Our 9th McDermott International Japan Seminar will be held as a virtual series, with eight sessions taking place between January 21 – February 4, 2021. Though we cannot see you in person, we didn't want to miss the opportunity to connect with you on the latest legal topics affecting Japanese companies.

The virtual event series will explore US trade policy, global mergers and acquisitions, the US healthcare market, intellectual property, international data privacy / cybersecurity, white collar enforcement and cross border compliance related topics, with a significant focus on what Japanese companies can expect from the Biden Administration.

Our McDermott panelists not only include our seasoned lawyers on Japanese business issues, but also Dean Pinkert, a former commissioner of the US International Trade Commission, nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the US Senate in 2007, and Caitlyn Campbell, a former US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Attorney, and several other former government officials and prosecutors.

Join us for what promises to be an engaging series as we dig into the issues at hand and highlight what to consider next for your business.

In this session, we will discuss navigating international M & A opportunities for Japanese investors.

Topics include:

• Trends in transaction clauses in cross-border M & A: The impact of lessons learned from COVID-19 on future transactions and new judicial precedents on the creation of risk sharing clauses in M ​​& A contracts
• Cross-border trading and state intervention: foreign investment screening and contract writing
• Business combination regulations and antitrust development in cross-border transactions
• Trends in cross-border M & A deal terms: lessons from COVID-19 for future deal making and the effect of new court decisions on drafting risk allocation provisions in M ​​& A agreements
• Cross-border transactions and state intervention: foreign investment screening and drafting of contractual documentation
• Merger control and antitrust developments in cross-border transactions