Shearman & Sterling has expanded in Tokyo with the hire of Karl Pires as an M&A partner from White & Case.

Pires spent more than a decade with White & Case. Prior to that, he was an associate with the Canadian firm Borden Ladner Gervais for seven years.

Pires’ practice focuses on representing Japanese companies on strategic acquisitions and developing business ventures outside Japan and assisting clients with transactions in Japan. He advises clients in the energy, power, industrial, automotive and technology sectors.

 

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