Tsuyoshi Sasagawa

Contract administration. Anti-trust research. Patent and lisence research.

 Filed security reports, large scale shareholdings reports, parent company status reports, sales reports, etc under Financial Products Exchange Law.  Advised foreign entities in English of Tender Offer Bid (TOB) rule in Japan.  Researched delisting standards under Tokyo Stock Exchange Rule.  Filed and researched civil cases under civil law, corporate law, and anti-competition law.  Translated legal documents from Japanese to English and vice versa.  Participated in meetings as an interpreter. 

• Reviewed and edited contracts (campaign agreements, music rights license agreements, manufacturing and distribution agreements, name and likeness rights license, agreements, motion pictures license agreements, etc.) • Researched Directors Guild of America (DGA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Screenwriters Guild of America (SGA) and American Federation of Musicians (AF of M) • Researched copyright law, labor law, clip clearance, and music clearance. • Prepared for legal actions such as copyright infringeme

• Established and operated a small business in California. • Reviewed and edited business contracts between our company and other companies. • Researched different California companies tax plans and filed taxes for our company. • Negotiated with a large retail drug stores chain in the U.S. and entered into business collaboration agreements.

• Negotiated, researched and drafted license agreements, distribution agreements, international business contracts etc. • Researched immigration law and filed the required documents. • Researched and filed cases under tax law and labor law in California.

• Reviewed, edited and advised for business contracts (such as out sourcing and sales contracts in technology fields). • Researched legal protections of computer programs under Japanese law and U. S. law. • Consulted and researched for intellectual property law (patent, copy-right and trade secret), corporate law and employment law. • Drafted and amended working rules, trade secret administration rules, intellectual property administration rules etc. • Prepared for shareholders meetings. • Drafted and

• Wrote and edited legal text books related to bar exams (Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Real Property Law, Contract Law, Commercial Law, Corporation Law, Civil Procedure Code in Japan. • Advised as to the risk management of the copy right infringement related to publishing books. • Reviewed the contracts related to publishing books.