Overview" and "Cartel Leniency in Japan: Overview" in Practical Law of Thomson Reuters.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya EIGUCHI Manabu Landry GUESDON
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202112
Matsuda Akira, Ikeda Minako, and Landry Guesdon co-authored an article titled "Corporate Investigations 2022: Japan" which appears in The International Comparative Legal Guide.
- Author：
- MATSUDA Akira IKEDA Minako Landry GUESDON
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202108
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya, and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2021" which is published by Global Legal Group.
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202108
Tago Shinya, Ikeda Minako, and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Pharmaceutical Advertising 2021: Japan" which appears in The International Comparative Legal Guide.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya IKEDA Minako Landry GUESDON
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202106
Tago Shinya, Yamada Kohei and Landry Guesdon co-authored an article titled "Product Liability 2021: Japan" which appears in The International Comparative Legal Guide.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya YAMADA Kohei Landry GUESDON
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202012
Tago Shinya, Ikeda Minako, and Landry Guesdon co-authored the Japan Chapter of the Pharmaceutical Advertising Country Comparative Guide published by Legal 500
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202009
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya, and Landry Guesdon co-authored Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2020 which is published by Global Legal Group.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya UENISHI Takuya Landry GUESDON
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202006
Tago Shinya, Yamada Kohei and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Product Liability 2020: Japan" which is available on The International Comparative Legal Guide.
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202001
Tago Shinya, Eiguchi Manabu and Landry Guesdon co-authored an article titled "Cartel leniency in Japan: overview" which appears in Thomson Reuters' Practical Law.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya EIGUCHI Manabu Landry GUESDON
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201909
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya and Landry Guesdon contributed to the publication entitled Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2019 which is published by Global Legal Group.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya UENISHI Takuya Landry GUESDON
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201905
Tago Shinya and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Product Liability 2019: Japan" which is available on "International Comparative Legal Guides".
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201901
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Fujiwara Hiroki co-authored an article entitled "Employment and employee benefits in Japan: overview" which appears in Thomson Reuters' Practical Law.
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201808
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya and Landry Guesdon contributed to the publication entitled Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2018 which is published by Global Legal Group.
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201807
A book authored by our lawyers entitled Theories and Business Practices of Prescription and Limitation of Period is published by Nihon Kajo Publishing Co., Ltd.
- Author：
- KASHIWAGI Kensuke EIGUCHI Manabu ITO Hiroki AOKI Shinji MUTOU Yuuki ITO Nanako FUJIWARA Hiroki MATSUDA Akira TOKUMARU Daisuke MARUYAMA Shinji KAKUNO Shu TOMITA Yusuke UENISHI Takuya KUDO Ryohei BEPPU Fumiya MORI Shunsuke KARASAWA Akira SAITO Hiroki YAMADA Kohei HORITA Koji SUZUKI Tomohiro NAKAMURA Saeko SASAKI Tomoo YU Zhiming Landry GUESDON
- Editor：
- TAGO Shinya OKUSHI Kenichi IIDA Hiroshi
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201807
Tago Shinya, Eiguchi Manabu and Landry Guesdon co-authored an article entitled "Cartel leniency in Japan: overview" which appears in Thomson Reuters' Practical Law.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya EIGUCHI Manabu Landry GUESDON
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201806
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Karasawa Akira co-authored "Product Liability 2018: Japan" which is available on "International Comparative Legal Guides".
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya Landry GUESDON KARASAWA Akira
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201803
Tago Shinya, Ueda Atsushi, Kudo Ryohei and Landry Guesdon authored an English commentary explaining the outline of the Act on Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, etc. as well as the laws and regulations and the industry self-regulations on distribution of pharmaceuticals in Japan, entitled Distribution and Marketing of Drugs in Japan which is available on the Practical Law website of Thomson Reuters, UK.
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201802
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Beppu Fumiya co-authored articles entitled "Product liability country questions: Japan" and "Product regulation, safety and recall country questions: Japan" which appear in Thomson Reuters' Practical Law.
