Takaaki Nagashima / Partner

E-Mail:nagashima@nandhlaw.com

Education:

9/1976 - 4/1977
George Washington University National Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center
Consortium Independent Researcher
9/1975 - 8/1976
George Washington University National Law Center
M.C.L. in American Practice
4/1971 - 4/1973
The Supreme Court of Japan Legal Research and Training Institute,Tokyo
4/1968 - 3/1971
Tokyo Metropolitan University Research Center for Social Sciences
4/1964 - 3/1968
Chuo University Bachelor of Law

Legal Experience:

4/1993 - present
Partner in Nagashima & Hashimoto, Tokyo, Japan
4/1984 - 3/1993
Partner in Masunaga, Nagashima & Hashimoto, Tokyo, Japan
2/1981 - 3/1984
Partner in law firms in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in international commercial and financial transactions
9/1977 - 1/1981
Associate with Mudge Rose Guthrie & Alexander, New York, New York, and De Bant, Van-Hecke, Van Gerven, Lagae & Van Bael, Brussels, Belgium
4/1973 - 7/1975
Associate with Kikuchi Law and Patent Office, Tokyo, Japan

Bar Admissions:

Japan: The Japan Bar and the Second Tokyo Bar, 1973

Washington, D.C.: The Washington, D.C. Bar, 1978; the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1978; and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1978.

New York: The New York Bar, 1979; and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

United States
Customs Court: The Bar of the United States Customs Court, 1978; and the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1979.

Akira Hashimoto / Partner

Education:

1981 - 1982
Harvard Law School Master of Law, American Law
1974 - 1980
Paris University, Faculty of Law
Doctor Degree EC Antitrust Law
1973 - 1974
Paris University, Faculty of Law
Preparatory Degree for Doctor Degree
French Commercial Law
1971 - 1973
Supreme Court of Japan
Legal Research and Training Institute, Tokyo
Law Clerk for Tokyo District Court Judge
1966 - 1970
Tokyo University, Faculty of Law, Tokyo
Bachelor of Law: Japanese Law

Legal Experience:

1984 - present
Partner at Nagashima & Hashimoto Tokyo, Japan
1984
Schlumberger Limited Legal Department Paris, France
1982-1983
Schlumberger Limited Legal Department New York, USA
1979 - 1981
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton Brussels, Belgium

Bar Admissions:

The Japan Bar and the Tokyo Bar, 1973
The New York Bar, 1984
The Paris Bar, 1992

Leonard Colamarino / Of Counsel

E-Mail:LenColamarino@gmail.com

Education:

1976
J.D. University of Pennsylvania Law School
1973
B.A. State University of New York

Legal Experience:

2011 - present
Of Counsel, Nagashima & Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan)
1983 - 2008
Partner; Colamarino & Sohns, LLP
New York
1980 - 1983
Attorney; Christy & Viener
New York
1976 - 1980
Associate; Mudge, Rose, Guthrie & Alexander
New York

Bar Admissions:

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Member of the District of Columbia Bar
Member of the State Bar of New York

Marc R.Labgold / Of Counsel

E-Mail:mlabgold@labgoldlaw.com

Education:

1995
J.D. National Law Center, George Washington University
1990
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology (Chemistry & Molecular Biology)
1986
B.A. New York University (Chemistry)

Legal Experience:

2009 - present
Of Counsel, Nagashima & Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan)
Member, Marc R. Labgold, P.C. (Washington, D.C.)
2002 - 2008
Partner; Chair of the Patent Department
Patton Boggs, LLP
Washington, DC
2000 - 2003
Partner; Co-Chair Intellectual Property Department and Managing Partner Int’l Biotech and Patent Litigation Practices Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe, LLP Washington, DC
1999 - 2000
Partner; Co-Chair Intellectual Property Department Long, Aldridge & Norman, LLP Washington, DC
1990 - 1999
Partner/Shareholder
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. Arlington, VA

Bar Admissions:

United States Supreme Court
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Member of the District of Columbia Bar
Member of the State Bar of Georgia

Colm MacKernan / Of Counsel

E-Mail:colm@mackernan.com

Of Counsel, Nagashima & Hashimoto
Director (Principal), Origin, Ltd. (London)

