KITAGAWA & EBERT, P.C.

8001 Irvine Center Drive
Suite 960
Irvine, California
92618-2920
Tel (949) 788-9980
Fax (949) 788-0918
info@japanuslaw.com

News & Publications

LISA M. KITAGAWA, Esq.

Publications

Selected Topics in Japanese Tax Law, Professor Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan (1985 and 1986 supplements);
Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S.: An Overview of U.S. Reporting Requirements,
Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association (1989);
An Overview of Acquisitions of Hotels and Golf Resorts, Journal Interworld (November 1990);
America Seikatsu Shoroppo: Articles on Incorporations, Business Licenses and Sexual Harassment, ILS International Legal Strategy (September 1997);
The New California Overtime Law, ILS International Legal Strategy (January 1998);
Documenting Employee Personnel Files with Respect to Performance Evaluation, Discipline and Termination, ILS International Legal Strategy (January 1998);
General Legal and Procedural Considerations for Real Estate Purchases and Sales Transactions in the United States, ILS International Legal Strategy (February 1998);
U.S. Employment Manual (Revised), ILS International Legal Strategy (June 1998);
U.S. Employment Law Manual for Japan Businesses, ILS International Legal Strategy (October 2000);
U.S. Employment Law Book with CD-ROM, ILS International Legal Strategy (November 2000).
Zoom-In! Lawyer Interview, U.S. Japan Publication (February 2006); and
Debt Collection, U.S. Japan Publication (July 2007).

Seminars

Mergers and Acquisitions of High Tech Companies, Osaka and Tokyo, Japan (April 1990);
Fundamentals of Real Estate Investment & Development, Osaka and Tokyo, Japan (April 1990);
Doing Business with the Japanese, Japan Festival in San Diego (January 1992);
International Business Transactions with the Pacific Rim, State Bar Statewide Minority Attorneys' Conference (June 1992);
Hate Crimes and Japan-Bashing, O.C. Japanese Coalition (June 1992);
U.S.-Japan Relations, Future of the Nikkei Community Conference (October 1992);
Representing and Negotiating with the Japanese, California State Bar International Law Section Education Institute (November 1992);
International Law and Technology Conference, California State Bar International Law Section (January 1993);
Legal and Business Considerations in Acquisitions, including Auctions, RTC/FDIC, REO, Bankruptcy and Probate Sales, Osaka and Tokyo, Japan (June 1993);
Business Law Tips For Avoiding Litigation and Overview of the Litigation Process (January 1996);
Japanese Women's Symposium (July 1997);
Termination Procedures, So. California Ikkikai Benkyokai (May 1998);
Separation Agreements, So. California Ikkikai Benkyokai (June 1998);
Sexual Harassment, South Bay Management Seminar (July 1998);
Sexual Harassment, Osaka University, Japan (January 2000);
Legal Education and Training in the U.S., Osaka University, Japan (January 2000);
Treaty of Friendship Commerce & Navigation, Kanazawa University, Japan (April 2001);
Legal Strategies for Success in the U.S., Japan Pharmaceutical Mfrs. Assoc. (April 2002);
Legal Risk Management in the U.S., Wakunaga of America Co., Ltd. (July 2002);
Overview of the Acquisition of a Private Company, (July 2002);
California Employment Law Recent Developments, Japan Pharmaceutical Mfrs. Assoc. (April 2004);
Recent Legal Developments & Legal Risk Management, California Ikkikai Benkyokai (June 2005);
Sexual Harassment Claims, California Ikkikai Benkyokai (December 2005);
Collection Litigation, California Ikkikai Benkyokai (January 2006);
RIF - Reduction in Force, South Bay Management Seminar (December 2008);
RIF - Reduction in Force, "Surviving the Recession," Japan Business Association (June 2009);
Employment Risk Management "7 Key Points for Japanese Executives," Japan Business Association (September 2010);
Employment Risk Management, NA AISIN Group (June 2011);
Employment Risk Management "Managing Labor Costs in a Changing Economy," Japan Business Association (September 2011);
"Business Legal Structures and Employment Law Basics," Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program Expo (September 2011);
Employment Risk Management "7 Key Points for Japanese Executives," Japanese Maquiladora Association (October 2011);
Employment Risk Management "Managing Labor Costs in a Changing Economy," Kyoto Comparative Law Center (November 2011);
Employment Risk Management "7 Key Points for Japanese Executives," Osaka Chamber of Commerce (November 2011);
Employment Risk Management "7 Key Points for Japanese Executives," Tokyo Lexis Nexis Japan (November 2011); and
"Hiring to Firing," Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California (February 2012).

JAMES R. EBERT, Esq.

Seminar/Publications

Estate Planning and Living Trusts (1991);
New Compliance Regulations-Foreign Inbound Investments (1991, 1992);
Sports, Entertainment and Tax Law in Japan, California Society of CPAs (1992, 1993);
Legal and Business Considerations in Acquisitions, Including Auctions. RTC/FDIC, REO, Bankruptcy and Probate Sales, Osaka and Tokyo (June 1993);
Business Law Tips for Avoiding Litigation and Overview of the Litigation Process (January 1996);
Facts and Myths about Probate and Trust Administration, California Society of CPAs (1997);
Estate Planning For Japanese and Nikkei (1997, 1998, 2006, 2007);
General Legal and Procedural Considerations for Real Estate Purchase and Sales Transactions in the United States, ILS International Legal Strategy (January 1998);
Debt Collection, ILS International Legal Strategy (January 1998);
Alternative Dispute Resolution (June 1998);
Entity Planning in the New Millennium, California Society of CPAs (September 1999);
Estate Tax Planning For CPAs (June 2000);
The CPA as an Expert Witness, California Society of CPAs (November 2001) and Estate Planning & Trust Council of Long Beach (February 2002);
Collection Litigation, California Ikkikai Benkyokai (January 2006);
Zoom-In! Lawyer Interview, U.S. Japan Publication (August 2007);
Debt Collection, U.S. Japan Publication (July 2009); and
Alternative Dispute Resolution: How It Can Benefit You, California Society of CPAs (October 2011).

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