About
Ryoichi Kaneko is a corporate and competition lawyer serving as Partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, where he is co-representative partner of the firm's Europe office. He joined the firm in 2012, was later associated with Slaughter and May in London and Uría Menéndez in Spain, and moved to the firm's Brussels office in 2024 and its London office in 2026. His practice covers M&A, private equity, emerging growth and venture capital, merger control and foreign direct investment regulations, and he is admitted in Japan and New York. Ryoichi brings a cross-border legal perspective on M&A transactions, venture capital deals, merger filings and foreign investment review. The role provides direct exposure to how transactions between Japanese and international parties are structured, negotiated and cleared by regulators. Ryoichi is particularly relevant to conversations around startup M&A and exits, venture financing terms, competition and FDI clearance, and cross-border deals between Japan and Europe.