OTEMACHI FIRST SQUARE EAST TOWER 16F, 5-1, OTEMACHI 1-CHOME, TOKYO 100-0004, CHIYODA-KU, JAPAN
What we say about the firm's legal practice in Japan
Capital markets
Within International firms and joint ventures, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is a second tier firm,
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP houses the considerable talent of Izumi Akai. He is ‘no doubt one of the strongest US capital markets lawyers in Japan. As he is a Japanese lawyer and native speaker, Japanese issuer clients and securities firms just love him’. The firm represented the underwriters, led by Goldman Sachs International and JPMorgan, in Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company’s $1.3bn offering of 7.25% step-up callable perpetual subordinated notes and represented Nomura Holdings in its SEC-registered offering of $1.25bn 4.125% notes due 2016. Garth Bray and Keiji Hatano also offer capital markets expertise.
Corporate and M&A
Within International firms and joint ventures, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is a second tier firm,
Following the promotion of Keiji Hatano to the partnership in 2011, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP now fields three Tokyo-based partners who have impressive corporate and M&A expertise. The firm is representing Panasonic Corporation in its acquisition of Panasonic Electric Works Co and SANYO Electric Co; Nippon Steel Corporation (Japan) in its pending merger with Sumitomo Metal Industries (Japan); and advised on the Sumitomo Trust and Banking Company, Limited and Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings’ business combination. Garth Bray and Izumi Akai are recommended.
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London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: UK capability
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: US capability
- 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
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
United States
Offices in Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles, and Palo Alto
- Finance : Bank lending (including other sources of financing)
- Finance : Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance : Corporate restructuring
- Finance : Financial services: regulatory
- Finance : Project finance
- Finance : Structured finance
- Industry focus : Environment: transaction and regulatory
- Industry focus : Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus : Insurance: non-contentious
- Litigation : International arbitration
- Litigation : Securities: shareholder litigation
- Litigation : Supreme Court and appellate
- Litigation : White-collar criminal defense
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Antitrust
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: mega-deals ($5bn+)
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Private equity buyouts
- Real estate and construction : Real estate
- Tax : Domestic tax: East Coast
- Tax : Employee benefits and executive compensation
- Tax : Financial products
- Tax : International
- Tax : Tax controversy