Counsel based in Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office, David Snowden focuses on capital markets transactions. He advises both Japanese issuers and international financial institutions on a wide range of securities offerings, including global IPOs by Japanese issuers, Rule 144A/Regulation S international debt and equity offerings and public offerings in the United States.
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Work Highlights
- Nissan Motor Co. in its offering of senior dollar-denominated notes and senior euro-denominated notes
- Japan Airlines in its follow-on offering
- Rakuten Group in its offerings of senior notes and subordinated notes
- Underwriters in several follow-on offerings by Japan Post Holdings and JAPAN POST INSURANCE
- Olympus Corporation in its offering of senior notes
- Underwriters in several registered and Rule 144A / Regulation S debt offerings by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
- The Norinchukin Bank in its offering of green bonds
- Asahi Group Holdings in its follow-on offering and bond offering
Accolades
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“Rising Star: Gaiben, Capital Markets: International Firms and Joint Ventures in Japan,” Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2021 and 2020
Education
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Cornell Law School, 2007 LL.M.
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University of Warwick, 2003 LL.M. International Economic Law
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University of Kent, 2002 LL.B. Law and French Law
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Université de Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2001 Licence en droit
David Snowden is Counsel in Simpson Thacher’s Tokyo office and a member of the Firm’s Capital Markets Practice. He advises both Japanese issuers and international financial institutions on a wide range of securities offerings, including global IPOs by Japanese issuers, Rule 144A/Regulation S international debt and equity offerings and public offerings in the United States. David is a native French speaker and is proficient in Japanese.
David was listed as a Rising Star: Gaiben in the category of Capital Markets: International Firms and Joint Ventures in Japan in the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2021 and 2020 editions.
David’s representative transactions include advising:
- Nissan Motor Co. in its offering of senior dollar-denominated notes and senior euro-denominated notes
- Japan Airlines in its follow-on offering
- Rakuten Group in its offerings of senior notes and subordinated notes
- Underwriters in several follow-on offerings by Japan Post Holdings and JAPAN POST INSURANCE
- Olympus Corporation in its offering of senior notes
- Underwriters in several registered and Rule 144A /Regulation S debt offerings by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
- The Norinchukin Bank in its offering of green bonds
- Asahi Group Holdings in its follow-on offering and bond offering
- PHC Holdings Corporation in its global IPO
- Underwriters in a debt offering by Panasonic Corporation
- Mitsui Fudosan in several offerings of senior notes
- Underwriters in the global IPO and follow-on offering of freee K.K.
- MACROMILL in its global IPO
- Katitas in its global IPO
- Seibu Holdings in its global IPO
- Dexerials Corporation in its global IPO
- Hulic in several follow-on offerings
- Daiwa House Industry in its follow-on offering
- Underwriters in the global IPO and numerous follow-on offerings of Nippon Prologis REIT
- Underwriters in the global IPO and several follow-on offerings of Daiwa House REIT Investment Corporation
- Underwriters in several follow-on offerings of AEON REIT Investment Corporation
- ARUHI Corporation in its global IPO and follow-on offering
- The underwriters in a follow-on offering by Yakult Honsha
- The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company in several offerings of subordinated notes
- Seven & i Holdings in its offering of senior notes
- Underwriters in numerous registered debt offerings and Rule 144A/Regulation S debt offerings by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and its banking subsidiaries
- Underwriters in numerous registered debt offerings and Rule 144A/Regulation S debt offerings by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and its banking subsidiaries
- Underwriters in several registered debt offerings by ORIX Corporation
- Underwriters in numerous Section 3(a)(2) debt offerings by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation under its global medium term note program
- Underwriters in several registered debt offerings of senior notes by Nomura Holdings
- Mizuho Corporate Bank in its offering of senior notes guaranteed by Mizuho Financial Group
- Resona Holdings in its follow-on offering
- All Nippon Airways in its follow-on offering