Practice Area
Litigation
Practice Description
Complex Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, and Commercial Arbitration and Mediation
Education
- LL.B., 1989 Keio University (Japan)
- J.D., 1992 St. John’s University
Admissions
- 1993 New York and New Jersey
- 1993 U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- 2001 U. S. Supreme Court
- Admitted pro hac vice in various other courts nationwide.
Affiliations
- Asian American Bar Association of New York (Board Member, 2007 – present; Former Co-chair, Student Outreach Committee; Former Co-chair, Litigation Committee)
- Member, American Bar Association (Member, Sections on International Litigation and ADR, International Subcommittee)
- International Bar Association (Member, Sections on Litigation, International Litigation, Arbitration and ADR)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- New York County Bar Association
Publications
“This is How US Litigators Fight,” Monthly Lawyer (monthly columnist); “ADR Strategies—How to maximize the Benefits,” June 2004; “U.S. Litigation Winning Strategies”, ILS Publication, 2003 (co-author); “Deposition in US Litigation -- Practical Guidelines,” International Legal Strategy, May 2000; “Microsoft Case -- Substantive Analysis,” International Legal Strategy, October 1999; “Litigation Management in the US,” International Legal Strategy, August 1999; “The Hartford Decision: Two Years On,” International Litigation News, July 1995 (co-author).
Presentations
- Panelist, Global D&O Liability Conference, New York, Spring 2008
- Lecturer, US Litigation Risk Management for Multinationals, New York, Winter 2007
- Panelist, Annual Civil Litigation Symposium, Nichibenren, Tokyo, Winter 2007
- Panelist, Global D&O Liability Conference, London, Winter 2007
- Lecturer, Litigation Risk Management Seminar, JETRO New York, Fall 2007
Prior Experience:
- Law Clerk, Hon. John T. Elfvin, United States District Court Judge for the Western District of New York (1992-1994)
- Intern, Honorable George C. Pratt, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1990-1991)
- Barrister, the Federal Bar Council Inn of Court
- Barrister, New York County Bar Association Inn of Court
Media Appearance:
- TV Asahi, Hodo Station (as a commentator on US litigation process)
- TV Tokyo, News (as a commentator on US securities regulation process)
- Nikkei Newspaper (as a commentator on US litigation trend)
- Various others
Illustrative Matters
- Representation of major financial institutions in a lenders’ liability suit.
- Representation of large accounting firms in major securities class actions.
- Representation of a major automotive manufacturer in product liability cases.
- Representation of major multinational companies in various contractual and product liability litigation and disputes.
- Representation of a major retailer in complex bankruptcy litigation and arbitration.
- Representative of a major chemical manufacturer in product liability litigation.
- Representation of a major machine manufacturer in patent litigation.
- Representation of a heavy equipment manufacturer in major product liability litigation and arbitration.
- Representation of a failed brokerage house in various securities litigation.
- Representation of an office supply manufacturer in litigation concerning termination of an international distributor.
- Representation of a major food manufacturer in trademark litigation.
- Representation of a major retailer in trademark litigation.
- Representation of a major real estate company in a series of major leasing litigation.
- Representation of a brokerage house in trade secret and competitive tort litigation.
- Representation of a major chemical manufacturer in commercial litigation and bankruptcy proceedings.
- Representation of major multinational companies in employment discrimination disputes.
- Representation of a failed airline in various lawsuits.
- Representation of a failed bank in bankruptcy litigation.
- Representation of foreign multinationals in trade secret and competitive tort litigation.
- Representation of major pharmaceutical companies in various commercial disputes.
- Representation of multinationals, banks and governmental entities in restructuring and asset disposition.
- Counseling major multinationals on securities, antitrust, product liability and other dispute-related issues.