Scott Jones
Partner

Contact

(T) +81.3.6800.1813
(F) +81.3.5401.2725

Education

  • Columbia University (J.D. and M.B.A. 1987); University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A. in Chemistry 1980)

Bar Admissions

  • New York and Japan (licensed foreign attorney)

Scott Jones has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of M&A, corporate law, and arbitration and represents Japanese clients in their investments overseas and foreign clients in connection with their investments in Japan. He has significant experience in cross-border investments, corporate acquisitions, joint ventures, and licensing agreements.

Scott has a strong technical background and has represented many chemical, pharmaceutical, and high-technology companies, both Japanese and foreign. Scott also has significant arbitration experience, having represented clients in proceedings governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association.

Scott represented Daiichi Sankyo in its purchase of a majority equity interest in Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited for approximately US$4 billion and Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co. in its merger with Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co. in a transaction valued at approximately US$2 billion.

After graduating from college, Scott worked as a process engineer at Intel Corporation.


Scott Jones