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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.

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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.

Practice Areas

Education

  • Columbia Law School (New York, NY), LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2021
  • The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, Japan, 2014
  • The University of Tokyo, School of Law (Tokyo, Japan), J.D., 2013
  • The University of Tokyo, Bachelor of Liberal Arts, 2010

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • New York

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese
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Experience
Memberships

Memberships

American Bar Association
Professional Activities
Legal Updates/Client Advisories
Regulating Generative AI Usage in the Workplace
Generative Artificial Intelligence (“GenAI”) generally refers to a type of artificial intelligence that generates new content in forms such…
News
Tadashi Tahara's Article Tops BizBuddy's Ranking
Masuda Funai is pleased to announce that Tadashi Tahara’s article has been ranked in the list of most accessed articles for the North…
Masuda Funai's George Kobayashi and Tadashi Tahara Collaborate on Insightful Article for Business Houmu Magazine
Masuda Funai’s George Kobayashi (President) and Tadashi Tahara (Associate) have co-authored the compelling article "A Practical Guide to…
Tadashi Tahara Admitted to Practice Law in Illinois
Tadashi Tahara, an associate of Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell Ltd., has been formally admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois…
Publications
Co-Authored "A Practical Guide to Reviewing U.S. Nondisclosure Agreements" - Business Houmu Magazine, October 2023
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