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Office Overview
Vinson & Elkins is the only Texas-based firm with a presence in Japan. The Tokyo office expands V&E;’s Asian practice into the world’s second largest economy and a global commercial and financial center. The Tokyo office enables the clients of V&E; to capitalize on the firm’s experience and reputation as one of the world’s leading international energy law firms.
The Tokyo office is staffed with U.S. lawyers who have experience in the following areas: corporate; commercial; energy and infrastructure; mergers and acquisitions; project finance; real estate; and securitization and structured finance. These lawyers work closely with other V&E; lawyers located in eleven additional offices around the world.
The global capability of V&E; and the depth of experience of our lawyers make the Tokyo office uniquely suited to represent Japanese clients abroad and international clients in their transactions in Japan and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region.
Energy Transactions
V&E; has a long history of working with Japanese participants in international energy and infrastructure projects. Recent matters on which the Tokyo office has worked include assisting Japanese trading houses and energy companies with regard to: (i) commercial matters with a Russian oil & gas company; (ii) commercial activities in the U.S. and Indonesia; (iii) business and finance matters in the Gulf of Mexico; (iv) the long-term purchase & sale of LNG from Oman; and (v) assisting with legal issues for an oil project in Azerbaijan.
In 2005, V&E; provided services in 1,900 energy industry transactions, arbitrations, lawsuits and regulatory proceedings with a collective value exceeding $165 billion. In recognition of our worldwide capabilities, extensive industry experience and value-added approach, major research publications have awarded V&E; their highest rankings in the energy field. Click here to view all firm rankings.
Financial Transactions
Vinson & Elkins also represents U.S. and international clients who are active investors in the market for Asian distressed debt, real estate and other distressed financial assets, particularly in Japan. Our lawyers have been active in transactions in this market since the late 1990s, particularly in financing portfolios of distressed assets, and have completed transactions exceeding Japanese Yen 800 billion ($7 billion) since 2001. As a result of this experience, V&E; lawyers have developed detailed knowledge of the Japanese and offshore structures used to efficiently acquire, manage, finance and dispose of these assets.
Among other structures, our lawyers have extensive experience in the use of tokutei mokuteki kaishas (similar to real estate investment trusts) and tokumei kumiais (similar to limited partnerships), which can eliminate or substantially minimize double taxation on profits from investments in real properly and financial assets. Our lawyers also have extensive experience in the use of real property trusts (fudosan kanri shobun shintaku), which allow the disposition of economic interests in real property at substantially reduced transfer taxes.
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