Michael Braun

Bio

Michael Braun is head of the New York office's Corporate Group and acts as office co-chair of the Japan Practice Group. Mr. Braun is a transactional attorney whose practice focuses on U.S.-based transactional and advisory work, mostly on behalf of Asian and European companies, including many Japanese companies. Mr. Braun represents some of Japan's largest companies in their U.S. transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures,collaboration and other strategic alliences and corporate investments. He also works with other foreign-based and U.S. companies interested in securing strategic investments and alliances around the world. Mr. Braun's clients include global aerospace, retail, real estate, printing, food and beverages, and pharmaceutical/biotechnology businesses. In the last five years, Mr. Braun assisted numerous Japanese companies in the pharmaceutical, life science and technology sectors in connection with their acquisitions in the U.S. of both private and public companies. He also has counseled them regarding numerous venture capital and private investments in emerging companies, focusing on drug delivery, medical devices, and medical diagnostic products as well as new pharmaceutical products.