Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an international law firm with a particular focus on the technology & life sciences, energy, financial, and real estate & construction sectors. Recognized as one of the most innovative law firms by Financial Times and one of the top firms for client service by BTI Consulting, Pillsbury and its lawyers are highly regarded for their forward-thinking approach, their enthusiasm for collaborating across disciplines and their authoritative commercial awareness.

Pillsbury enables clients to successfully conduct business in the United States and around the world, including acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, strategic alliances and licensing.In addition, we support Japanese companies looking to expand their business or expand overseas from the preparation stage, and help them establish distribution networks in the world market.In litigation, considering that many of our Japanese client companies are unfamiliar with U.S. legal procedures, we provide appropriate explanations and discuss strategies at each stage to ensure necessary risk management and cost-effectiveness. Enables the achievement of high and favorable results.Pillsbury also has the know-how to efficiently and effectively proceed with discovery involving Japanese documents and Japanese witnesses (disclosure of evidence in US lawsuits).