Practice Experience
Seiji Niwa is an associate in White & Case's Global Competition and Commercial Litigation practice groups. He concentrates on complex commercial litigation and antitrust litigation and counseling. He has worked on both civil and criminal antitrust issues, and has substantial experience with multi-jurisdictional cartel matters and in counseling trade associations. Mr. Niwa also has experience with securities fraud and bankruptcy litigation, and has conducted a number of compliance reviews pursuant to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He has represented clients in the financial services, pharmaceutical and display technologies industries, among others. In 2008, he was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Roslynn R. Mauskopf of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Prior to joining White & Case, he worked for the United Nations.
Mr. Niwa is currently seconded to the Firm's Tokyo office.
Bars and Courts
New York State Bar
Education
MALD, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, 2005 JD, Columbia University School of Law, 2005 BA, University of Virginia, 1997
Professional Associations and Memberships
Vice-Chair, Competition Policy Task Force, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan American Bar Association American Society of International Law New York County Lawyers' Association
Publications
Japan Fair Trade Commission Watch ( January 2011, September 2010, July 2010) "US Court Rules Maritime Law Preempts UCC," Financial Services Advisory Update, May 2007
Recent Engagements
"United States Compliance Issues when Dealing with Competitors: Cartel Conduct, Joint Ventures and Trade Associations", speech given at seminar sponsored by White & Case LLP, Tokyo, Beijing and Brussels on July 7, 2010
English
Citizenship
United States
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