Bio

Ken Lebrun has extensive experience in public and private cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and private equity transactions. A Japanese speaker, Ken has represented major Japanese companies and financial institutions on many of their largest and most significant transactions. He has also advised Japanese companies on internal investigations and governance issues. Chambers Asia-Pacific, which ranks him in Band 1 for Corporate/M&A, notes that Ken has a strong reputation for what clients describe as “extensive knowledge and experience representing Japanese companies in cross-border transactions.” Clients also say that his advice “always takes our business into consideration.” Ken is Chair of the Foreign Direct Investment Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. He previously was a member of the Working Group of the Japanese Cabinet Office for Revising Regulations and Administrative Procedures for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment.