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アジアローマガジンにてM&A分野における東京のトップ弁護士の一人として選出(2006-2008)

Ranked by Asia Law Magazine as a Leading Lawyer for M&A in Tokyo (2006–2008)

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  • New York
  • Japan, GJB
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Gregory R. Salathé
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Email: gsalathe@morganlewis.com
Tokyo
24th Floor, Roppongi Hills, Mori Tower
6-10-1, Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6124, Japan
Phone: +81 3 4578 2509
Fax: +81 3 4578 2501
Los Angeles
300 South Grand Ave, 22nd Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3132
Phone: 213.612.7412
Fax: 213.612.2501

モルガン・ルイスのビジネス&ファイナンス・プラクティス部門のパートナーとして、モルガン・ルイス東京事務所およびMorgan Lewis-TMI(モルガン・ルイスとTMI総合法律事務所との日本でのジョイント・ベンチャー)のマネージングパートナーを務めています。クロスボーダーM&A、戦略的企業提携、プライベートエクィティファンド案件を主な専門とし、幅広く弁護士活動を展開しております。

米国企業および投資ファンドによる対日投資関連業務(投資ファンド規制関連等)を中心としつつ、日本企業の代理としてインバウンド・アウトバウンド投資案件にも関与しており、その分野は、戦略的買収、企業売却、会社分割、プライベートエクィティ取引及び日本の上場企業への投資等、多岐にわたっております。AsiaLaw誌により2006年、2007年、2008年と3年連続で、日本におけるM&A部門のLeading Lawyersの一人に選ばれており、最近の担当案件が、Asian Counsel誌によるDeals of the Year 2007及びDeal of the Year - Honorable Mentionにも選ばれました。

1988年にヘイバーフォード大学を優等で卒業、その後1993年にバージニア大学ロー・スクールでJ.D.を取得しました。日本での滞在経験は5年に及び、日本語での会話も可能です。

ニューヨーク州で弁護士登録をしており、日本においては外国法事務弁護士として登録しております。

Gregory R. Salathé is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice. He is also Co-Managing Partner of the firm's Tokyo office and of Morgan Lewis-TMI, the firm's joint venture in Japan with TMI Associates. Mr. Salathé's practice includes cross-border mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, and private equity.

Mr. Salathé focuses on Japan-bound investment by U.S. corporations and investment funds, including the regulations impacting investment funds. He also represents Japanese corporations in both inbound and outbound investments. His transactions include strategic acquisitions, dispositions, and demergers; private equity transactions; and investments in listed Japanese companies. Mr. Salathé was selected as a "Leading M&A Lawyer in Japan" by AsiaLaw in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Recent transactions include the "2007 Deal of the Year" and the "2007 Deal of the Year - Honorable Mention" selected by Asian-Counsel magazine.

Mr. Salathé received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1993 and his B.A., with honors, from Haverford College in 1988. He has been resident in our Tokyo office for nearly five years and is conversational in Japanese.

Mr. Salathé is admitted to practice only in New York and in Japan as a gaikokuho jimu bengoshi (registered foreign lawyer).

education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, 1993, J.D.
  • Haverford College, 1988, B.A.