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:
3/2012 - present
Visiting Professor of Hiroshima University
6/2016 - present
Partner at Nagashima Hashimoto & Yasukuni, Tokyo, Japan
4/1993 - 5/2016
Partner at 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:
6/2016 - present
Partner in Nagashima Hashimoto & Yasukuni, Tokyo, Japann
1984 - 5/2016
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
Tadahiko Yasukuni / Partner
Education:
1995
Bachelor of Law, University of Tokyo
1996 - 1998
Supreme Court of Japan, Legal Research and Training Institute
Legal Experience:
6/2016 - present
Partner at Nagashima Hashimoto & Yasukuni, Tokyo, Japan
2005 - 5/2016
Associate, Nagashima & Hashimoto
1998 - 2004
Associate, Taguchi Sogo Law Office, Tokyo, Japan
Bar Admissions:
The Japan Bar and the Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association, 1998
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
Patrick J. Hoeffner / Of Counsel
Education:
1996
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law
1992
B.S., NYU-Polytechnic (Electrical Engineering)
Legal Experience:
2011-Present
Of Counsel, Nagashima & Hashimoto, Tokyo, Japan
2010-Present
Partner at Marc R. Labgold, P.C., Washington, D.C.
2005-2010
General Counsel, Director of Intellectual Property Humanscale Corporation, New York, New York
1999-2005
Senior Associate Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, New York
1998-1999
Associate Hoffmann & Baron LLP, Syosset, New York
1996-1998
Associate Downing & Mehrtens, P.C., New York, New York
1995
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District, Brooklyn, New Yor
Bar Admissions:
New York State: 1997
United States District Court, Southern District of New York: 1997 United States District Court, Eastern District of New York: 1997 Court Of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: 2002 United States Patent & Trademark Office: 1999
Leonard Colamarino / Of Counsel
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
Megan C.Labgold / Of Counsel
Education:
2019
JD, Florida International University
2016
BA in Biology, West Virginia University
Legal Experience:
2020 - present
Of Counsel, Nagashima & Hashimoto, Tokyo, Japan
2020 - present
Associate at Marc R. Labgold, P.C., Washington, D.C.
Bar Admissions:
The Florida Bar United States Patent & Trademark Office (Reg. No. 77,471)
