The Dreves Foreign Law Office provides top-quality legal advice and services to Japanese, foreign and foreign-based financial and commercial institutions, law firms and individuals in foreign, cross-border and domestic matters, with a particular specialization in New York law and U.S. regulatory issues.
We strive to provide timely and appropriate solutions to legal issues, grounded on client needs and a personal understanding of relevant legal systems and local and international business practices.
We advise businesses on a wide range of matters, such as:
- Business transactions, including drafting, negotiating and reviewing
- Regulatory parameters and approvals
- Business startups and organization
- Commercial disputes
We are experienced in working closely with Japanese and other lawyers. We maintain, and utilize of when needed, a broad network of Japanese lawyers and international lawyers and law firms licensed to practice in Japan and other key international jurisdictions. We can also assist clients in engaging and coordinating with such other lawyers and law firms on particular domestic and foreign law issues where special expertise or large staffs are advisable, such as taxation, intellectual property registration matters, and large cross-border securities offerings and M&A transactions.
The following is indicative of the wide range of corporate matters that Mr. Dreves has
negotiated, drafted, reviewed and advised on:
Finance:
- unsecured and secured bank finance agreements, including commitment letters, term sheets, syndicated credit agreements, participation agreements, commercial and standby letters of credit and reimbursement agreements, loan sale/trading programs, note purchase agreements, trade finance, asset securitization, equipment leasing, guarantees and security agreements.
Securities, Derivatives, Commodities, Structured Products:
- derivatives (interest rate, currency, credit and commodities), commodity and structured product transactions, securities lending, repurchase and custodian agreements.
- local, foreign and multi-jurisdictional securities issuances, purchases and sales, including public and private placements, registered and nonregistered offerings, and commercial paper, MTN and CD note programs.
Financial Regulatory and Compliance:
- advice to securities firms, banks, insurance companies, investment companies, investment advisers, exchanges and regulators regarding regulatory parameters of transactions.
- applications to regulators for approvals for new activities, reports to regulators, advice regarding regulatory inquiries and inspections.
- advice regarding operations, compliance, audit and internal policy matters.
Major Projects and Environment:
- project finance agreements, host government agreements, intergovernmental agreements, production sharing agreements, joint operating agreements, operating company agreements, transportation agreements, construction agreements, offtake agreements, marketing agreements, purchase agreements, farm-in and farm-out agreements.
- implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, and international trading issues relating to emission rights and offsets in the EU and Japan.
Corporate Transactions, Corporate Governance, etc.:
- mergers, bulk acquisition and sales of assets, joint venture, software and technology licensing, supply, distribution and OEM manufacture transactions, e-commerce ventures, information security policies, confidentiality agreements.
- advice on relevant corporate governance, public reporting, contract, antitrust, intellectual property, trade law, employment and visa issues.
Financial Restructuring and Disputes:
- advice on financial restructuring and bankruptcy.
- assistance in resolving disputes, including arbitrations.
We also provide assistance to individuals on a wide range of personal and business matters.