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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Japan
Banking and finance
Within International firms and joint ventures, Jones Day is a third tier firm,
Jones Day’s banking and finance practice has continued to strengthen both in volume and sophistication. John Roebuck’s department includes the notable talents of leasing and structured finance expert David Deck, project finance specialist Kaoru Umino, and Eric Sedlak, who focuses on cross-border financial transactions. The firm recently advised OCBC on the issuance of JPY Sendai Logistic Special Purpose Company Series 2 Unrated Term Bonds and assisted Mizuho Corporate Bank and a syndicate of lenders in the refinancing of M/V Kodaijisan.
Corporate and M&A
Within International firms and joint ventures, Jones Day is a second tier firm,
Jones Day advised Nidec Corporation in its acquisition of the motors and controls business of Emerson Electric Co; RHJ International in its sale of its 77.9% interest in Niles Co to Valeo for ¥15.5bn; and The Norinchukin Bank in its ¥15bn acquisition in Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos Co. Nobutoshi Yamanouchi heads up the corporate and M&A department. Stephen DeCosse is recommended while ‘
Scott Jones is more like a prophet for us. His instinct is always right’. In 2011, M&A specialist Thomas de Muynck relocated to Tokyo from the firm’s office in Brussels.
Dispute resolution
Within International firms and joint ventures, tier 4
Rika Sato’s international litigation and arbitration group at Jones Day handles a range of disputes such as labour tribunals, motions of assessment within insolvency proceedings, ADR proceedings as well as litigation. Scott Jones is an arbitration specialist, and Masatomo Suzuki is experienced in real estate disputes. Yuichiro Mori is also recommended.
Intellectual property
Within International firms and joint ventures, Jones Day is a second tier firm,
Jones Day has domestic and foreign IP law capability which covers both patent and soft IP (trade mark and copyright) matters. For US patent litigation issues, Nobutoshi Yamanouchi’s team calls on the expertise of its colleagues in Shanghai. In Tokyo, the firm’s IP practitioners are ‘exemplary - response times are exceptional, industry knowledge and appropriateness of advice are likewise excellent’. Clients include Dell, Starbucks Corporation, Canon Marketing Japan and Nidec Corporation. Of counsel Michiru Takahashi is ‘very thorough and knowledgeable’ and ‘obviously cares a great deal about client relationships’. Scott Jones has a strong technical background and as a result ‘a wealth of experience’.
Real estate and construction
Within International firms and joint ventures, Jones Day is a second tier firm,
At Jones Day, Masatomo Suzuki and Hirohazu Ina have real estate experience and expertise. The firm recently advised GE in the secured lending to the fund formed by Fortress that invests in non-performing loans; and acted for IBJ Leasing Co in the purchase of a lease portfolio from Siemens Finance Services KK. Other clients include Goldman Sachs Realty Japan, Hilton Grand Vacation and OCBC.
Structured finance/securitisation
Within International firms and joint ventures, Jones Day is a third tier firm,
David Deck is the star securitisation and leveraged lease financing partner at Jones Day. The firm recently advised Macquarie Bank in connection with certain MACRS leases; the total value of this deal is $250m. In another matter for the same client, the firm assisted it in providing the equity defeasance in a UK tax lease with Hanjin Shipping; again, its total value is $250m.
Tax
Within International firms and joint ventures, Jones Day is a third tier firm,
Koichi Inoue’s tax team at Jones Day works in collaboration with the firm’s M&A, real estate, and finance lawyers. Recently, the firm provided a US hi-tech company with detailed legal and tax analysis to figure out an optimal transaction scheme for equipment leases; and provided legal and tax advice regarding therestructuring of Japanese companies that had Chinese subsidiaries.
What we say worldwide
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Australia
Offices in Sydney
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Foreign firms : Foreign firms
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
Belgium
Offices in Brussels
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition : Competition
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU regulatory : EU regulatory: Telecoms
- Information technology : Information technology
- Tax : Tax
China
Offices in Shanghai and Beijing
- Corporate & M&A : Foreign firms
- Dispute resolution : Foreign firms
- Intellectual property : Foreign firms
- Private equity/venture capital : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
- Tax : Foreign firms
Germany
Offices in Frankfurt and Munich
- Antitrust : Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals : Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Insolvency and restructuring: Restructuring : Insolvency and restructuring: Restructuring
- Private equity : Private equity
Spain
Offices in Madrid
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- TMT : TMT
France
Offices in Paris
- Administrative and public law : Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation : Dispute resolution Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration : Dispute resolution International arbitration
- EU competition and distribution : EU competition and distribution
- Employment : Employment
- Environment : Environment
- Intellectual property: Full-service firms : Intellectual property: Full-service firms
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity : Private equity
- Project finance and energy: Project finance : Project finance and energy: Project finance
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Capital markets (equity) : Capital markets (equity)
- Construction : Construction
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Real estate : Real estate
Indonesia
India
Offices in New Delhi and Mumbai
- Banking, finance and capital markets : New Delhi
- Corporate/M&A : New Delhi
- Dispute resolution : New Delhi
- Projects and energy : New Delhi
- Foreign firms : Foreign firms
Italy
Offices in Milan
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome : Corporate and M&A Milan and Rome
- Employment : Employment
- Real estate : Real estate
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Banking and finance : International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A : International firms and joint ventures
- Dispute resolution : International firms and joint ventures
- Intellectual property : International firms and joint ventures
- Real estate and construction : International firms and joint ventures
- Structured finance/securitisation : International firms and joint ventures
- Tax : International firms and joint ventures
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Overview
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: US capability
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : Flotations: small and mid-cap
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, 250m+
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: US law capability
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Corporate and commercial : Venture capital
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Derivatives and structured products
- Finance : Emerging markets
- Finance : Trade finance
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Product liability: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Capital markets : Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
Saudi Arabia
Offices in Riyadh
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
Taiwan
Offices in Taipei
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
United States
Offices in San Francisco, Houston, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, New York, Irvine, Dallas, Columbus, Cleveland, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Diego, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and Boston
- Finance : Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance : Corporate restructuring
- Finance : Structured finance
- Industry focus : Environment: litigation
- Industry focus : Insurance: advice to policyholders
- Intellectual property : Overview
- Intellectual property : Patent litigation: full coverage
- Labor and employment : ERISA litigation
- Labor and employment : Labor and employment litigation
- Labor and employment : Labor-management relations
- Labor and employment : Workplace and employment counseling
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: aerospace/aviation
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: toxic tort
- Litigation : Supreme Court and appellate
- Media, technology and telecoms : Technology: data protection and privacy
- Media, technology and telecoms : Technology: outsourcing
- Media, technology and telecoms : Technology: transactions
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Antitrust
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: large deals ($1bn-5bn)
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Private equity buyouts
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Venture capital and emerging companies
- Real estate and construction : Construction (including construction litigation)
- Real estate and construction : Real estate