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Junko Suetomi

Junko Suetomi

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

International Trade

Customs

Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation

Career

Junko Suetomi is a Shareholder in Greenberg Traurig Tokyo. Formerly, she worked in the WTO Dispute Settlement Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Economic Bureau. She has also worked for a global law firm in Washington, D.C., and New York, and served as a court-appointed defense attorney in many criminal cases.

Junko focuses her practice on commercial and trade laws and regulations, WTO dispute settlement, civil and criminal litigation, antitrust law, bankruptcy law and general corporate law. She has deep experience advising clients on issues involving trade remedy matters such as anti-dumping and countervailing duties, and import restrictions. She also advises on customs matters, classification and valuation issues, export control and sanctions, tariff treatment, FTA/EPA applications, public procurement, and handles antitrust compliance programs for clients.

Professional Memberships

Member, Tokyo Bar Association; Member, Human Rights Committee; Chair, 2019-2021; Vice Chair, 2021-2025

Member, New York State Bar Association

Member, Japan Association of International Economic Law

Personal

LL.M., Cornell Law School

LL.M., New York University School of Law

Legal Research & Training Institute of Supreme Court of Japan

LL.B., The University of Tokyo

LL.B., Kyushu University, Japan

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

International Trade - Japan

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Individual Editorial

Junko Suetomi of Greenberg Traurig is a highly active practitioner sought after for her in-depth knowledge of international customs regulations, export controls and sanctions. She frequently acts on behalf of major multinational corporations.

Strengths

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  • Junko Suetomi has a high analytical ability and offers easy-to-understand explanations.

    International TradeChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Among the lawyers I have met so far, I believe she has the most comprehensive legal knowledge, experience and insight required.

    International TradeChambers Asia & Pacific
  • We were very grateful for the accurate and responsive response.

    International TradeChambers Asia & Pacific

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