
Landry GUESDON
- Title
- Foreign Lawyer
- License
- Registered Foreign Lawyer
- Languages
- French/English/Japanese/German/Italian/Spanish/ Portuguese (read)
- E-mail address
- lguesdon@iwatagodo.com
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
Engaged Cases
Extensive experience particularly in the fields of cross-border M&A and joint ventures, corporate/commercial, antitrust and labor law.
Professional Memberships
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
List of Main Publications
・International Arbitration 2023(co-author, Global Legal Group, 2023)
・Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2023 (co-author, Global Legal Group, 2023)
・Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms2023 : Japan(The International Comparative Legal Guide)(co-author, Global legal group 2023)
・Pharmaceutical Advertising 2023 : Japan(The International Comparative Legal Guide)(co-author, Global legal group 2023)
・Chambers Global Practice Guides White-Collar Crime 2022: Japan (co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2022)
・The Japan chapter of “Global Legal Insights to: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2022” (co-author, Global Legal Group, 2022)
・The International Comparative Legal Guide : Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2022 (co-author, Global Legal Group, 2022)
・Pharmaceutical Advertising 2022: Japan (co-author, The International Comparative Legal Guide, Thomson Reuters, 2022)
・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, 2021)
・Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2021(Japan Chapter)(co-author, Global Legal Insights 2021年)
・The International Comparative Legal Guide : Pharmaceutical Advertising 2021(co-author, Global Legal Group, 2021)
・The International Comparative Legal Guide : Corporate Investigations 2021(co-author, Global Legal Group, 2021)
・Product liability 2021 (Japan Chapter) (co-author Thomson Reuters 2021)
・Cartel leniency in Japan: overview(Practical Law) (co-author, Thomson Reuters , 2020)
・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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2023.09Publications
Tago Shinya, Uenishi Takuya and Landry Guesdon co-author the Japan chapter of Global Legal Group's International Arbitration 2023
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2023.08Publications
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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2023.07Publications
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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2023.07Publications
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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2022.12Publications
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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2022.11Publications
The lawyers of our firm co-author "Employment and Employee Benefits in Japan: Overview" (Thomson Reuters Practical Law)
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2022.11
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2022.11Publications
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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2022.08Publications
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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2022.08Publications
Tago Shinya, Eiguchi Manabu and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms 2022" in International Comparative Legal Guide.
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- TAGO Shinya EIGUCHI Manabu Landry GUESDON
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2022.07Publications
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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2022.06Publications
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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2022.06Publications
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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2022.04Publications
Tago Shinya and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Business Crime and Investigations in Japan: Overview" in Practical Law of Thomson Reuters.
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2022.03Publications
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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2022.03Publications
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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2021.12Publications
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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2021.12Publications
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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2021.08Publications
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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2021.08Publications
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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2021.06Publications
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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2020.12Publications
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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2020.09Publications
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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2020.06Publications
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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2020.01Publications
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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2019.09Publications
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.
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- TAGO Shinya UENISHI Takuya Landry GUESDON
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2019.05Publications
Tago Shinya and Landry Guesdon co-authored "Product Liability 2019: Japan" which is available on "International Comparative Legal Guides".
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2019.01Publications
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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2018.08Publications
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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2018.07Publications
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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2018.07Publications
Tago Shinya, Eiguchi Manabu and Landry Guesdon co-authored an article entitled "Cartel leniency in Japan: overview" which appears in Thomson Reuters' Practical Law.
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- TAGO Shinya EIGUCHI Manabu Landry GUESDON
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2018.06Publications
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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2018.03Publications
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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2018.02Publications
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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2018.02Publications
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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2017.08Publications
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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2017.05Publications
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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2016.10Publications
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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2016.10Publications
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.
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- TAGO Shinya BEPPU Fumiya Landry GUESDON
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2016.10Publications
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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2015.11Publications
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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2015.09Publications
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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2014.09Publications
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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2014.05Publications
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.
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- Landry GUESDON
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2014.04Publications
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
News
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2022.02
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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2021.12
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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2021.04
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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2017.03
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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2017.01
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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2013.10
We welcomed a new foreign attorney, Landry Guesdon(Primary qualification: French law)