Nippon Steel Corporation and U. S. Steel Finalize Historic Partnership

Ropes & Gray advised Nippon Steel Corporation in a finalized partnership with United States Steel corporation, announced in a June 18 press release.

Together Nippon Steel and U. S. Steel form a world-leading steelmaker, with best-in-class technologies and manufacturing capabilities. The deal protects and creates more than 100,000 jobs and ensures that U. S. Steel will retain its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The team was led by mergers & acquisitions partners Ariel Deckelbaum and Suni Sreepada, CFIUS regulatory partner Ama Adams, and litigation partner David Hennes. The team also included antitrust and FDI partners Lisa Kaltenbrunner, Samer Musallam, Ruchit Patel and Jackie Grise, labor and employment partner Richard Kidd, executive compensation & employee benefits partners Renata Ferrari and Sharon Remmer, CFIUS regulatory partners Brendan Hanifin and Emerson Siegle, litigation partners Doug Hallward-Driemeier, Alex Simkin, Andrew Todres, Andrew O’Connor and Dan Ward, finance partner Byung Choi, tax partner David Saltzman, environmental partner Peter Alpert, IP transactions partner Jordan Altman, and capital markets partner Faiza Rahman.