Robert J. Burton Memorial Fellow. Licensed Legal Consultant, State of New York, 1991. Author: "Enactment of Amendment to the Exon-Florio Provisions," Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, 2007; "Recent Features and Issues of Takeover Bids in the United States," M&A Review, 2004; "Competition Laws Outside the United States - Japan," ABA, 2001; "International Antitrust - Developments in Japan," The International Lawyer 2000; "Japan-U.S. Antitrust Cooperation Agreement," ABA International Antitrust Bulletin, 1999; "Vitamin International Cartel Case," International Legal Strategy, 1999; "How to Litigate in the United States Between Japanese Companies," International Legal Strategy, 1999; "New Business Entities in the United States: Developments of LLC, LLP and LLLP," Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, 1998; "Limited Liability Company as Notable New Business Entity in the United States," International Legal Strategy, 1998; "Check-the-Box Regulations in the United States: Election to be Taxed as Partnership," Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, 1998; "Telecommunications Law in Japan," Lex Mundi World Reports, 1996; "Multimedia and Copyright," M & A Review, 1996; "Pitfalls of Patent Due Diligence for M&A," M&A Review, 1995; "Real Estate of Jury," M&A Review, 1995; Limited Liability Company," M&A Review, 1995; "Limited Liability Company," International Legal Strategy, 1994; "Acquisitions of Overseas Enterprises," Shojihomu Kenkyu-kai, 1992; "Guidelines for Treatment of M & A Information," 1990; "Disclosure of M & A Information," 1990; "M & A and Insider Trading," 1989; "Exon-Florio Provisions and its Developments," 1989; "Acquisitions by Tender Offer of U.S. Companies by Japanese Companies," 1989; "Legal Problems of Cross-Border M&A," 1988; "International Loan Agreement," Yuhihaku, 1983; "Public Offering and Listing of Foreign Stock," Matthew Bender, 1981; "Registration Requirements for Unlisted Companies and Foreign Companies," 1972; "Dangers in No-Contest Clauses in Patent License Agreements," 1972; "Expansion of In Personam Jurisdiction," 1972. Co-Author: "International eCommerce Business and Legal Issues," CCH, March 2001; "Unknown, Pitfalls of U.S. Criminal Antitrust Cases - Plea Bargaining and Amnesty System," 1999; "Outcome of Shareholders Derivative Lawsuits," International Legal Strategy, 1993; "Restriction on Acquisitions of U.S. Companies for Reason of National Security," 1989; "An Overview of U.S. Bankruptcy Law," 1981; "Foreign Investments in the United States of America - Incentives and Restrictions," 1979; "Export-Import Controls and Customs Duties of Various Foreign Countries," Seirin Shoin Shinsha, 1973. Member: Board of Visitors, Columbia Law School; Advisory Board, M & A Review; Vice Chairman, Federation of Alumni/ae Associations of Tokyo University. Professional Experience: Founded Masuda & Ejiri (principal predecessor of Asahi Koma Law Office), 1977; Founded Masuda & Ejiri, New York, 1992; Became independent as Masuda International, New York and entered into affiliation with Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, 2007; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY LLP, partner, 2010-present.