2024 Tokyo Regional Meeting

DETAILS

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. JST

Location: Daini Tokyo Bar Association, Bar Association Building, Tokyo, Japan

NY CLE Credits: 2.0 MCLE Credits in Areas of Professional Practice

Format of Participation: In-person only

This program is proudly co-sponsored by the Daini Tokyo Bar Association.

AGENDA

5:00 – 5:15 p.m. – Memorandum of Understanding Ceremony
Gonzalo S. Zeballos, International Section Chair, New York State Bar Association

Keiji Ogawa, Chairman, Daini Tokyo Bar Association

5:15 – 6:15 p.m. – International Arbitration and Litigation: Cutting-Edge Issues in Insurance Arbitration, OFAC and FCPA Compliance, and Cross-Border Litigation

Join this panel of experienced litigators to learn about recent developments in arbitration, U.S. litigation practice, and compliance with U.S. OFAC (sanctions) and FCPA (bribery) laws.

 Moderator: Kengo Nose, Mimura Komatsu Law Firm, Tokyo

Speakers:

Edward K. Lenci, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, New York, NY

Gonzalo S. Zeballos, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY

Neil Quartaro, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY

Commentator: Aruto Kagami, Mori Hamada ＆Matsumoto NY LLP, New York, NY

1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice 

6:15 – 6:25 p.m. – Break

6:25 – 7:25 p.m. – Corporate and M&A Panel

Hear from experienced US and Japanese panelists on issues to consider in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, especially in-bound U.S. investments, and protecting your client’s intellectual property through the filing of patents and other intellectual property rights.

Moderator: Kengo Nose, Mimura Komatsu Law Firm, Tokyo

Speakers:

Christian Moretti, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY

Edward M. Weisz, Cozen O’Connor, New York, NY

Commentator: Naoko Ishihara, Tokyo International Law Office, Tokyo

1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

7:25 – 7:30 p.m.                               Closing