| Practice Areas |
| Corporate Legal Affairs, Financial Legal Affairs, Intellectual Property and China Business. |
| Practice |
| Kenichi Nakano is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, whose practice is focused on providing legal advice on activities required to conduct business in Japan, including such matters as establishment of a business presence in Japan, advising on regulatory requirements, preparing IT service agreements, rules of employment, and joint venture agreements. Mr. Nakano advises financial institutions in the areas of real estate trust law, the FSA inspection process, and inter-bank transactions. He also represents clients in various types of litigation involving patent, copyright, real estate, financial futures, labor and commercial transactions issues. |
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| Recent Litigation Cases |
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A case to contest a decision of corporation tax assessment on a foreign silent partner in a silent partnership
Tokyo District Court decision dated September 30, 2005
Tokyo High Court Decision dated June 28, 2007 |
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A case concerning copyright in a movie
Intellectual Property Right High Court decision dated September 13, 2006 |
| Practice Groups |
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Intellectual Property Law |
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China Practice |
| Publications/Lectures |
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“Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Q&A,” Roppo Publications, 1987 (co-author) |
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“Copyright Protection of Computer ‘Interfaces’ in Japan,” European Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 2, No. 37 (1990) |
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Lecture, “High-Tech Crime in the Internet Era” |
| Education |
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Tokyo University (LL.B., 1977) |
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New York University (M.C.J., 1984) |
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Trained at a law firm in the United States |
| Professional Admissions |
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Japan (1980) |
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New York (1985) |
| Professional and Academic Associations |
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Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association |
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International Bar Association |
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American Bar Association |
| Languages |
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Japanese (first language) |
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English |
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