Attorney Profile
Daniel Joseph (“Joe”) Jones is an attorney with experience advising multinational corporations, small businesses and individuals on legal matters around the world. He previously worked as a corporate attorney at Squire Patton Boggs in Tokyo and Washington, and as in-house counsel at Shinsei Bank, ITOCHU Corporation, and Enviva. He lived in Japan for 12 years and is fluent in written and spoken Japanese. He is admitted to the bar in New York, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
Representative Experience
Startups
- Advising a renewable natural gas project development startup on strategic alliance agreements, NDAs, and investor relations
- Advising a consortium of real estate investors on entity formation and investment agreements
- Providing Rule 144 opinions and other legal support for early-stage investors to exit their positions
Commercial Contracts
- Negotiating purchase and after-service contracts for the Japanese Air Force One aircraft and full-motion flight simulator
- Negotiating long-term supply contracts for fuel and petrochemicals
- Drafting and negotiating sales agency, distribution, and independent contractor agreements
- Drafting terms of service for content and e-commerce websites
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures
- Representing Toray in its acquisition of a multinational aerospace composites manufacturer
- Representing ITOCHU in its acquisition of the largest automotive dealer in Panama
- Representing NTT in its acquisition and post-merger integration of the world’s largest independent cloud services company
- Representing a family office in its acquisition of a luxury car dealership in the northeastern United States
- Representing a foreign software startup on the winding up and sale of its US operations
- Numerous other confidential transactions in the food, apparel, aerospace, and technology industries
Immigration Services
- Green cards for spouses and other family members of U.S. citizens and green card holders
- Visitor visas (“B” visas)
- Treaty trader and investor visas (“E” visas)
- Student and exchange visas (“F” and “J” visas)
- Diplomatic and official visas (“A” and “G” visas)
- Employment-based green cards (“EB” visas)
- H-1B visas for skilled professionals
- L visas for corporate transferees
- Adjustment of status
- Waivers of inadmissibility
- Re-entry permits and advice for non-resident green card holders
- US-Japan dual citizenship issues
Japanese Translation
We are one of the few US-based law firms offering Japanese document translation services at per-character rates. We provide high-quality translations of:
- Patent filings
- Merger agreements
- Bankruptcy reorganization plans
- Due diligence reports
- Litigation materials
- Internal investigation materials
- Document production requests
- Corporate presentations
- Commercial and financial contracts