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    MATTERS & CLIENTS

     

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    IP

    • Agnes B., Square Enix, et. al.: enforcement of copyright & trademark holder’s rights against infringers
    • intellectual property catalogue of all marks, patents and copyrights for American subsidiary of Japanese video game manufacturer
    • I-SEC International Security B.V.: Japan strategy, contracts, and negotiation for launch of Japan presence

    litigation

    • Consumer Justice Center, et al. v. Brother Industries, Inc., et al.: patent infringement discovery
    • Ashlar-Vellum: CAD and 3D modelling software infringement in Japan & America 
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    criminal

    litigation

    • visiting & resident foreign clients in Japan accused of smuggling drugs, theft, etc.
    • white collar defence for stock purchases, investments, etc.
    • manslaughter: communist political attache: fabricated GPS data 
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    agreements

     

     also see trusts & estates, real estate, finance, etc. 

    • investigation
    • drafting
    • negotiation
    • dispute settlement
    • Thompsons Africa: tie-up between South African company & prospective Japan partners 
    • Modern English Language Schools: franchises 
    • Osaka Bar Association: directory
    • Daikin Industries, Ltd. 
    • Nuclear Fuel Industries, Ltd. 
    • Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    • Belgian Embassy construction
    • selling, licensing, sharing know-how with East and South Asian partners in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, China, etc.
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    commercial

    also see finance, M&A, startups, insurance, etc.

    • localisation
    • corporate admin
    • bankruptcy & dissolution
    • public relations
    • international & domestic expansion
    • cross-border transactions
    • liaising with foreign & domestic counsel
    • interpretation & translation
    • Manuli Rubber Industries S.p.A.
    • Smith's School of English Franchises
    • Takemoto Trading Co., Ltd.
    • CBI Partners
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    finance

     also see private clients

    • Footwork International Corp.: corporate administration and investments in Europe and the U.K.
    • Usen Media Contents Company: cross-border share transactions, stock issuance
    • Tempur Japan: revised & simplified complex IPO documents

     

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    M&A

    litigation

    • Prudential Financial: acquisition of Kyoei Life Insurance Co.: diligence
    • United States v. Raytheon Company and Texas Instruments: document production for Department of Justice antitrust investigation of merger
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    litigation

    also see torts, families, M&A, IP, insurance, criminal, trusts & estates, & civil disobedience

    • liaising with foreign & domestic counsel

    eminent domain

    • City of Anaheim: Disney second gate opening
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    insurance

    litigation

    • AXA Switzerland & AXA France: settlement of claims for defective machinery & personal injury
    • Wilson v. New York Life Ins. Co.: evaluated and adjudged fraud claims according to judicial instructions
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    real estate

    also see trusts & estates

    • leases
    • purchases
    • loans
    • translation & interpretation
    • logistics
    • eminent domain
    • European, American & Asian properties & clients 
    • domestic & foreign transactions
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    private clients

    • tax avoidance
    • investments
    • logistics
    • clients & jurisdictions: North American, European, Asian in Cayman Islands, Isle of Man, Hong Kong, Japan, America
    • closely held Swedish family shipbuilding corporation with substantial assets and facilities in Japan transitioning between 1st and 2nd generation owners: advise, liaise, research, & investigate
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    families

    also see private clients, trusts & estates, real estate, etc.

    • divorce
    • child custody
    • inheritance
    • European, American & Asian clients & courts

    litigation

    • complex, multi-jurisdictional for high net worth foreign government official
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    trusts & estates

    also see agreements, private clients, finance, etc.

    litigation

    • University of Nevada, Reno: complex multi-jurisdictional ongoing cross-border litigation for encumbered estate bequest
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    NPOs

    • Lifespan Provider Programs Foundation, Inc. expansion into Japan: government regulatory, grant programs, branch office establishment 
    • director on board of animal welfare & rescue organisation
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    startups

    • negotiated partnership deals
    • strategy
    • marketing
    • financing
    • products
    • drafted templates for ongoing use with client service providers and suppliers on both sides of the Pacific
    • IPO agreements
    • Digital Things 
    • Sivelli KK
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    torts

    • Lawrence O'Connor, et. al., vs. Boeing North American, Inc., et. al.: environmental discovery
    • death & dismemberment: Japanese  v. American in foreign jurisdiction
    • personal injury: foreign Japan resident plaintiff in administrative procedure
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    personal website