Jesse Gillespie joins Morrison & Foerster in Tokyo

Morrison & Foerster has brought on Jesse Gillespie as a partner in the firm’s Tokyo office. Gillespie joins the firm from Sullivan & Cromwell, where he focused on matters involving capital markets transactions for issuers based in Japan and other areas in Asia. Morrison & Foerster’s Japanese operations include 37 partners among a total of 106 lawyers, making it one of the largest 50 firms in the country. The firm’s Tokyo capital markets practice works on matters involving both Japanese and U.S. laws.

Jesse Gillespie joins Morrison & Foerster in Tokyo legalbusinessonline.com legalbusinessonline.com Mon, Jan 22, 2018