TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Davis Polk today announced that Jon Gray, a leading U.S. corporate lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in Tokyo. His arrival, together with the return of corporate partner Eugene Gregor to Tokyo, reflects Davis Polk’s commitment to Japan. This announcement follows the significant expansion of Davis Polk’s presence in Asia over the past five years, and further extends Davis Polk’s leadership among the elite law firms in Asia.
Mr. Gray joins Davis Polk from Linklaters, where he had been a partner since 2007. He has advised investment banks, private equity funds and issuers on a variety of debt, equity and restructuring transactions. Mr. Gray’s transactional experience includes SEC-registered offerings, Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings and other private placements. A significant portion of his practice has involved Japanese companies, and he is widely recognized as a leading U.S. lawyer on capital markets transactions involving Japanese issuers.
“We are delighted to welcome Jon to the firm,” said Thomas J. Reid, Davis Polk’s managing partner. “His arrival reflects our long-standing commitment to Japan and to having a platform that allows us to provide the highest level of advice and service to our clients there. He joins our market-leading group of lawyers in Tokyo and across Asia, and we look forward to his playing a key role as we continue to expand our presence.”
About Davis Polk. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is a global law firm. For over 160 years, its lawyers have advised industry-leading companies and global financial institutions on their most challenging legal and business matters. Davis Polk ranks among the world’s preeminent law firms across the entire range of its practice, which spans such areas as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, credit, litigation, antitrust, private equity, tax, financial regulation, investment management, insolvency and restructuring, executive compensation, intellectual property, real estate and trusts and estates. Davis Polk (including its associated entities) has over 800 lawyers in offices in New York, Menlo Park, CA, Washington DC, São Paulo, London, Paris, Madrid, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo. For more information: http://www.davispolk.com.
About Davis Polk’s Japan Practice. Davis Polk’s Tokyo office opened in 1987 and was among the first Asian offices founded by a top Wall Street firm. Active in Japan for over 90 years, Davis Polk is today among the leading U.S. legal advisers on complex transactions involving Japanese companies and the Japanese marketplace. Davis Polk combines its presence and extensive experience in Japan with a leading global practice in complex, cross-border securities, M&A and strategic investment transactions. The Tokyo office also has experience handling cross-border insolvency and restructuring, finance and credit transactions as well as antitrust and competition, litigation, global enforcement and investigations, and other corporate and advisory projects.
