Tadashi Tahara is an integral member of the firm’s Japan practice, representing Japanese corporations and their subsidiaries throughout the United States in all stages of business. Born and raised in Japan, he has an acute understanding of Japanese business and culture, which is invaluable to the firm’s clients. In addition to his Japan practice, Tadashi represents various international and domestic clients across many industries.
Tadashi’s corporate practice focuses on cross-border and domestic business transactions, including due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, financing agreements, and drafting share purchase and shareholders agreements, and asset purchase agreements. He also provides advice to foreign companies establishing subsidiaries in the United States.
As a member of the firm’s Commercial, Competition & Trade practice, Tadashi handles a myriad of commercial matters involving the development, manufacture, and sale of goods, services, and technology, manufacturing and supply arrangements, and intellectual property license agreements.
Prior to joining Masuda Funai, Tadashi spent 6 years as an associate attorney with a prestigious law firm in Tokyo, Japan, and he was a legal intern for The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representation in Japan, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan.