NEWS

• 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, 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 2009).
• “Kyoto University to the World: Japanese Business in the U.S.” Kyoto University Yushikai Magazine No.57
  (March 2013), Kyoto University Yushikai article March 2013 (PDF);
• Employment Law, Lighthouse Magazine (October 2015);
• Overview of Considerations Regarding Types of Business Entities in the U.S., MUFG BizBuddy (April 2016);
• New Overtime Law, MUFG BizBuddy (July, 2016);
• JBA News, 6/24/16 Seminar, (August 2016 Issue);
• Howdy Dallas, 7/15/16 Seminar, (August 2016 Issue);
• New Overtime Laws, Kigyo Gaikyo News: UJP News (September 1, 2016 Issue);
• JBAH Gulf Stream, 10/20/16 Seminar, (November 2016 Issue);
• JBA Business Seminar: (6/24/16) New Overtime Laws, $15/hr. Minimum Wage, Increase in Litigation re Wage & Hour, MUFG BizBuddy (November 2016);
• Key Points and Strategies for Office Leases, MUFG BizBuddy (November 2016);
• JETRO LA biznews, Interviewed on 11/29/16, (December 2016);
• Preliminary Injunction Order on the New Overtime Rule (planned to be effective on 12/1/2016), MUFG BizBuddy (December 2016);
• New Overtime Laws, Business Trend Magazine, Come to America 2017 (January 2017 Issue);
• Successful Strategies for Collection and Litigation, MUFG BizBuddy (July 2017);
• How Japanese companies can win trials/arbitrations in the U.S. with case studies; Winning strategies and understanding the litigation, mediation, arbitration and trial process. , JOEA Global Keiei (July/ August 2018) .
• The U.S. Litigation/Arbitration ~Understanding the Process and Winning Strategy, MUFG BizBuddy (November 2018);
• Withdrawal and Dissolution, MUFG BizBuddy (December 2018);
• The U.S. Litigation Trial & Arbitration Process, JOEA, Global Keiei (May 2019);
• U.S. Litigation, Trial and Arbitration Series(1): U.S. Federal and State Litigation Systems and Arbitration Overview, MUFG BizBuddy (May 2019);
• UJP News July 1, 2019 Vol. 243, U.S. Japan Publication (July 2019);
• U.S. Litigation, Trial and Arbitration Series(2): Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”), MUFG BizBuddy (September 2019);
• UJP News November 1, 2020 Vol. 261, U.S. Japan Publication (November 2020);
• Litigation Strategy: The Key to Winning Legal Disputes, The Japan Times (October 2021);
• The Key to Winning Legal Disputes: Litigation Strategy, The Japan Times (March 2022);
• UJP News May 1, 2022 Vol. 280, U.S. Japan Publication (May 2022);
• Litigation Firm Wins Trials and Arbitrations for Japanese Companies, The Japan Times (June 2022);
• Professional Litigators Win Cases for Japanese Companies, The Japan Times (February 2023);
• UJP News June 1, 2023 Vol. 294, U.S. Japan Publication (June 2023);
• The Importance of Trials and Arbitration in Texas, and the Increase in Arbitration after the Pandemic: How Technological Development and AI are Changing Business Litigation, and Required Winning Strategies, Japan Business Association of Houston Gulf Stream (July 2024 Issue);
• 2024/6/18 Seminar Post-Pandemic Litigation, Trials, and Arbitration Process, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia Southwind (July & August 2024 Issue);

