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A Statutory Analysis Of The Right Of U.S. Lawyers To Practice In Japan, Cecelia Norman
A Statutory Analysis Of The Right Of U.S. Lawyers To Practice In Japan, Cecelia Norman
Michigan Journal of International Law
This note argues that the JFBA's position is legally untenable. There is no legal bar to the establishment of firms by U.S. attorneys unlicensed to practice in Japan, provided they restrict their activities to advising non-Japanese companies on foreign and international law. Two central issues shape this debate: (1) the extent of the bengoshi monopoly conferred by the Lawyer Law; and (2) the scope of Japan's obligation to the United States under the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation (FCN Treaty) concluded in 1953.
The Role Of Law And Lawyers In Japan And The United States, Isaac Shapiro, Michael K. Young
The Role Of Law And Lawyers In Japan And The United States, Isaac Shapiro, Michael K. Young
Michigan Journal of International Law
The issues raised in connection with delivery of legal services in Japan are complex and best understood against the backdrop of the development of the legal profession in Japan. Part I of this article discusses the history of the Japanese legal profession, especially its recent history. Part II shows how this development has shaped the issues in the current dispute. It recounts the development of the dispute, the arguments that have been made on the Japanese and American sides, and the course of the negotiations over legal services as part of the Japan-U.S. trade agenda. This article concludes with a …
On The Social Significance Of Large Law Firm Practice, Robert A. Kagan, Robert E. Rosen
On The Social Significance Of Large Law Firm Practice, Robert A. Kagan, Robert E. Rosen
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