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Masafumi Shikakura

Masafumi Shikakura

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

Japan

5 years ranked

About

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Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

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.

Career

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

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Competition/Antitrust - Japan

Band 4
Individual Editorial
Masafumi Shikakura is Clifford Chance's head of Japan antitrust. He advises clients on various antitrust matters, with an emphasis on merger control work.
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Strengths

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  • Mr Shikakura is a terrific global competition lawyer. He deals with various complicated antitrust issues based on his profound experience and copes with multiple issues within a tight timeframe.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific

  • Masafumi is extremely responsive and flexible. He is able to work directly with non-legal teams in an effective manner.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific

  • He accurately grasps the client's needs and provides his advice.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific

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