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Managing Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Tokyo, Japan

Jon is the head of the Japan practice of David Polk & Wardell, LLP. He focuses on U.S. and cross-border capital markets transactions, as well as securities regulatory and general corporate matters.

He advises investment banks, private equity funds and issuers in the United States, Japan and Greater China on a variety of debt, equity and restructuring transactions. His transactional experience includes SEC-registered offerings, offerings pursuant to Rule 144A and other private placements. Additionally, he has advised a number of U.S. public companies, foreign private issuers and financial intermediaries on ongoing reporting and disclosure obligations and corporate matters.

Jon is a Japanese speaker and has worked extensively in the Japanese financial sector and for Japanese clients while based in Tokyo, New York and Hong Kong. He is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Asia-Pacific, which quotes a source describing Jon as “a problem solver with great communication skills.”