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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP For more than a century, Pillsbury has helped clients conduct their businesses around the world, including acquisition and sale of assets, joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing and financing. Pillsbury assists Japanese companies from the earliest stages in expanding their business and operating abroad.
Pillsbury in Japan Pillsbury has built a pre-eminent Japan practice, and its Tokyo office (established in 1991) has been central to this success. The firm s global Japanese practice consists of lawyers across offices in the U.S., London, Asia and the Middle East. As attested by honors in Legal 500 2016 (Projects and Energy; also Construction) and Chambers Global 2016 (Projects & Energy: International), Pillsbury s Japan team members have a reputation as experienced and responsive advisers to Japanese companies and multinationals in a range of areas, including corporate, IP, disputes, and energy project development and financing. International Capabilities. Pillsbury s Tokyo, Middle East, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC and other offices comprise a fully integrated network that advises clients doing business anywhere around the globe. Third Party Recognition The Financial Times cited Pillsbury as one of North America s most innovative law firms for the third consecutive year. The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals named Pillsbury to the 2016 list of World s Best Outsourcing Advisors for the seventh consecutive year. 2016 Chambers Global Guide ranked six practices and 27 Pillsbury attorneys as among the world s top lawyers. Law360 included Pillsbury s Insurance practice among its Groups of the Year in 2016. Pillsbury was named a go-to firm in Intellectual Property Litigation based on an in-house counsel survey of Fortune 500 companies by Corporate Counsel. In 2016, legal industry consulting firm BTI ranked Pillsbury as One of the 25 Most Recommended Law Firms Among General Counsel. 2015 Chambers Asia Pacific ranks Pillsbury s Construction Counseling & Dispute Resolution practice among Asia s finest. In 2014, the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) named Pillsbury s Insolvency & Restructuring practice to the IFLR 1000. The 2014 International M&A Advisor Awards recognized Pillsbury for Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year in the Over $100 million to $1 billion category. In 2013, Pillsbury s integrated Energy team was a Silver Award winner for Project Finance, Infrastructure & Energy by the International Legal Alliance. pillsburylaw.com
Our Tokyo Office Pillsbury s Tokyo office includes over 15 Tokyo-based lawyers, fluent in English and Japanese, who advise Japanese clients on numerous legal issues under Japanese, U.S. and English law. Our Tokyo office is dedicated to assisting Japanese companies, across a wide range of industries, doing business in and outside of Japan. Our understanding of Japanese business philosophy, culture and language allows us to provide focused and effective legal services as well as on-target and efficient communication. The lawyers in our Tokyo office are able to provide on-the-spot advice, support and assistance for a wide variety of matters, including acquisition and investment transactions, joint ventures, project development and financing, venture capital financings, bank financings, real estate, licensing and distribution arrangements, intellectual property, and employment law. The office also provides support for litigation and other forms of dispute resolution, crisis management, anti-bribery and compliance work. Representative Clients (Japan Practice and Tokyo Office) Chiyoda IHI Inpex JGC JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Kawasaki Heavy Industries Marubeni MHI Mitsui Sharp Sojitz Sumitomo Sumitomo Chemical Synnex Infotec Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Our Practice Capabilities Banking and Finance Our clients include commercial banks, investment banks, private equity funds, hedge funds and public and private Japanese companies. We serve their needs across the spectrum of financing transactions. Litigation, Arbitration and Antitrust We represent our clients in high-value litigation and arbitration in a full range of sectors in Japan, the U.S. and around the world. Our lawyers handle complex business litigation, matters of substantial public interest, sophisticated commercial disputes, sweeping e-discovery requests and a wide array of other assignments, including cartel investigations. Intellectual Property Clients look to us for help in developing comprehensive IP strategies, including protecting, managing, asserting, defending and leveraging their patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets and other IP assets. Corporate, M&A and Commercial We represent our clients across all industry sectors in cross-border public and private M&A, venture capital, joint ventures, strategic alliances and other commercial arrangements. Energy and Infrastructure Our Energy and Infrastructure team has extensive experience in the development and financing of domestic and cross-border energy and infrastructure projects in the transport, power, water, LNG, chemicals & petrochemicals, and upstream oil & gas sectors. The team includes lawyers dedicated to EPC and O&M work. Crisis Management Pillsbury is one of the leaders in the area of crisis management. Clients turn to us when they face catastrophic financial and reputational loss associated with a crisis, requiring a multidisciplinary response involving public relations, government relations, litigation, contractual analysis and anti-corruption experience. Employment Pillsbury s Employment lawyers have a long history of advising clients on issues affecting the workplace, including in all aspects of employment counseling and litigation, wrongful dismissal, employment discrimination, complex wage-and-hour class action litigation, and in connection with employment issues that may arise as a result. Anti-Bribery and Corruption Clients seek Pillsbury s guidance on complex issues involved with governmental investigations under the UK Bribery Act and U.S. FCPA, other white collar crime matters and compliance. Tax Pillsbury s Tax lawyers guide clients in addressing the spectrum of international tax issues and provide sophisticated multi-level advocacy. Real Estate From multijurisdictional portfolio transactions to single asset deals, we provide clients with sophisticated transactional, financing, investment structuring and risk mitigation advice. pillsburylaw.com
