Gwen Clayton  Associate Commercial Qualifications: M.A Oxon (Oriental Studies) Admitted a solicitor 2001 Contact:  +44 (0) 117 902 7194 gwen.clayton@burges-salmon.com Gwen trained at Denton Wilde Sapte, qualifying into their Tokyo Office in 2001. Following a year on secondment to the Legal Department of Itochu Corporation, a major Japanese general trading company, where she worked on a wide range of energy, trading and general commercial matters, she joined Freshfields' Tokyo Office in 2002. At Freshfields she was involved in a range of private M&A matters, joint ventures, and other corporate and commercial transactions, and spent a further 4 months on secondment to Lehman Brothers in Tokyo. She joined Burges Salmon in 2005. Her relevant experience includes: Advising a German sporting goods manufacturer on the acquisition of the assets of its Japanese distributor, and the establishment of its own Japanese distribution subsidiary Advising a US executive luggage manufacturer on the establishment of a joint venture with a Japanese luggage manufacturer and a Japanese trading house in order to promote, market and distribute its branded products in Japan Advising a US children’s television producer on the licensing and distribution of a Japanese version of its programme in Japan Advising a Japanese client on a Western Australian di-methyl ether project from initial negotiations to appointment of local counsel in native title procedure Advising Itochu Corporation on its joint venture with an Indonesian mining company for the exploitation of a coal mining licence in Kalimantan, Indonesia Advising Itochu Corporation on the negotiation and redrafting of LNG sale and purchase agreements entered into with counterparties in the Middle East, North Africa and the U.S. Advising Itochu Corporation on various stages of a major pipeline project in the Black Sea area, for which Itochu, as a member of a Japanese consortium, supplied linepipe Advising MOD in connection with the restructuring of its Skynet 5 satellite programme Advising Mitsui & Co UK plc on the adaptation of over 50 standard form documents used by its Japanese headquarters to English law and best practice Advising a domestic appliance manufacturer on the harmonisation of its European distribution arrangements Advising a high-reliability electronics manufacturer on the establishment of a single customer interface for several of its group companies