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  • Lisa M. Kitagawa
  • James R. Ebert
Practice Areas
  • Corporate
  • Litigation
  • Employment
  • Collections
  • Contracts
  • Real Estate
  • Estate Planning / Probate
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KITAGAWA & EBERT, P.C.

  • 8001 Irvine Center Drive
    Suite 850
    Irvine, California
    92618-2920
  • Tel (949) 727-0290
  • Fax (949) 727-0607
  • 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).

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);
  • Reduction in Force, South Bay Management Seminar (December 2008);

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).

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