Outside Counsel for Japanese Companies' Overseas Legal Work
Uchino Law, P.C. has over a decade of experience in working with Japanese companies to assist with their overseas and US legal needs. Mas has assisted the Japanese headquarters of well-established publicly traded companies as well as smaller businesses or startups by forming and serving as outside counsel for US subsidiaries, advising on global compliance matters, and assisting with overseas legal matters in general.
Uchino Law, P.C. provides the following services in both English and Japanese:
- Incorporation and corporate governance of US subsidiaries
- English contract review
- Negotiation of cross-border transactions in English
- Trademark and copyright registrations in the US
- Creation of English contract templates
- Legal translations from Japanese to English
- Assistance with cross-border M&As*
- Assistance with US regulatory compliance*
- Assistance with cross-border litigation*
- Assistance with IPOs and de-SPACs in the United States*
Please note that matters marked with an asterisk above generally require us to work with another law firm that has more manpower and in-depth expertise.
Please also note that Uchino Law, P.C. does not handle employment, immigration and cross-border tax-related matters. If you need a referral, please let us know.
Below are some noteworthy matters that Mas has worked on in the past.
Noteworthy Transactional Matters
- Assist a US company acquire a part of a major Japanese-owned global entertainment company in a complex acquisition for hundreds of millions of dollars
- Assist a major Japanese retailer acquire a chain of stores in California for hundreds of millions of dollars
- Assist a major Japanese IT company acquire an Israeli startup with subsidiaries in Japan and California for approximately $100M
- Assist with an Initial Public Offering of a Japanese-owned software company valued at $100 million on the New York Stock Exchange
- Multiple cross-border M&As in the mobile gaming industry between Japanese companies and US companies
Noteworthy Litigation Matters
- Represented a Japanese company and assisted with litigation in both Japan and the US to investigate and recover significant assets from a former Board member and shareholder
- Represented multiple Japanese companies and their US subsidiaries and assisted with antitrust litigation in both Japan and the US
- Represented a Japanese company and assisted with FCPA regulatory audits with the DOJ and SEC in the US