• 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);
• “Hiring to Firing,” Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California (February 2012); and
• “DISCRIMINATION/EEOC CLAIMS: Age, Sexual Harassment, Race & Retaliation: Risk Management & Winning Strategies,” JETRO (June 2012).
• “Sexual Harassment and Discrimination and Workplace Behavior,” Sponsored by Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership at Loyola Law School (December 2012);
• “Disability Policy in Japan and the United States,” Sponsored by Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership at Loyola Law School (March 2013);
• “Employment Arbitration Agreements: Winning Strategies and Benefits of Employment Arbitration Agreements for Japanese Companies Doing Business in the U.S.” JBA (June 2013);
• “Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Inappropriate Workplace Behavior Prevention Compliance Training,” Mitsubishi Materials U.S.A. Corporation (June 2014);
• “Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Inappropriate Workplace Behavior Prevention Compliance Training,” Kobelco Compressors America, Inc. (November 2014);
• “U.S. and California Employment Discrimination Law: Sexual Harassment; Case Studies” Hanyang University, Seoul Korea (April 2015);
• “U.S. and California Employment Discrimination Law: Sexual Harassment; Case Studies” San Diego Community Expo (May 2015);
• “Employment Litigation� Increase in Litigation: Wage/Hour Claims, Unpaid Overtime and Misclassification” Japanese Business Association (June 2015);
• “U.S. Employment Discrimination Law: Sexual Harassment; Case Studies” San Diego Japan Business Association (November 2015).
• “U.S. Employment Discrimination Law, Sexual Harassment; Case Studies” San Diego JBA (November 2015);
• “Employment Law Fundamentals” Little Tokyo Service Center (May 2016);
• “New Overtime Laws, $15/hr. Minimum Wage, Increase in Litigation re Wage & Hour” South Bay Management Seminar (June 2016);
• “Employment Law Fundamentals” Little Tokyo Service Center: Gardena (July 2016);
• “New Overtime Law/Exempt Classification/Overtime Violations/ Case Studies/Risk Management ” DJA Shokobukai (Chamber of Commerce) (July 2016);
• “New Overtime Law/Exempt Classification/Overtime Violations/Case Studies/Risk Management ” South Bay Management Seminar (August 2016);
• “Executive Training – U.S. Employment Law & Executive Management Training,” “Sexual Harassment, Discrimination & Prevention Compliance Training,” ShinMaywa (California), Ltd. (September 2016);
• “New Overtime Law/Overtime/Exempt Classifications” JBA Houston (October 2016);
• “New Overtime Law/Overtime/Exempt Classifications” JETRO Los Angeles (October 2016);
• “Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Prevention Compliance Training,” “U.S. Employment Law & Executive Management Training,” Kura Sushi USA, Inc., (June 2017);
• “Doing Business in the U.S.~ Key points and comparison of different States’ Employment Laws” Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), Osaka (October 2017);
• “Doing Business in the U.S.~ Managing Subsidiary of Japanese company and Group Company~ Comparison of States’ Employment Laws” LexisNexis Japan, Tokyo (October 2017);
• “Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Prevention Compliance Training” Business Research Institute (BRI), Tokyo (January 2018);
• “U.S. Employment Law~ Comparison of Key States’, Employment Laws and Costs” Business Research Institute (BRI), Tokyo (January 2018);
• “Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, & Prevention Compliance Training” LexisNexis Japan, Tokyo (January 2018);
• “Sexual Harassment Prevention Compliance Training” Fujitsu, Tokyo (January 2018);
• “Understanding the U.S. Litigation, Trial and Arbitration Systems and Winning Strategies/ The U.S. Sexual Harassment Training for Japanese Company” Lexis Nexis Japan, Osaka (March 2018);
• “Understanding the U.S. Litigation, Trial and Arbitration Systems and Winning Strategies/ The U.S. Sexual Harassment Training for Japanese Company” Lexis Nexis Japan, Nagoya (March 2018);
