Shearman & Sterling advised Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) in connection with its undertaking to subscribe to a share capital increase of €250 million in New AREVA Holding, a subsidiary of Areva SA, consolidating all
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Ashurst Further Enhances M&A Capabilities in Japan
Ashurst is delighted to announce the appointment of new partner Tracy Whiriskey, based in Tokyo and working in Ashurst’s global corporate team.
Read moreSkadden Adds Corporate Finance Partner Kenji Taneda in Tokyo
Skadden is pleased to announce that Kenji Taneda joined the firm’s Tokyo office as a partner in its Corporate Group.
Read moreJones Day Welcomes Technology and Life Science IP Litigator Maxwell Fox as Partner in Tokyo
The global law firm Jones Day has announced that Maxwell (Mac) Fox is joining the Tokyo Office as a partner in the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice.
Read moreFoley Expands IP Practice in Tokyo With Philippe Riesen
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Philippe Riesen has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Department and Chemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Practice as a partner in the Tokyo office.
Read moreDavis Polk Advises Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. on Its $4 Billion SEC-Registered Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) on its debut SEC-registered takedown offering, which consisted of $1.75 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.934% senior notes due 2021, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of
Read moreLeading Real Estate Partner Joshua Isenberg Joins Morrison & Foerster in Tokyo
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Joshua Isenberg has joined the firm’s Tokyo office as a partner in its real estate practice. Mr. Isenberg comes to Morrison &
Read moreSimpson Thacher Represents Int’l Managers in ¥1.4T (US$11.6B) Concurrent IPOs of Japan Post
Simpson Thacher recently represented the international joint lead managers, Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Nomura International plc, in connection with the initial public offerings of Japan
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills advise Japan’s Gulliver on investment in Western Australian car dealership network
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Japanese automotive group Gulliver International Co Ltd on its A$120 (US$90) million acquisition of a majority shareholding in the DVG Automotive Group, Western Australia’s second largest automotive dealership group.
Read moreKing & Spalding Opens New Office in Tokyo
King & Spalding will open an office in Tokyo, the firm’s eighteenth office overall and tenth office outside the United States. The new Tokyo office, along with the firm’s Singapore office, will anchor King &
Read moreMilbank Advises Japanese Power Company Chubu Electric in $899M Financing for Energy Project in Ohio
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP advised Japan-based electricity utility Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. in its acquisition of an interest in a state-of-the-art 700 megawatt electricity generating plant to be constructed in northeastern Ohio
Read moreHerbert Smith Freehills Advises Softbank Corp on Stake Increase in Aldebaran Robotics
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Japanese telecommunications and internet company SoftBank Corp. on its acquisition of a further share of interest in Aldebaran Robotics, a French robotics company which designs, manufactures and sells autonomous humanoid
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