Mr. Mitchell has over thirty-eight years of experience, much of it in Asia and is one of the leading American lawyers specializing in investment and financing transactions around the world.

Prior to joining White & Case in September 2007, Mr. Mitchell was General Counsel of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He became General Counsel of the ADB in 2003 and supervised all aspects of legal advice given with respect to documentation of public sector and private sector loan transactions, equity investments, political risk guarantees and bond financings. Mr. Mitchell managed an office comprised of 42 attorneys from 18 countries and was responsible for compliance with Bank policies and procedures. He advised the President and the Board of Directors on corporate governance, institutional and administrative matters, and all litigation involving the bank.

Throughout his career, he has had considerable experience in:

• cross-border M&A transactions
• project financing of large infrastructure projects (including manufacturing plants and real estate)
• negotiating the formation of incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures
• investments in and for private equity and other funds
• structuring cutting-edge financial products
• corporate governance initiatives

Bars and Courts
New York State Bar, 1976
Registered Foreign Attorney in Japan (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi), 2008

Education
Kyoto University Faculty of Law, Kyoto, Japan, 1975
JD, Harvard Law School, 1973
BS, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1970

Professional Associations and Memberships
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Council on Foreign Relations
Tokyo Second Bar Association
Chair, Government Relations Committee; American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Visiting Lecturer on Overseas Investments, Waseda University Graduate School of Finance, Accounting and Law
Tokyo Bar Association

Languages
English
Japanese