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- TAGO Shinya Landry GUESDON BEPPU Fumiya
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201802
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon, Kakuno Shu and Karasawa Akira co-authored an article entitled "Distribution country questions: Japan" which appears in Thomson Reuters' Practical Law.
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201708
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya and Landry Guesdon contributed to the publication entitled Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2017 which is published by Global Legal Group.
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201705
Tago Shinya and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Product Liability 2017: Japan" which is available on "International Comparative Legal Guides".
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya Landry GUESDON
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201610
Landry Guesdon's interview article appeared in THE ASIAN MARKET section of “Top 100 Law Firms (2016 Edition)” published by Leaders League.
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201610
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Beppu Fumiya authored articles entitled "Distribution country questions: Japan" “Product liability country questions: Japanand and Product regulation, safety and recall country questions: Japan” which appear in Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law.
- Author：
- TAGO Shinya BEPPU Fumiya Landry GUESDON
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201610
Fujiwara Hiroki and Landry Guesdon authored an article entitled “Employment & Labor: International,” which appears in Lexology Navigator.
- Author：
- FUJIWARA Hiroki Landry GUESDON
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201511
Tago Shinya, Landry Guesdon and Beppu Fumiya ;participated in writing answers to questions in English regarding three themes, namely Distribution, Product liability and Product regulation (safety and recall), which are available in Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law at http://global.practicallaw.com/resources/international-transaction-guides/international-sales-marketing#tab2_tabsdefault
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201509
Fujiwara Hiroki and Landry Guesdon participated in writing articles and explained about the labor laws of Japan in an English commentary entitled "Lexology Q&A Guide: Employment" which is made available by Global Business Group.
- Author：
- FUJIWARA Hiroki Landry GUESDON
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201409
Toji Yoshihiro and Landry Guesdon co-authored an article entitled "The Private Competition Enforcement Review, Seventh Edition-Japan" which appears in Law Business Research.
- Author：
- TOJI Yoshihiro Landry GUESDON
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201405
Article introducing "Act on Special Measure for Civil Procedure in Collective Restoration of the Consumer Financial Damage" (What is called “Japanese class action system”) authored by Landry Guesdon was posted on the website for French Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
- Author：
- Landry GUESDON
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201404
Landry Guesdon and Karasawa Akira authored an article entitled "The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Project Finance（2014 edition）" which appears in International Comparative Legal Guide published by Global Legal Group.
- Author：
- Landry GUESDON KARASAWA Akira
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News
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202202
Landry Guesdon's comment appears in "Unions push for more flexible working in Japan ahead of labour negotiations" in the February 24 issue of International Employment Lawyer.
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202112
The Nikkei morning edition of December 1 carried an article "ITOCHU Launches a Tire in England with Traceable Raw Materials".
The Nikkei published the article on the commercialization of "Project Tree" of ITOCHU Corporation (for which Landry Guesdon of IWATA GODO serves as an advisor) on page 14 of its morning edition of December 1. "Project Tree" is the first blockchain-based natural rubber traceability and sustainability project in the world and utilizes the value chain of ITOCHU's subsidiary PT. Aneka Bumi Pratama, a major Indonesian natural rubber processing company, and European Tyre Enterprise Limited, a major tire wholesaler and retailer.
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202104
Landry Guesdon's interview appeared in an article titled "Big In Japan: How To Make It In The World's Third Largest Market" on Forbes dated April 15, 2021.
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201703
Matsuda Akira and Landry Guesdon authored an English article entitled "Overview of the Revised Personal Information Protection Act of Japan and Its Main Impact on Foreign Groups," which was delivered to our clients as March 2017 extra issue of Iwata Godo News Mail.
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201701
Fujiwara Hiroki and Landry Guesdon co-authored an article in English entitled "Employment and employee benefits in Japan" regarding such themes as employment system, employee benefits and employee personal data protection, which is available in Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law.
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201310
We welcomed a new foreign attorney, Landry Guesdon(Primary qualification: French law)
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