Reina Goto

Reina Goto

Associate
Tokyo

Email reina.goto@​hoganlovells.com

Phone +81 3 5157 8172

Fax +81 3 5157 8210

LanguagesJapanese, English

Practice groupCorporate & Finance

As an associate in our Corporate group, Reina Goto is involved in all stages of M&A transactions from drafting and reviewing definitive and related agreements, to FOREX notification and execution report filings, and commercial registration applications, both pre- and post-closing.

She has experience assisting in negotiating post-closing employment transfer and building lease agreements, as well as preparing internal rules.

In addition to her significant experience in Japan, Reina's practice also includes cross-border matters spanning the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Reina also has experience in Japanese antitrust law, Japanese copyright law, international commercial arbitration, pharmaceutical regulations, procedures regarding managing foreign subsidiaries, employment law, and restructuring and insolvency issues. She advises clients on litigation in Japan.

Before joining Hogan Lovells, Reina was in-house counsel at a Japanese entertainment software company and a Japanese life sciences-related company, and supported numerous transactions, both domestic and international.

Education and admissions

Education

Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan

J.D., Doshisha University

Bar admissions and qualifications

Tokyo Bar Association

Related industries

Life Sciences and Health Care

Related practices

Mergers and Acquisitions Joint Ventures Food Law

Representative experience

Advising Applied Materials on its proposed multibillion-dollar acquisition of Kokusai Electric’s semiconductor manufacturing business in Japan which terminated as no approval was forthcoming from the Chinese anti-trust regulator

Advising Dell Technologies on its US$2.075bn sale of RSA to a consortium of investors led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, and AlpInvest Partners

Advised a Japanese company in its acquisition of shares of a Thailand life science-related company*

Advised a Japanese company on negotiations of a shareholders agreement for its Spanish subsidiary company*

Advised a Japanese company on procedures under Indonesian environmental regulations and permits*

Advised an Indonesian company on the sale of a warehouse and related facility in Indonesia*

Advising various clients on general issues and procedures in Japanese insolvency and restructuring law in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic

Advising an international logistics company on employment matters relating to its Japanese subsidiary, including advice in relation to terminations, redundancy, resignations, settlement negotiations, drafting of resignation and release agreements, and litigation

*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

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