Education:

1992
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
1988
B.A. in physics, University of Dublin, Trinity College

Bar Admissions:

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales, and in the Republic of Ireland
Member of the New York and District of Columbia Bars

Masahiro Asamura / Of Counsel

Education:

2007-2008
Supreme Court of Japan, Legal Research and Training Institute
2007
J.D., Waseda Law School
1998
Master of Research in Environmental Science, Lancaster University
1997
Master of Science in Environmental Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
1996
Bachelor of Engineering in Material Science, Chiba University

Legal Experience:

2011-present
Asamura Patent Office, p.c and Asamura Law Office, Tokyo, Japan
Of Counsel, Nagashima&Hashimoto
2009-2010
Associate, Nagashima&Hashimoto
1999-2007
Asamura Patent Office, Tokyo, Japan

Bar Admissions:

The Japan Bar and the Second Tokyo Bar, 2008
The Japan Patent Attorneys Association, 2001

Tadahiko Yasukuni / Associate

E-Mail:yasukuni@nandhlaw.com

Education:

1995
Bachelor of Law, University of Tokyo
1996 - 1998
Supreme Court of Japan, Legal Research and Training Institute

Legal Experience:

2005 - present
Associate, Nagashima & Hashimoto
1998 - 2004
Associate, Taguchi Sogo Law Office, Tokyo, Japan

Bar Admissions:

The Japan Bar and the First Tokyo Bar, 1998

Legal Teaching:

Asia University (2002)
Tokai University (2004)

Steven Bryan / Associate

E-Mail:bryan@nandhlaw.com

Education:

1993
J.D., Harvard Law School
1990
M.A., Stanford University
1988
B.A., Stanford University

Bar Admissions:

California

Kojiro Akashi / Associate

E-Mail:akashi@nandhlaw.com

Education:

2001 - 2003
Supreme Court of Japan, Legal Research and Training Institute
2000
Bachelor of Law, Seijo University

Legal Experience:

2003 - present
Associate, Nagashima & Hashimoto

Bar Admissions:

The Japan Bar and the Second Tokyo Bar, 2003

Yugo Nagashima / Associate

E-Mail:yugo@nandhlaw.com

Education:

2008 - 2009
Supreme Court of Japan, Legal Research and Training Institute
2007
J.D, Keio University Law School
2003
Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service

Legal Experience:

2010 - present
Associate, Nagashima & Hashimoto

Bar Admissions:

The Japan Bar and the First Tokyo Bar, 2009

Yuichiro Yasutomo / Associate

E-Mail:yasutomo@nandhlaw.com

Education:

1998 - 2003
University of Tokyo, Science 1
1999 - 2003
B.A., Colorado College, Chemistry and Mathematics
2005 - 2008
J.D. Omiya Law School
2009 - 2010
Supreme Court of Japan Legal Research and Training Institute

Professional Experience:

2003 - 2005
IBM Business Consulting Services (currently IBM)

Legal Experience:

2011
Associate, Sughrue Mion PLLC
2011 - present
Associate, Nagashima & Hashimoto

Bar Admissions:

The Japan Bar and the Second Tokyo Bar, 2010

Eita Asabuki / Associate

E-Mail:asabuki@nandhlaw.com

Education:

2005
Bachelor of Law, Keio University
2009
J.D, Meiji University Law School
2009 - 2010
Supreme Court of Japan, Legal Research and Training Institute

Legal Experience:

2010 - present
Associate, Nagashima & Hashimoto

Bar Admissions:

The Japan Bar and the First Tokyo Bar, 2010

Ofer Sharone / Associate

Education:

1992
J.D., Harvard Law School
1989
B.S., University of Illinois

Bar Admissions:

California

Shiro Isoda / Patent Attorney

E-Mail:isoda@nyipatent.com

Education:

1996
Bachelor of Engineering, Chiba University

Legal Experience:

2009 - present
Nagashima, Yasukuni & Isoda Patent Offices
2001 - 2008
Nakao & Ito Patent Offices

Bar Admissions:

The Japan Patent Attorneys Association, 2002