KITAGAWA & EBERT is dedicated to serving Japanese businesses throughout the U.S. We are committed to excellence and quality business legal services. We emphasize responsive personal service, business law experience, efficiency, positive results, and cost-effectiveness. We are aggressive advocates and sensitive to the issues which are unique to Japan businesses. We focus on pragmatic business solutions to assist our clients to succeed in a competitive business world. Since our firm is not burdened with a large franchise-type firm’s overhead, our legal fees are reasonable. Attorneys Ms. Kitagawa and Mr. Ebert are both “AV PREEMINENT” (Legal Ability & Ethics) rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review as of 1990.
Lisa M. Kitagawa, Esq. is the third of only four American lawyers to have graduated from Kyoto University. She is fluent in Japanese and also attended Tokyo University. Ms. Kitagawa is licensed to practice law in California, Texas, New York, Georgia, and in Michigan. James R. Ebert, Esq. is an attorney and a California Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Ebert is licensed to practice law in California, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, Alabama, and Nevada. They are also both admitted to practice before U.S. federal and appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Kitagawa has years of experience at large international law firms, and Mr. Ebert worked in the international sections and Japan practice groups of Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Our firm has attorneys who are licensed in California, Texas, New York, Georgia, Nevada, Alabama, and Michigan. We have Japanese support staff on our team. We have extensive legal research resources and provide efficient current law research and experience.
Our legal services include:
Litigation – Contracts, Collections, Bankruptcy (For Creditors), Discovery, Motions, Mediation, Arbitration, Summary Adjudication of Issues, Summary Judgment, Trials, Judgments, Appeals
Mediation & Arbitration – Strategy, Selection, Research, Evidence, Advocacy, Awards
Trials & Appeals – Strategy, Jury Selection, Research, Briefs, Motions, Advocacy, Jury Instructions, Motions, Judgment, Appeals
Collections – Demand Letters, Litigation, Attachment, Foreclosure, Bankruptcy (For Creditors), Execution of Judgments
Contracts – Purchase Agreements, Management Agreements, Asset Acquisitions, Production Agreements, Distributorships, Joint Ventures, etc.
Employment (For Co. Only) – Management, Hiring, Discipline, Termination, Harassment, Misclassification, Meal / Break Violations, EEOC/DEFH Investigations, Training, Wrongful Termination Litigation, Class Actions (for Co.), Employee Handbooks
Real Estate – Purchase and Sales, Leases, Loans, Construction, Deeds, Liens, Foreclosure
Corporate – Annual Minutes, State Annual filings, Special Resolutions, Qualifications in other states, Mergers and acquisitions, Increase in capitalization, Asset Acquisitions, Tax Free Reorganizations, Withdrawal from other states, Dissolutions
NOTE: formations and incorporations NOT included.
Corporate Transparency Act Beneficial Ownership Information NOT included.
KITAGAWA & EBERT’s prominent Japanese clients are from a broad spectrum of industries, including automotive, technology, computers, software systems, electronics, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, internet, food and beverage distribution, food production, warehouse and logistics, entertainment, games, real estate, distribution, retail, banks, finance, advertising, medical and dental equipment, cosmetics, travel, real estate, tools and equipment, construction, chemicals, nutritional supplements, sporting goods, art supplies, education, pet supplies, etc.