SERVICES & INDUSTRIES
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LEAD ATTORNEYS
Walter Mondale Senior Counsel Former Ambassador to Japan Minneapolis Office (612) 340-6307 mondale.walter@dorsey.com Steven C. Nelson Partner Co-Chair Asia Practice Hong Kong Office (852) 2105-0211 nelson.steve@dorsey.com Stephen A. Kals Partner New York Office (212) 415-9216 kals.steven@dorsey.com Saiko Y. McIvor* Attorney Minneapolis Office (612) 340-8872 mcivor.saiko@dorsey.com Hirohisa Tachibana* Of Counsel Palo Alto Office (650) 565-2212 tachibana.hiro@dorsey.com Ayleen Ito Lee Attorney Palo Alto Office (650) 843-2718 lee.ayleen@dorsey.com
Foreign Direct Investments Japanese Investments in U.S. IP Licensing and Distribution Contracts Mergers and Acquisitions Venture Capital Arbitration and Litigation Labor and Employment Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights Corporate Finance and Securities Immigration International Trade Tax Customs Regulatory Compliance
Industries
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Biotech and medical devices Semiconductors Telecommunications Internet Trading and distribution Chemicals Construction Consumer goods Energy and natural resources Financial services Food and beverage Freight forwarding and logistics Healthcare Manufacturing Computer technology
Dorsey & Whitney LLP Japan Practice
Dorsey & Whitney’s Japan Practice covers a wide range of legal representation in mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, private equity and Japanese investments in the United States.
* speaks Japanese
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Dorsey’s M&A group ranked #2 for the number U.S. of deals completed in 2006
— Thompson Financial Services
Services we provide to Japanese companies
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Mergers and acquisitions of U.S. companies, including private technology companies Investment in and joint ventures with U.S. companies Negotiation and drafting of crossborder intellectual property licensing and distribution agreements Local general counsel for Japanese companies with subsidiaries, offices or business needs in the U.S. IP protection and litigation for Japanese companies
— Thompson Financial Services
For 1997 – 2006, Dorsey’s M&A group ranked #2 for the number of U.S. deals announced and completed
— Mergers & Acquisitions magazine
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— Mergers & Acquisitions magazine
Ranked among the top 15% of law firms for patents issued in 2006
— Intellectual Property Today
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— Intellectual Property Today
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FIRM OVERVIEW
Commitment to Japan
Our Japan practice is focused on the business concerns of Japanese companies operating in the U.S. and internationally as well as multinational companies establishing and operating businesses in Japan.
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Services we provide to U.S. companies
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Acquisitions of Japanese companies Investment in and joint ventures with Japanese companies Negotiation and drafting of crossborder intellectual property licensing and distribution agreements General legal counsel to U.S. companies establishing operations in Japan
Dorsey has a long history serving U.S. and foreign clients in Japan and throughout Asia Dorsey has more than 650 lawyers worldwide in 18 locations, and is one of American Lawyers’ Global 100 Fortune 1000 companies rank Dorsey among the top 30 firms providing exceptional service according to BTI Consulting
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