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Mayer Brown GJBJ
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Japan > Projects and energy: International firms and joint ventures Tier 2

Mayer Brown GJBJ’s projects team acts for major Japanese energy companies and trading houses, among other clients, on all aspects of domestic and international energy and infrastructure projects. Practice head Rupert Burrows has considerable experience handling international projects in the energy, chemical, and transport sectors. His client base includes trading houses, utility companies, and banks. Myles Mantle regularly assists borrowers, sponsors, lenders, ECAs, and DFIs with oil and gas (including LNG), power, mining, and infrastructure projects.

Practice head(s):

Rupert Burrows

Other key lawyers:

Myles Mantle

Testimonials

‘Rupert Burrows is a bilingual leader based in Tokyo. He coordinates with my team and his teams in an appropriate and effective manner.’

‘Myles Martin is very hardworking and has been a big help in providing us with ideas and strategies in transactional work. He delivers the results within the challenging time frame requested. Rupert Burrows has been also instrumental.’

‘The team is timely, flexible, to the point and offers helpful advice.’

‘Mayer Brown’s project and energy team is and has been very responsive and they are our go-to firm when we have an urgent matter. They will get on with the difficult tasks which are required to be done in a very short time frame and will deliver the outcome that we desire. They are very attentive to details and well-focused on client needs helping us drive the issue to the goal. Also, fee-wise they are flexible in adjusting and accommodating the needs of clients. Excellent team!’

‘Our legal advisers are based in Japan with bilingual capabilities. Since our project is in the US, they use their experts in Chicago and Houston offices to provide specific support. This arrangement has proven to be very effective.’

Key clients

Chubu Electric

Tokyo Gas

Sumitomo Corporation

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd

Mitsubishi Corp

ITOCHU Corp

Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI)

Marubeni Corporation

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Work highlights

  • Advised Itochu Corporation (Itochu) in connection with a 15-year Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with Rio Grande LNG LLC.
  • Advising Team Japan on the Texas Central High Speed Rail Project.

Japan > Banking and finance: International firms and joint ventures Tier 4

Mayer Brown GJBJ’s finance team in Tokyo advises bank holding companies, commercial and investment banks, as well as export credit agencies on syndicated loans, and secured and unsecured financing transactions of various types. With considerable experience handling projects work, Rupert Burrows leads the group. Myles Mantle is skilled in ship, trade, fund, export, and project finance transactions.

Practice head(s):

Rupert Burrows

Other key lawyers:

Myles Mantle

Testimonials

‘Rupert Burrows is a legend in the market. Myles Mantle is hard-working and keeps up to date with the industry.’

‘They have worked in Japan for a long time and have good knowledge of companies and the sector in Japan.’

Key clients

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Work highlights

Japan > Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures Tier 4

Mayer Brown GJBJ > Firm Profile

Mayer Brown is a leading international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes.

Our client service principles

  • Delivering the best legal advice and service
  • Leveraging our deep commercial instincts to serve as our clients’ strategic partners and trusted advisors
  • Building diverse teams of lawyers from our market-leading practices to help achieve our clients’ goals
  • Solving our clients’ most complex problems with creative and innovative ideas
  • Collaborating across offices to deliver the best of our knowledge wherever in the world it’s needed
  • Using technology to develop new ways to deliver timely and efficient client service

Main areas of practice

Banking & Finance:
Many of Mayer Brown’s largest clients are bank holding companies, commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, asset-based lenders, leasing companies or institutional real estate companies. The firm also represents finance companies, funds and investors, and borrowers operating in many different industries.

Capital Markets:
The firm represents both issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of debt and equity offerings and has an experienced structured finance practice working at the forefront of the market for securitised products.

Chemicals:
The firm advises on transactions and matters involving environmental and other regulations, dispute resolution, antitrust and competition, risk management, investigations and compliance, government and global trade, intellectual property and tax.

