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Morrison & Foerster’s Tokyo office team includes both U.S.- and UK-qualified attorneys who work seamlessly with Japan-qualified bengoshi to advise on life sciences and healthcare matters spanning a range of practices, including corporate/M&A, litigation, technology transactions, IP, compliance & investigations, antitrust, and capital markets. With the most extensive offering of any international firm in Japan, we regularly advise clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors on their most sensitive and complex transactions, disputes, investigations, and licensing matters, most of which are cross-border in nature. Our Japan capabilities are further strengthened by Morrison & Foerster’s global platform, which includes internationally recognized experts in specializations and industries of key importance to life sciences and healthcare clients, such as patent prosecution, privacy and data security, FDA regulatory, anti-corruption, and national security/protection.

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What the Team is Known For

Morrison Foerster has a substantial team that attracts mandates from major pharmaceutical companies and other corporations engaged in the sector, and especially those relating to cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures and venture capital. The firm offers advice on IP commercialisation as well as areas such as R&D and patent protection. The team's scope of expertise also includes assisting clients with disputes, with a focus on product liability claims and drug distribution litigation.

Work Highlights

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  • Morrison Foerster advised Kyowa Kirin on its acquisition of Nasdaq-listed gene therapy company Orchard Therapeutics.

Strengths

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They understand business goals, legal issues, expected timelines and, in considering all of those various factors, are able to provide helpful advice for us to move ahead and achieve company goals.

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Morrison Foerster explained complex legal issues in a concise and easily understandable manner.

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Notable Practitioners

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Yukihiro Terazawa
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Yukihiro Terazawa
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Yukihiro Terazawa is recognised for his experience handling disputes and advising on intellectual property for companies in the life sciences industry.

Yukihiro Terazawa is so clever but not haughty. He advises us gently and clearly.

Terazawa Sensei has broad experience in managing US litigation, working closely with Morrison Foerster's US litigation team as one team.

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