Morgan Lewis today announced that Bradley Edmister, a dealmaker experienced in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and capital markets transactions in Japan and elsewhere in Asia, joined the firm as a partner in its Business and Finance Practice, resident in New York. Mr. Edmister returns to New York following nearly a decade living and working in Tokyo, where he advised leading Japanese and global corporations and financial institutions on numerous prominent M&A and securities transactions throughout Asia.

“Brad’s 10 years of experience in Asia advising on cross-border deals, combined with his linguistic and cultural fluency in Japanese, will further strengthen our longstanding working relationships with Japanese and other global clients,” stated Alan Neuwirth, head of the firm’s Japan practice. 

“Brad’s Asian deal experience includes matters in more than half a dozen countries across Asia and the Pacific Rim, in addition to Japan” noted Charles E. Engros, leader of the firm’s Business and Finance practice. “His broad experience and a keen understanding of the complex issues facing global companies and financial institutions today will be a tremendous asset for our clients doing business in and with Asia.”

Brad graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He began his career in New York before relocating to Tokyo in 2002. He has written and spoken extensively on issues related to securities laws and market trends affecting cross-border M&A and capital markets transactions and teaches securities laws at Keio Law School in Japan.