Mr. Iwanaga’s primary areas of practice are commercial transactions and dispute resolution between Trans-Pacific parties. He represents clients in connection with various commercial transactions such as M&A, joint venture, licensing and investment in real estate and securities, both in Japan and the United States. As an attorney licensed to practice in both California and Japan, Mr. Iwanaga can guide non-Japanese clients who are doing business in Japan to achieve their goals with the utmost protection under Japanese law.

Disputes often arise due to differences in cultures and misunderstandings between parties. Resolving disputes, therefore, often requires an understanding of how other cultures think and behave. His business experience in both Japanese and American environment allows Mr. Iwanaga to effectively assist either party.

After graduating from the University of Tokyo, Mr. Iwanaga studied marketing at the School of Business, Columbia University. He then spent over 11 years as a marketing executive for a Japanese cookie company and an electrical appliance company operated by a major American electric company before beginning to practice law.

• Client representation in selling prime real estate to a Japanese buyer.
• Client representation in connection with a labor dispute in Japan.
• Client representation in a lawsuit in Japan against former employees for breach of fiduciary duty.
• Acting as a co-counsel for a client in assisting discovery in Japan with regard to lawsuits in the United States.
• Client representation in connection with a dispute involving manufacturer-distributor relationship against a Japanese party.
• Client representation in connection with a client’s investment in a Japanese company.
• Client representation in the acquisition of a Japanese company.
• Client representation in reorganization of the client’s subsidiaries.
• Client representation in connection with export restrictions under the Japanese law.

State Bar of California, Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Bar Association, American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association