Global ‘white-shoe’ law firm Mayer Brown opened its office in Tokyo in 2018 at the request of its Japanese clients. Its Japan practice regularly acts as international counsel on Japan-related transactions, sometimes working in collaboration with Japanese law firms. Among its Japan-based clients are financial institutions, insurance companies, shipping and freight transportation companies, steel manufacturers and utility companies, as well as multinational conglomerates involved in trading, energy, mining, information technology, transportation and other infrastructure, life sciences and real estate. Rupert Burrows is the managing partner of the firm's Tokyo office.
The details of all cases the firm has worked on during the research period are confidential.
Client feedback
“Mayer Brown did well on advising legal interpretation/analysis of insurance claim by applying the facts in the construction.” – Construction
Rupert Burrows
“Good communications skills.”
