Representative Experience
Advising foreign companies and individuals on structuring investments in manufacturing and other business operations in the Pacific Northwest, as well as American companies and individuals entering the Asian markets
Significant transactions include:
- Establishment of food processing plant in Northwest
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Reorganization of US holdings of major shipping line
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Establishment of condominium resort complex in Asia
Business immigration for executives, managers, researchers and other professionals, including immigrant and nonimmigrant visas and labor certification
Significant representations include:
- Advising wireless telecom company on immigration implications of M&A
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Obtaining visas for prominent biotech institute
Prior Experience
Practice with New York law firm of Kelley Drye & Warren, 1988-1994; resident in the Tokyo office, 1990-1994
U.S. Army Judge Advocate, 1982–1987; U.S. Armed Forces in Seoul, Korea, 1983-1985
Representative Clients
The Consulate General of Japan (Seattle)
Konoike Transportation Co., Ltd.
Medallion Foods, Inc.
Sumitomo Metal Mining America Inc.
Yushi Seihin Co., Ltd.
Zen-Noh Unico America Corp.
Publications and Presentations
Co-author, “Shareholder Derivative Suits, (Who Owns the Corporation?),” Chuo Koron Press, Tokyo (1995), a comparative study of shareholder derivative suits in the United States and in Japan
Author, "Establishing a Corporation," Doing Business in Washington State, Washington State Bar Association, 1996 and 2002
Co-author, "Immigration as a Source for Employees," Cracking the New Economy, Washington Software Alliance, 2000
Memberships and Activities
Japan America Society of the State of Washington, Chair, 2003-2004, Chair-elect, 2002-2003, Secretary, 1999-2001, Director, 1998-present
Japanese American Chamber of Commerce, Director, 1999–present, General Counsel, 1999-2001
Admitted to practice in Japan, as Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (1993); Washington, D.C. (1981); New York (1982) and Washington State (1995)
Education
J.D., Washington School of Law, American University, 1981
M.A. in Education, Michigan State University, 1978
B.A. in English, Carleton College, 1974
Languages
Lived in Japan for over 24 years, speaks Japanese fluently
