Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Debt Finance Practice with the addition of Clara Shirota as a partner in Tokyo. Shirota joins from Clifford Chance, where she was counsel.
Latham & Watkins Expands Global White Collar Defense & Investigations and Antitrust Team in Tokyo
Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kaede Toh has joined the firm’s Tokyo office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. A seasoned litigator, Toh’s practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense and antitrust enforcement actions brought by the US Department of Justice as well as non-US regulators. She has extensive experience advising multinational corporations and individuals in a variety of government investigations, internal investigations, and civil litigation. Toh joins Latham & Watkins from Ropes & Gray in Tokyo.
Morrison & Foerster Further Strengthens Cross-Border Corporate Capabilities With New Tokyo Partner
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Jeremy White has joined its Tokyo office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Mr. White brings to the firm more than 20 years of experience in cross-border M&A, carve-outs, and joint ventures. His arrival further cements Morrison & Foerster’s position as the top international law firm in Japan. Jeremy White comes to Morrison & Foerster from Baker & McKenzie LLP in Tokyo.
King & Spalding Expands Asia Energy Practice With Two New Partners
King & Spalding has added prominent energy lawyers Anthony Patten and Lachlan Clancy as partners in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) Practice Group in Singapore. Clancy, who will join the office later in the month, is scheduled to relocate to the firm’s Tokyo branch in due course. Patten and Clancy were most recently at Shearman & Sterling, where Patten was a partner and Co-Head of the firm’s Oil and Gas Group.
Greenberg Traurig Continues Expansion with the Addition of Robert Hollingshead as IP Practice Chair for Japan
In keeping with its stated goal to strategically expand its award-winning Intellectual Property & Technology Practice, leading global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Robert J. Hollingshead as a Shareholder and Chair of its Japan IP Practice. Hollingshead’s joining underscores Greenberg Traurig’s commitment to the growth of its Tokyo office. Hollingshead will help grow the firm’s IP presence in Japan and assist clients from the firm’s Tokyo office as well as spending time in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Hollingshead joins from the Tokyo office of Morrison & Foerster, LLP, where he was a partner and leader of its Japan patent practice since 2008.
Clifford Chance Adds Michihiro Nishi in Tokyo Bolstering M&A Team
Clifford Chance adds Michihiro Nishi in Tokyo bolstering M&A team Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announced today that Michihiro Nishi will join its Corporate practice as a partner in Tokyo. Michihiro has extensive corporate experience advising private equity funds and public companies on investments, corporate governance, disclosure and stock exchange matters. Michihiro joins from Skadden Arps and prior to that he was at Mori, Hamada & Matsumoto.
Tags: Clifford Chance LLP | TokyoMorrison & Foerster Further Strengthens Cross-Border Corporate Capabilities with New Tokyo Partner
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that Nozomi Oda has joined its Tokyo office as a partner in the Corporate Department. Ms. Oda, admitted in Japan (bengoshi) and New York, brings to the firm extensive experience in a wide variety of transactions. Her arrival further strengthens Morrison & Foerster’s position as the top international law firm in Japan. Ms. Oda arrives to the firm from Latham & Watkins LLP. More >>
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Pillsbury Further Enhances Cross-Border Disputes Capabilities with Arrival of June Yeum
June Yeum, a highly acclaimed international arbitration practitioner with a well-established practice representing Asian clients—including several major Korean companies—has joined Pillsbury as a partner. She joins from Clyde & Co. and will split time between the firm’s New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo offices. More >>
Tags: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | Hong Kong | New York | TokyoLatham & Watkins Adds Three Prominent Corporate Partners in Tokyo
Latham & Watkins1 is pleased to announce that Ivan Smallwood, Noah Carr, and Stuart Beraha have joined the Tokyo office as partners in the Corporate Department. With the addition of this formidable team, Latham stands poised to capitalize on the strong and growing outbound M&A market in Japan. Smallwood, Carr, and Beraha join Latham & Watkins from Morrison & Foerster LLP in Tokyo. More >>
Tags: Latham & Watkins LLP | TokyoZenya Onishi Joins White & Case as a Partner in Tokyo
Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Banking Practice with the addition of Zenya Onishi as a partner in the Tokyo office. Onishi is fluent in English and Japanese and joins White & Case from Linklaters, where he was counsel. More >>
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