Agenda:
- 1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Registration
- 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Seminar
- 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Networking (beverages and refreshments will be served)
Program:
- Immigration Law Considerations (Speaker: Hirokazu Kishinami, Attorney at Law)
- Differences between Visa, I-94 and I-797 - Possible unintentional unlawful
- Immigration documents to carry and maintain during your stay in the U.S.
- DUI and visas, etc.
- Necessary Procedures under the Corporate Law to Properly Maintain a U.S. Subsidiary (Speaker: Tadashi Tahara, Attorney at Law)
- Differences between U.S. and Japanese Companies
- Shareholder and board actions and state filings, etc.
- Points to Keep in Mind when Reviewing and Entering into Commercial Contracts (Speakers: Tadashi Tahara, Attorney at Law / Daisuke Maki, Foreign Visiting Attorney)
- Types of contracts in commercial transactions
- Basic structure of master agreement and what to be careful of when you review, etc.
- Breaks (10-15 minutes)
- Real Estate Trend and What to Note at the Time of Entering into Lease agreement (Guest Speaker: Mr. Takashi O'Haru, President, WHITE CUBE LLC)
- Recent trends in the commercial real estate market
- U.S. real estate lease agreement: customs and practices, differences from the one in Japan
- Examples of failures in real estate lease negotiations
- Employment and Labor Law Considerations (Speaker: Hirokazu Kishinami, Attorney at Law)
- Discrimination and harassment in the U.S.
- Employee classification - Exempt employee vs. Non-exempt employee, etc.
- Litigation (Speaker: Daisuke Maki, Visiting Foreign Attorney)
- Litigation in the U.S. - Comparison with litigation in Japan
- Points to note regarding a U.S. subsidiary's relationship with its parent company in Japan
- What to Watch Out for When Living in the U.S. (Speaker: Satoshi Murahata, Client Services Representative)
- Considerations for opening a personal bank account in the U.S., etc.
- Behaviors that may lead to police involvement in the U.S.
Language:
Japanese
Capacity:
50 people
Admission:
Free
Subject:
- Japanese expatriates who have just been assigned to a U.S. subsidiary
- Japanese expatriates who have been assigned to a U.S. subsidiary for a while but would like to take this opportunity to confirm their basic knowledge of the U.S. law.
Speakers:
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Tak O'Haru Hirokazu Kishinami Daisuke Maki
President Associate Visiting Foreign Attorney
WHITE CUBE LLC Masuda Funai Masuda Funai
Tadashi Tahara Satoshi Murahata
Associate Client Services Representative
Masuda Funai Masuda Funai
Masuda Funai is a full-service law firm with offices in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Schaumburg.