Our Mission is Simple: High Quality,
Sophisticated International Work at Local Law Firm Rates
Jeffrey P. Clemente
Admission:
1978 New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey,
1988 District of Columbia,
1988 New York,
1989 U.S. Supreme Court,
1991 Japan, as Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi
Member:
New Jersey State Bar Association,
The District of Columbia Bar,
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association (Special Foreign Member),
Colonel (Ret.) US Army
Practice Area:
General Practice (U.S. Law), International Commercial Transactions, Financial Transactions and Cross-Border Litigation
Languages:
English and Japanese
Birthplace:
Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Education:
Cornell University (B.S., 1970; M.B.A., 1972)
Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D.,cum laude, 1978)
E-mail:
Takashi Sugawara
Admission:
1988 Japan
Member:
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
Practice Area:
Corporate law, International Commercial Transactions, Labor Law, Bankruptcy Law, and Intellectual Property Rights
Languages:
Japanese and English
Education:
Tokyo University (B.A. concentration in French Literature, 1979; LL.B., 1983)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (1988)
Cornell Law School (LL.M., 1992)
Peter M. Nadler
Admission:
1983 New Jersey,
1985 New York,
2002 New South Wales (Australia),
2003 Japan, as Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi
Member:
New York County Lawyers' Association,
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Asssociation (Special Foreign Member)
Practice Area:
General Practice (U.S. Law), International Commercial Transactions, HR matters and Cross-Border Litigation
Languages:
English and Japanese (near native level)
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Education:
Columbia College (B.A.,1979)
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1982)
E-mail:
Tomomi Sagawa
Admission:
2001 Japan
Member:
Tokyo Bar Association
Practice Area:
General Corporate Commercial Practice and Litigation
Languages:
Japanese and English
Education:
Chuo University (LL.B. 1995)
Waseda University (Master, Corporate law major, 1997)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court（2001）
Kazue Tanaka
Admission:
2006 Japan
Member:
Tokyo Bar Association
Practice Area:
General Corporate Commercial Practice and Litigation
Languages:
Japanese and English
Education:
Kumamoto University (B.A., 1991)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (2006)
Taeko Narikawa
Admission:
2008 Japan
Member:
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Practice Area:
General Corporate Commercial Practice and Litigation
Languages:
Japanese and English
Education:
Waseda University (B.Econ., 1998)
Waseda Law School (J.D., 2007)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (2008)
Naoki Matsumoto
Admission:
2012 Japan
Member:
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Practice Area:
General Corporate Commercial Practice and Litigation
Languages:
Japanese and English
Education:
Chuo University (LL.B, 2006)
Meiji University School of Law (J.D., 2009)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (2010)
Toshihide Ban
Admission:
Currently studying abroad, and has voluntarily de-registered
from the Bar Association until his return.
Member:
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
Practice Area:
General Corporate Commercial Practice and Litigation
Languages:
Japanese and English
Education:
Hosei University (LL.B, 2014)
The University of Tokyo School of Law (J.D., 2016)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (2017)
David H. Ching
Admission:
2017 Hawaii,
2018 New York
(Foreign Associate, not admitted in Japan)
Member:
Hawaii State Bar Association
Practice Area:
General Practice (U.S. Law) and International Commercial Transactions
Languages:
English
Birthplace:
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Education:
University of Hawaii (B.A.,2007; M.B.A., 2010; J.D., 2017)
Claire E. Adams
Admission:
2017 New Mexico
(Foreign Associate, not admitted in Japan)
Member:
New Mexico State Bar Association
Practice Area:
General Practice (U.S. Law)
Languages:
English and Spanish
Birthplace:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
Education:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 2012)
University of New Mexico School of Law (J.D., 2016)
Our Mission is Simple: High Quality,
Sophisticated International Work at Local Law Firm Rates
Of Counsel
Hiroshi Nagayasu
Admission:
1974 Japan
Member:
Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
Practice Area:
Corporate Law, International Law, Real Estate, Litigation, Arbitration and International Commercial Transactions
Languages:
Japanese and English
Education:
Tokyo University (LL.B., 1971)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (1974)
Norifumi Tateishi
Admission:
1979 Japan
Member:
Tokyo Bar Association
Practice Area:
Corporate Law, International Commercial Transactions, Litigation, Arbitration, Financial Transactions, Securities Business and Intellectual Property Rights
Languages:
Japanese and English
Education:
Tokyo University (LL.B., 1977)
Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court (1979)
Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1985)
Russell G. Fujiwara
Admission:
1985 California
1988 New York
(not admitted in Japan)
Member:
State Bar of California
Practice Area:
International Commercial Transactions and Intellectual Property Rights
Languages:
English
Education:
University of California (B.A., 1981)
Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1984)