Corporate & Securities:
The firm advises leading global companies and financial institutions on some of their most important transactions, including complex cross-border deals and industry-specific issues. Key experience includes capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and technology transactions.

Employment & Benefits:
The firm solves complex issues in employment, employee benefits, executive compensation, ERISA litigation and pensions using its country-by-country knowledge of employment law and practices.

Financial Services Regulatory & Enforcement:
The firm advises on bank regulatory, consumer financial services, regulatory compliance and due diligence, investigations and enforcement, licensing, broker-dealer regulation and compliance, investment management and insurance/reinsurance.

Fintech:
The multipractice team counsels on transactions, disputes and regulatory matters at the intersection of financial services and technology.

Funds:
Our global Fund Formation practice comprises approximately 100 lawyers from across our firm’s worldwide practice areas. We leverage our leading Fund Finance, Private Equity, Tax, Investment Management & Enforcement, Institutional Investor, ERISA and Pension Investment practices to execute for our clients at the center of global fund formation markets.

Global Energy:
Our Global Energy lawyers have decades of experience representing clients in the oil, natural gas, LNG and power industries and an excellent track record working with clients on renewable energy projects, including solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biofuel and other technologies. Our broad and deep industry experience enables us to support clients through the full lifecycle of energy transition projects, including hydrogen and CCUS projects.

Global Trade:
The firm offers in-depth knowledge of virtually every aspect of international trade and investment, including market access and trade policy, trade remedies, trade compliance, international litigation and dispute settlement, ITC Section 337 investigations and the WTO.

Government:
With offices in key business centres around the world, the firm advises clients on global public policy agendas. Government contracts lawyers help clients from almost every industry manage all aspects of the contracting process at the federal, state and local levels.

Insurance:
The firm represents nearly 400 insurers, reinsurers and related entities such as brokers, banks, and investors in litigation and alternative dispute resolution; investigations and enforcement; and transactions that include M&A, capital raising and structured finance.

Intellectual Property:
Multinationals, emerging growth companies and established midsize businesses rely on the firm to assess IP portfolios; perform due diligence; secure patents, trademarks, trade secrets or copyrights; and litigate to resolve business disputes over infringement or misappropriation.

Life Sciences:
The firm advises clients—from start-ups to some of the largest life sciences companies—in the global pharmaceuticals, biotech and medical device industries on issues including transactions; dispute resolution; intellectual property, antitrust and competition; risk management, investigations and compliance; government and global trade; tax and transfer pricing; and environmental issues.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution:
The firm advises clients on issues involving antitrust and competition; commercial litigation; consumer litigation and class actions; cybersecurity & data privacy; electronic discovery and information management; employment and ERISA; environmental; international arbitration; product liability and mass torts; securities enforcement and litigation; US Supreme Court and appellate, and white collar defence and compliance.

Mergers & Acquisitions:
More than 300 lawyers across four continents advise on complex, cross-border and high-profile strategic transactions, representing public and private companies, private equity and leveraged buyout firms, special committees and management groups —including many Fortune 100, FTSE 100, CAC 40, HKE and DAX-listed companies.

Private Equity:
The market-leading practice provides a full-service offering to clients in the funds and alternative investments industry. The practice spans the life cycle of a fund, its sponsor/manager and all underlying investments.

Projects & Infrastructure:
Decades of combined experience across asset classes, geographies and transaction structures make Mayer Brown the go-to firm for infrastructure investment transactions as well as restructurings and disputes. Clients include infrastructure funds, pension and sovereign wealth funds and direct investors.

Real Estate:
The firm advises on every stage of the real estate cycle, including acquisition, disposition, construction, leasing, financing, zoning and environmental matters. Clients include banks, real estate investment trusts, institutional investors, pension funds, private equity, opportunity funds, governments, statutory bodies, insurance companies, real estate holding companies, developers and corporations.

Regulatory & Investigations:
Leveraging former prosecutorial and in-house experience, the team helps clients comply with an increasingly complex regulatory framework, address multijurisdictional issues and respond to risks posed by administrative, regulatory or criminal investigations and related civil enforcement proceedings.

