White & Case has continued to expand its practice in the Asia-Pacific region with the addition of a local partner in Tokyo.
Nels Hansen, who joins the firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, and is fluent in Japanese, has experience advising clients on a broad range of corporate transactions, including more than $100 billion in completed mergers and acquisitions, hostile or contested transactions, investments and joint ventures.
Hansen joins White & Case from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he worked in both the Palo Alto and Tokyo offices, the firm said in a note to finews.asia.
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He has particular expertise in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) and energy sectors, and has broad experience working with private equity and venture capital funds.
He is a Registered Foreign Attorney (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi) in Japan and a member of Tokyo Bar Association.
«With experience in both Silicon Valley and Tokyo and a very strong track record on significant, headline-making public and private transactions, Nels is an important addition to the White & Case team. We’re very excited to have him on board,» said said Brian Strawn, Tokyo-based White & Case partner.