• “U.S. Business Legal Considerations for Success for Japanese Companies in Texas” U.S.-Japan Council Japan-Texas Economic Summit (May 2018);
• “The U.S. Litigation/Arbitration ~Understanding the Process and Winning Strategy~” Lexis Nexis Japan, Tokyo (May 2018);
• “How Japanese Companies can Win in U.S. Litigation ~ Understanding the U.S. Litigation, Mediation, Trial and Winning Strategies” Japan Overseas Enterprises Association (JOEA) Tokyo, Japan (May 2018);
• “Understanding the U.S. Litigation, Trial and Arbitration Systems and Winning Strategies ~with case studies~” Japan Business Association of Southern California (JBA) (October 2018);
• “Understanding the U.S. Litigation, Trial and Arbitration Systems and Winning Strategies ~with case studies~” Japan Business Association of Houston (October 2018);
• “Understanding the U.S. Litigation, Trial and Arbitration Systems and Winning Strategies ~with case studies~” Business Research Institute (BRI), Tokyo (November 2018);
• “Understanding the U.S. Litigation, Trial and Arbitration Systems and Winning Strategies ~with case studies~” Fujitsu, Tokyo, (November 2018);
• “Understanding the U.S. Litigation, Trial and Arbitration Systems and Winning Strategies ~with case studies~” JBA News (December, 2018);
• “U.S. Federal, State Litigation & Arbitration Process Winning Strategies & Risk Management Strategies” Austin Japan Community (AJC) (January 2019);
• “U.S. Federal, State Litigation & Arbitration Process Winning Strategies & Risk Management Strategies~Japan law comparison” Lexis Nexis Japan, Tokyo (January 2019);
• “U.S. Federal, State Litigation & Arbitration Process Winning Strategies & Risk Management Strategies~Japan law comparison” Lexis Nexis Japan, Osaka (January 2019);
• “U.S. Federal, State Litigation & Arbitration Process Winning Strategies & Risk Management Strategies” Japan Overseas Enterprises Association (JOEA) Tokyo, Japan (January 2019);
• “U.S. Federal, State Litigation & Arbitration Process Winning Strategies & Risk Management Strategies” San Diego Japanese Business Association, San Diego, CA (April 2019);
• “CFIUS/FIRRMA and the U.S. Investment~Japanese Company’s U.S. Subsidiary, Litigation Trial and Arbitration Process “Risk and Winning Strategy”” Lexis Nexis Japan, Tokyo (July 2019);
• “Mediation and Settlement Conferences: Winning Strategies” Japan Business Association (November 2019);
• “Tech Changes, Tech Tools, & AI in U.S. Trials & Arbitrations” Osaka Bar Association (July 2023);
• “U.S. Litigation Process, Winning Strategies, Tech Changes, Tech Tools & AI“ Lexis Nexis Japan, Tokyo (July 2023);
• “Breach of Contract: U.S. Litigation Process & Tech Changes, Tech Tools & AI” Business Research Institute (BRI), Tokyo (July 2023);
• “U.S. Trials & Arbitration: Tech Changes, Tech Tools, AI, Winning Strategies” Japan Overseas Enterprises Association (JOEA) Tokyo (July 2023);
• “Post-Pandemic Technology Changes to U.S. Courts, Tech Tools & AI” Japan Business Association of Southern California (JBA) Irvine, California (November 2023);
• “Importance of U.S. Trials, Mediation and Arbitration Post-Pandemic and Legal Tech Developments, Tech Tools, AI, Winning Strategies” Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Osaka (March 2024);
  
• “U.S. Mediation and Arbitration Important Changes After the Pandemic: Tech Tools and Winning Strategies” Business Research Institute (BRI), Tokyo (March 2024)
  
• “Texas Legal Risk Management For Japanese Companies: Overview For Japanese Companies To Understand Important Points Of The U.S. Legal System Including Post-Pandemic Changes To Federal Courts, Texas Courts,ADR Arbitration, Mediation, Trials And Tech Tools” Dallas Japanese Association Chamber of Commerce (May 2024);
  
• “The Importance of Trials and Arbitration in Texas, and the Increase in Arbitration after the Pandemic: How Technological Development and AI are Changing Business Litigation, and Required Winning Strategies” Japan Business Association of Houston (May 2024);
• “Post-Pandemic Litigation, Trials, and Arbitration Process” Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia (June 2024);
  

James R. Ebert, Esq.

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