Biography: Capital Markets

A member of Davis Polk's corporate department, Mr Gregor is also one of our two resident partners in the Tokyo office. His primary practice areas include: capital markets; credit; dispute resolution; and mergers and acquisitions, including joint ventures; and private equity. For over 20 years, he has been advising leading companies in the Japanese and other Asian markets, as well as global companies and financial institutions doing business in the region.

Mr Gregor concentrates in cross-border private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, including significant matters involving, Ajinomoto, Tokio Marine Holdings, Ripplewood, Aozora Bank, Nikko Cordial Securities, and Morgan Stanley in relation to its joint ventures with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

Mr Gregor has worked on a wide range of securities transactions for US and non-US enterprises and governments, including privatisations and global equity offerings by Aozora Bank, Shinsei Bank, China Unicom, Korea Electric Power, China Steel of Taiwan and CVRD of Brazil. He also advises on high-yield debt and leveraged finance transactions across the Asian region.

Mr Gregor regularly counsels clients on litigation and dispute resolution, FCPA and other investigation or enforcement matters.

Mr Gregor's work highlights include advising on the Webzen merger with NHN Games; the planned merger of equals between Aozora Bank and Shinsei Bank; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group cross-border investment in Morgan Stanley; Hyosung/Goodyear tyre fabric operations acquisition; Yamanouchi Pharmaceuticals cross-border sales of Bear Creek and Shaklee; Ajinomoto/Unilever East Asia JV dispositions; NCR/Fujitsu strategic alliance; and Tokyo Marine/Nichido Fire SEC-registered share exchange on Form F-4, to name a few.

Mr Gregor is listed as a leading lawyer in numerous legal industry publications, including: Leading Lawyer 100 Asia Pacific 2010; Best Lawyers International in capital markets and corporate/M&A; Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business; Chambers Asia; IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms; Law Business Research's The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers; Practical Law Company's Cross-border Capital Markets Handbook and Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook; and Legal Media Group's Expert Guide to the World's Leading M&A Lawyers.

Mr Gregor is also recognised as a leading lawyer in a number of Asia specific publications such as Legalease's The Asia Pacific Legal 500: The Guide to Asia's Commercial Law Firms and Asialaw Leading Lawyers in capital markets & corporate finance and M&A. He is the recipient of numerous awards.

Mr Gregor received his BA from Stanford University in 1981 and his JD from Columbia Law School in 1986. He is admitted to the State of New York and is Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi. He became a partner in 1996.