News Release
Latham & Watkins Adds Corporate and Finance Attorney in Tokyo
Latham strengthens its Asian region M&A, private equity and finance capability with new hire
Tokyo, July 2, 2007... Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Ryan Dwyer has joined the firm's Tokyo office as of counsel in the Corporate Department. Dwyer's practice focuses primarily on M&A and corporate finance.
Dwyer has more than eight years experience in the Asian legal market. He has a broad practice that includes cross-border M&A, private equity, domestic and international joint ventures, international dispositions and investments, foreign direct investment into Japan and by Japanese companies overseas, and private placements. He has worked across a number of industries on domestic and complex cross-border deals, with particular expertise in the technology sector, advising companies in relation to licensing and distribution agreements, and aircraft finance and equipment leasing.
"Ryan is a great addition to the corporate and finance teams in Tokyo," said Bernard Nelson, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in Tokyo. "His experience in international finance and M&A complement Latham's strength in the region. Ryan has a reputation for being exceptionally hard-working, client-service focused and a true team player. He is a perfect fit for our strategic growth in the Japanese market and more broadly our ongoing Asian expansion."
Michael Yoshii, Chair of the Corporate Department in Tokyo, commented: "Ryan is a great asset to our team. His addition to the group demonstrates our deep commitment to building our corporate practice in Japan and the broader pan-Asian region. Ryan strengthens and diversifies our corporate practice by deepening our local knowledge and client relationships in Tokyo and opening new opportunities for client work involving Japanese companies."
"Few firms can match the breadth and depth of Latham & Watkins' global platform. Its commitment to Asia, coupled with its legacy strength in the US and Europe, makes for a winning combination. Latham is a dynamic force in the market, and its stature as one of the most innovative firms is very compelling. I am excited to be joining Latham, and to be part of its ambitious growth plans," said Dwyer.
Dwyer joins Latham & Watkins from DLA Piper's Tokyo office. Dwyer is a graduate of the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law.
About Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 1,900 attorneys in 24 offices, including Barcelona, Brussels, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New Jersey, New York, Northern Virginia, Orange County, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information on Latham & Watkins, please visit the Web site at www.lw.com.
About the Tokyo Office
Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise, the Tokyo office of Latham & Watkins, represents Japanese, US, European and Asian companies and financial institutions in their operations throughout Asia, the US and elsewhere in the world. Our Tokyo office is staffed by US-qualified attorneys, as well as Japanese-qualified attorneys who handle the Japanese law aspects. Such local capability of our Tokyo office provides "one-stop shopping" for our clients and, in most transactional matters, eliminates the need to involve separate local counsel in Japan. Our attorneys are highly experienced with both Japanese and US corporate matters and, in addition to handling matters in Japan, regularly represent Japanese clients with business interests in the US.
Our Tokyo office's clients include numerous multinational companies and financial institutions and our representations include general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, banking, all aspects of corporate finance, capital markets, project finance, aircraft finance and structured finance, intellectual property, telecommunications, antitrust and trade regulation, securities litigation, arbitration and other matters.
At the 2006 Asian Legal Business "Japan Deals of the Year Award" ceremony, Latham & Watkins received the award for the "IT /Telecommunications Deal of the Year" for our work in representing Jupiter Telecommunications Co Ltd., Japan's largest cable television network operator, on its ¥104.7 billion IPO. This was one of the largest IPOs in Japan in nearly two years.
Latham & Watkins also received the 2006 Airfinance Journal "Asia Pacific Deal of the Year" and Jane's Transport Finance "Aircraft Leasing Deal of the Year - Australasia" in the prestigious annual awards. Latham advised a consortium of Japanese lessors in the $127 million Japanese Operating Lease (JOL) to finance an aircraft for Air New Zealand.
Notes to Editor
1. Latham & Watkins operates as a limited liability partnership worldwide with an affiliate in the United Kingdom and Italy, where the practice is conducted through an affiliated multinational partnership.
Contacts
Bernard Nelson, Office Managing Partner, Tokyo, +81.3.6212.7807
Michael Yoshii, Chair, Corporate Department, Tokyo +81.3.6212.7803
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