About
After a decade in corporate practice, I hung a shingle to provide tailored legal services to businesses and individuals facing complex international legal issues. I have particular experience in commercial contract negotiation and dispute resolution, M&A transactions, joint ventures, business restructuring, and international family and probate issues.
My experience includes living for 12 years in Japan as a student and legal professional, in-house positions at Japanese and American companies, and practicing as a corporate lawyer in the Washington and Tokyo offices of one of the world's largest law firms. In these roles, I helped facilitate business deals in countries around the world, including Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Myanmar, Oman, Panama, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, and Thailand.
About Contracts Agreements Law
Contract attorneys draft, review, and negotiate agreements to protect clients' interests. They help resolve disputes when contracts are breached. Common matters include contract drafting, contract review, negotiations, breach of contract.
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2022 M&A Awards, Acquisition International 2014 Finalist, TMT Deal of the Year, Asian Legal Business Japan Law Awards 2014 In-House Team of the Year, Asian Legal Business Japan Law Awards 2007 Bertram Wolfe Award, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law N/A Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
Publications
2018 Employment Law Worldview What’s Your Number? Be Careful When Asking Your Japanese Employees. 2018 Thomson Reuters Digest of Commercial Laws of the World "Japan" chapter (co-author) 2017 Global Supply Chain Law Blog FOB: You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means 2017 Employment Law Worldview The Japanese layoff that didn't "fly" 2017 Global Supply Chain Law Blog NAFTA Re-Negotiation: How Safe Are Your Contracts?
Associations
2025 - Present United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia Admitted to Practice 2025 - Present United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Admitted to Practice 2024 - Present United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Admitted to Practice 2021 - Present Virginia State Bar Member 2021 - Present United States District Court for the District of Columbia Admitted to Practice
Speaking
2023 ContractsCon Let's Go International 2016 Temple University Japan JD/LLM Program International Contract Drafting 2016 Temple University Japan CLE Program People Across Borders: An Introduction to International Employment Law 2016 Kroll Ontrack Japan Introduction to US Litigation 2015 Temple University Japan JD/LLM Program International Contract Drafting