Representative Matters Anti-Bribery and Corruption Managed arbitration for a Japanese consortium in connection with its potential liabilities from Operação Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash) in Brazil. Defended major Japanese auto parts manufacturer against DOJ investigation. Banking and Finance Represented JBIC/NEXI/Mizuho (& others) on project financing of JX Nippon s and NRG Energy s Texas-based CCS-EOR Project. Represented Synnex Infotec s refinancing of funds used to acquire Marubeni Infotec Corp. Corporate, M&A and Commercial Represented NTT Data Corp. in its $3.06 billion acquisition of Dell Services, the largest acquisition NTT Data has ever made. Represented Sumitomo Corp/Imagica Robot Holdings/Cool fund s acquisition of SDI Japan Media in California. Represented a Japanese materials company in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in a concrete ready-mix business in California. Represented a Japanese health care company in the acquisition of the seventh largest U.S. home health care service provider based in California using a reverse triangular merger in acquiring all ownership interest in the limited partnership. Crisis Management Represented Mitsui in relation to the Macondo Gulf of Mexico oil spill incident, limiting its exposure in one of the largest multi-district litigation proceedings in history. Represented GS Yuasa Corp. on on the Dreamliner battery failure crisis. Energy and Infrastructure Represented Toyota Tsusho Corp. s investment in a 725 MW natural gas-fired power plant in the U.S. Represented JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp. on the development of the $1 billion JBIC-financed carbon capture sequestration and enhanced oil recovery project at the W.A. Parish power plant in Texas. Represented a Japanese oil & gas company on an enhanced oil recovery project in the Middle East. Represented a Japanese trading house on its investment in the chemicals sector in India. Represented Sumitomo Chemical s & Saudi Aramco s development and expansion of multibillion dollar integrated refining and petrochemicals Rabigh II Complex (MEA Petrochemical 2015 Deal of the Year, PFI magazine). Represented a large Japanese nuclear energy company in connection with its worldwide joint venture alliance with a prominent French nuclear company. Represented a major Japanese manufacturing company and several of its U.S. subsidiaries in an ICC arbitration in California that stems from a claimed failure of certain critical components manufactured and supplied by our clients for Southern California Edison s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Intellectual Property Represented a global Japanese sports brand in enforcing a patent and defending the patent in IPR. Represented a major optics products manufacturer on patent litigation brought by a non-practicing entity. Represented a Japanese chemical manufacturer in connection with a claim for theft of trade secrets. Successfully settled the case. Represented a Japanese company and other defendants in a patent and trade secret litigation relating to semiconductor manufacturing equipment components. Represented an industrial light fixture company in non-infringement and related claim construction in a patent case. Obtained summary judgment for our client. Represented Japanese petrochemical manufacturers in the formation of a three-party joint venture company in Texas with a U.S. competitor for the manufacture and marketing of rubber additive products. Represented a U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese tire manufacturer in establishing a multi-billiondollar credit line from a Japanese bank. Litigation, Arbitration and Antitrust Represented a major Japan-based manufacturing company in a cross-licensing dispute before the ICC Court of Arbitration in Switzerland concerning nuclear technology licensing agreements with claims that exceeded $500 million. Represented a Japanese electronics company in an antitrust lawsuit involving liquid crystal display panels. Resolved a dispute between a Japanese technology company against a major Internet search provider by obtaining a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction. Represented a major Japanese electronics manufacturer in twin nationwide class actions claiming more than $200 million in damages for allegedly false representation of the battery life of notebook computers. Represented a client in a lawsuit in Japan against former employees for breach of fiduciary duty. Represented a Japanese automotive parts manufacturer in connection with a claim for reimbursement of recall-related costs. Successfully settled the matter through mediation. Real Estate Represented a major Japanese real estate developer on various real estate matters in California and corporate matters in Delaware. Represented a Japanese company in its acquisition of environmentally sensitive properties in four U.S. Gulf Coast states.
To learn more, please contact one of the partners below: Takeo Akiyama Co-Leader, Japan Practice Partner, New York Corporate & Securities +1.212.858.1248 takeo.akiyama@pillsburylaw.com Edward A. Perron Co-Leader, Japan Practice Partner, Los Angeles Corporate & Securities +1.213.488.7352 edward.perron@pillsburylaw.com Anthony P. Raven Managing Partner, Tokyo Energy & Projects +81.3.6268.6725 anthony.raven@pillsburylaw.com Tokyo Office Marunouchi Eiraku Building 20th floor 4-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0005 +81.3.6268.6710 Offices Abu Dhabi Austin Beijing Dubai Hong Kong Houston London Los Angeles Miami Nashville New York Northern Virginia Palm Beach Sacramento San Diego San Diego North County San Francisco Shanghai Silicon Valley Tokyo Washington, DC pillsburylaw.com
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