Biography

Paul Jun’s practice focuses on advising clients in a variety of M&A, securities law, finance and general corporate matters, particularly in connection with cross-border transactions. Fluent in Japanese and with over a decade of experience working in Tokyo, he has particular expertise advising Japanese clients in corporate transactions involving the U.S.

A small sample of Paul’s broad transactional experience includes advising:

• the acquiror in the largest private equity deal in Japan to date,

• a consumer goods manufacturer in the divestiture of multiple business units,

• a Japanese company in the sale of its Brazilian subsidiary,

• a biotech company in its strategic partnership with a major U.S. food processing company,

• utility companies in their minority investments in a combined-cycle power plant project in Ohio,

• developers and lenders in multiple large solar power projects in Japan and India, and

• numerous Japanese companies on U.S. securities law compliance matters in M&A transactions and in other contexts.

In addition to advising on all aspects of M&A and securities law matters, Paul is also available to advise on finance and general corporate matters, including secured and unsecured loan agreements, sales and supply agreements, manufacturing agreements, license agreements, and non-disclosure agreements, among others.

Paul is a graduate of Harvard Law School. Prior to joining Jun Avila, Paul worked at the Tokyo offices of top tier international law firms.

Education

• Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

  • J.D.

• University of Toronto

  • B.Comm.

Bar Admissions

• New York

Honors

• Rising Star, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Japan, Corporate and M&A: International Firms and Joint Ventures

• Rising Star, IFLR1000, M&A Foreign, Japan