Atsushi Oshima
Associate
Areas of Focus
- International Trade
- Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
- International Trade Policy
- Trade Remedy Litigation
- Customs & Import Controls
- National Security
- Anti-Money Laundering
- Antibribery/Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- Advises clients on compliance with international trade controls in corporate transactions, including due diligence and negotiations of trade-related provisions in underlying agreements.
- Counsels clients navigating international trade issues at the intersection of U.S. and Japanese law.
Atsushi advises clients on compliance with, and investigations related to, international trade controls such as sanctions, import/export controls, anti-money laundering and anti-corruption.
Atsushi also handles trade remedy cases, including antidumping and countervailing duties investigations and reviews, as well as various international trade policy matters. He has considerable experience working with Japanese clients and is a native Japanese speaker qualified to practice in Japan.
Atsushi joined Akin from a Japanese law firm, where he served as an associate advising Japanese and international clients on international trade issues.
EducationLL.M., Stanford Law School, 2020
J.D., The University of Tokyo, cum laude, 2012
LL.B., The University of Tokyo, with distinction, 2010
LL.M., Stanford Law School, 2020
J.D., The University of Tokyo, cum laude, 2012
LL.B., The University of Tokyo, with distinction, 2010
Bar AdmissionsDaini Tokyo Bar Association
New York
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
New York
- Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area Inc. (APABA-DC)
- Panelist, "Age of Economic Security – Export Controls, Economic Sanctions and Investment Regulations," The Legal 500, GC Summit Japan 2023, Tokyo, September 28, 2023.
Publications
- “Chapter 5: Economic Security Legislation in the United States,” Human Rights, the Environment, and Economic Security: New Trends in International Trade Regulations and Corporate Strategies, Shojihomu Co. Ltd., March 2023 (with Kazuho Nakajima and Noriko Yodogawa).
- “The Frontier of International Trade Law Vol. 7 & 8 - U.S. Trade Policy (1) & (2),” NBL 1204, October 2021 & No. 1206, November 2021 (with Kazuho Nakajima et al.).
- “Overview of the Trans-Pacific Partnership-related Legislation,” NBL 1090, January 2017 (with Kojiro Fujii, et al.).
