David Snowden
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Band 4 : Capital Markets: International: US Law
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David Snowden is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office. Since joining the Firm’s Tokyo office in 2010, David has worked with both Japanese issuers and international underwriters on a wide range of complex and significant securities offerings, including global IPOs by Japanese issuers, Rule 144A/Regulation S international debt and equity offerings, public offerings in the United States as well as debt tender offers, across several industries. His recent representations include Rigaku Holdings Corporation, Kokusai Electric Corporation and Skymark Airlines in their IPOs, Asahi Group Holdings and Japan Airlines in their follow-on offerings, as well as The Norinchukin Bank and Suntory Holdings in their notes offerings.
Career
Partner since 2024
Professional Memberships
Tokyo Bar Association
Personal
Cornell Law School, 2007 LL.M.
University of Warwick, 2003 LL.M. International Economic Law
University of Kent, 2002 LL.B. Law and French Law
Université de Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2001 Licence en droit
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
David Snowden is an established and well-regarded presence in the firm's Tokyo practice. He is an experienced adviser on capital markets transactions, having served as issuer's counsel for Japanese clients as well as representing underwriters in connection with global offerings.