Norton Rose Fulbright has hired Isamu ‘Sam’ Inohara as a corporate partner in Tokyo from Morrison & Foerster, where he was of counsel.

Inohara’s practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions between Japanese and U.S. companies in the finance, transportation and technology sectors. Since June, Inohara, who is U.S.-qualified, has been part of the team advising Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on a $550 million acquisition of Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Inc.’s Canadair Regional Jet business.