Restructuring:
The firm has extensive experience in cross-border restructuring and formal insolvencies and represents corporate debtors, company directors, lenders (throughout the capital structure), bondholders, liquidators, receivers, administrators, trustees, debtor-in-possession (DIP) loan providers, insurers, pension fund trustees, special servicers and landlords on all aspects of restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency.

Tax (Tax Controversy, Tax Transactions & Consulting):
The firm covers every aspect of corporate, partnership and individual taxation, including taxation of cross-border transactions, litigation and state and local issues. Subpractices focus on transactions, consulting and planning, audits, administrative appeals, litigation and international transfer pricing.

Wealth Management (Trusts, Estates & Foundations):
The firm’s advice to high-net-worth individuals reaches beyond minimising taxes to ensuring solutions to complex issues while maintaining flexibility to accommodate unforeseen events and family situations.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Banking and finance Carol A Hitselberger (Charlotte)
Banking and finance Paul A Jorissen (New York)
Banking and finance J Bradley Keck (Chicago)
Corporate and securities Philip O Brandes (New York)
Corporate and securities Elizabeth A Raymond (Chicago)
Corporate and securities Marc F Sperber (Chicago)
Employment and benefits Maureen J Gorman (Palo Alto)
Intellectual property Lisa M Ferri (New York)
Intellectual property Alan M Grimaldi (Washington, DC)
Litigation and dispute resolution Matthew D Ingber (New York)
Litigation and dispute resolution Michael E Lackey (Washington, DC)
Litigation and dispute resolution Andrew S Marovitz (Chicago)
Litigation and dispute resolution John Nadolenco (Los Angeles)
Real estate Brian Aronson (Los Angeles)
Real estate Jeffrey A Usow (Chicago)
Restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency Brian Trust (New York)
Tax (controversy and transactions) James R Barry (Chicago)
Tax (controversy and transactions) Jason S Bazar (New York)
Tax (controversy and transactions) Brian W Kittle (New York)
Tax (controversy and transactions) Thomas Kittle-Kamp (Chicago)
Tax (controversy and transactions) Joel V Williamson (Chicago)

Lawyer Profiles

Photo Name Position Profile
Rupert Burrows photo Mr Rupert Burrows Rupert Burrows is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Tokyo office. Rupert… View Profile
Eiji Kobayashi photo Mr Eiji Kobayashi Eiji has more than 20 years of experience in representing the world’s… View Profile
Myles Mantle photo Mr Myles Mantle Myles Mantle is a partner in the Global Projects practice in Mayer Brown’s Tokyo office.… View Profile

Other

Chairman : Paul W Theiss (Chicago)
Managing Partner : Jeremy Clay (London)
Other Offices : Americas: Brasília*
Other Offices : Mexico City
Other Offices : Rio de Janeiro*
Other Offices : São Paolo*
Other Offices : Asia: Bangkok
Other Offices : Beijing
Other Offices : Hanoi
Other Offices : Ho Chi Minh City
Other Offices : Hong Kong
Other Offices : Shanghai
Other Offices : Singapore
Other Offices : Tokyo
Other Offices : Europe: Brussels
Other Offices : Düsseldorf
Other Offices : Frankfurt
Other Offices : London
Other Offices : Paris
Other Offices : Middle East: Dubai
Other Offices : *in association with Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Press Releases

Mayer Brown promotes seven to counsel in Asia

24th January 2019

Mayer Brown promotes seven to counsel in Asia

Hong Kong, 21 November 2018 – Mayer Brown has announced the promotion of seven lawyers in Asia to counsel. The appointments are effective January 1, 2019.


Mayer Brown promotes five to partner in Asia

24th January 2019

Mayer Brown promotes five to partner in Asia

Hong Kong, 21 November 2018 —Mayer Brown has announced the promotion of five lawyers in Asia to partner. The appointments are effective January 1, 2019.