Global Practices
As many companies expand their operations internationally, management decisions regarding overseas businesses require more complex and multifaceted consideration than domestic operations. Leveraging insights and ingenuity cultivated over many years, along with a global network built with the cooperation of Harvard Law School Professor William P. Alford, our firm provides legal services that support clients' management decisions on diverse international challenges, including cross-border M&A, international regulatory compliance, international disputes, and investigative matters.
Furthermore, we go beyond mere collaboration with overseas law firms. We analyze issues from a multifaceted, international perspective and propose solutions to the diverse problems faced by our clients' overseas operations.
※ International Matters by Region (Past Two Years)
U.S. Projects
M&A transactions involving U.S. companies as target entities (including HSR Act filings and Form F-4 registrations)
Response to U.S. Department of Justice investigations (including antitrust violations and destruction of evidence charges)
Litigation defense in the U.S. (including class action defense)
Restructuring of U.S. subsidiary operations through Chapter 11 proceedings
U.S. anti-dumping proceedings
Response to U.S. import/export controls
International arbitration before the American Arbitration Association
Product placement in a U.S. entertainment business
European Projects
Response to European competition authority investigation
Restructuring of European operations of a securities firm
M&A targeting German companies
M&A targeting Italian companies
Withdrawal from Swiss operations
Investment project in a Czech company
Compliance with European REACH Regulations
Large-scale litigation response for a UK subsidiary
Asian Projects
M&A targeting Chinese companies
Notification of business concentration to Chinese competition authorities
Establishment of a joint venture in China
Handling of a commercial bribery case in Hong Kong
Establishment of a joint venture in South Korea
Dissolution of a Korean joint venture
International arbitration involving a Korean company
Handling of damages claim lawsuit against a Korean subsidiary
Middle Eastern Projects
Support for contract negotiations with distributors in the Middle East (Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, UAE, Saudi Arabia)
Joint venture dissolution in UAE
Negotiation support for transactions with Egyptian companies
Withdrawal from Iranian business operations
Handling the dormancy of an Iranian joint venture company
Resolving unpaid wages issue for former employees of Iranian subsidiary
Termination of transactions with a Turkish distributor
Debt collection from Egyptian companies
Latin American Projects
M&A targeting Brazilian companies
Joint venture in Brazil
Response to on-site investigation by Brazilian competition authority
Labor dispute resolution in Brazil
M&A involving a Uruguayan company as the target company
Response to major accident at Mexico manufacturing site
African Projects
Termination of a joint venture in Mauritania
Other Regional Projects
Investment in an Australian startup
Bankruptcy response for an Australian business partner
Bankruptcy response for a Canadian counterparty
Response to Canadian competition authority investigation
Investments in Israeli startups
