| Practice Areas |
| Doing Business in Japan, International Business Transactions, M&A, Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances, Cross-Border Litigation. |
| Practice |
| James Minamoto is an American lawyer and the Senior Foreign Counsel of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. Mr. Minamoto's practice includes cross-border corporate transactions and litigation. He assists non-Japanese, overseas companies by coordinating their business activities in Japan, including establishing a business presence, supply and distribution, labor and employment, antimonopoly and competition regulation, joint ventures, M&A and strategic alliances. He also assists Japanese clients involved in litigation and arbitration proceedings in the United States. Prior to joining our firm in 1993, Mr. Minamoto practiced as a corporate litigation attorney in New York City for 8 years, with particular emphasis on securities litigation. |
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| With over 10 years of experience in Japan, Mr. Minamoto has particular expertise in smoothly and efficiently managing and coordinating legal assignments and projects involving Japanese or US law, and ensuring that legal services meet international standards. He also serves on the firm's subcommittee responsible for recruiting foreign legal professionals. |
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Corporate Transactions |
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Litigation Practice |
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| Publications/Lectures |
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"Getting the Deal Through - Private Antitrust Litigation 2009," Getting the Deal Through (2008) (co-author, Japan Chapter) |
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"Private Antitrust Litigation," Global Competition Review (2007) (co-author, Japan Chapter) |
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"2006 Antitrust Year In Review," ABA International Law Section, International Antitrust Committee, Japan Chapter, April 2007 (co-author) |
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International Practitioner's Deskbook Series: International Labor and Employment Law: A Practical Guide, American Bar Association (2006) (co-author, Japan Chapter) |
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"Cartel Regulation", Global Competition Review (2006) (co-author, Japan Chapter) |
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"2005 Year In Review," ABA International Law Section, International Antitrust Committee, Japan Chapter, April 2006 (co-author) |
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"Japan's New LLPs and LLCs," Corporate Counsel, December 2005 (co-author) |
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"Leniency Regimes," Jurisdictional Comparisons, European Lawyer, October 2005 and second edition, October 2007 (co-author) |
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"Introduction to American Civil Procedure," lectured to graduate law students at Tokyo University, March 2005 |
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"Japan Update," Asialaw, November 2004 (co-author) |
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In-House Congress Tokyo, September 2004, Participated as Panelist on "The Developing Role of In-House Counsel". |
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Asia Pacific In-House Summit, Hong Kong, March 2004, Participated as Panelist on "Practical Tips for Doing Business in Japan". |
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"Advising Japanese Clients on US Antitrust," Asia Pacific Antitrust Review (2004) (co-author) |
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"Mergers & Acquisitions," M&A Yearbook, Japan Chapter, International Financial Law Review (2004) (co-author) |
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"Getting the Fine Down," Cartel Regulation, Global Competition Review (2004) (co-author, Japan Chapter) |
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"Getting the Deal Through," International Regulation of Mergers and Joint Ventures, Global Competition Review (1999, 2000 and 2001) (co-author, Japan Chapter) |
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"Dramatic Developments in Japanese Competition Law Concerning Mergers and Acquisitions," Antitrust Report (Matthew Bender, Publishers, July 1999) (co-author) |
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"Discovery in Civil RICO Cases: Plaintiff's Perspective," ALI-ABA Course of Study, Civil RICO: Litigation Versus Arbitration (April, 1988) (contributing author) |
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Lectured for the American Litigation Study Association (Beikoku Sosho Kenkyukai), a U.S. litigation lecture series designed for Japanese companies |
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| Education |
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Cornell University (A.B., 1981, with distinction) |
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The University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1984) |
| Professional Admissions |
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New York (1985) |
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U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1985) |
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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1991) |
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Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (foreign registered lawyer) (1994) |
| Professional and Academic Associations |
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Co-chair of the Legal Services Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (1999 to 2002); Member 1996 to Present |
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Listed: Asialaw Leading Lawyers (for general corporate practice) - 2006 and 2007 |
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English (first language) |
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Japanese (conversational) |
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