Depositions in United States litigation or in international arbitration can be overwhelming, especially for Japanese companies and witnesses unfamiliar with the process. The statements and explanations in depositions become sworn testimony that can be used by the opponent with the arbitrator, judge or jury. They are an incredibly important, and sometimes the most critical, part of a dispute. Hours will be spent under cross-examination from a professional attorney, an experience that is new and intimidating for many witnesses. “Bad” testimony could change the entire case.
But Japanese companies and witnesses should not feel intimidated. In this seminar, Ryan Goldstein, a U.S. attorney and Managing Partner of Quinn Emanuel's Tokyo Office, will explain the deposition process and what Japanese companies and witnesses specifically should do to prepare for and have a smooth and successful deposition. Ryan has likely defended more Japanese witnesses in depositions than any lawyer in the world, now numbering hundreds. Ryan, who has been in Japan for over a decade and is fluent in Japanese, has worked with Japanese companies for close to 100 years. He will explain the unique advantages Japanese companies and their witnesses have in depositions, and how to approach them.
In this seminar, we will explain the unique advantages of Japanese companies and witnesses in deposits and how to approach them.At the same time, we will cover the role of deposits, details of how to implement them, the wording in deposits, and the mistakes that Japanese witnesses tend to make.

He has won many titles of well-known law magazines, including "Lawyer who was active this year" by Nihon Keizai Shimbun and "Top 40 Under 20" which is given to excellent lawyers under 40 years old in California.In the field of litigation, the legal magazine IAM describes the achievements of winning in a wide range of electronics-related proceedings as "a multilingual, savvy communicator."She is fluent in Japanese.Our main business is white-collar crime / FCPA, patent and intellectual property proceedings, anti-trust, class action, product liability, criminal investigation, defamation, contract / fraud dispute and other complex business proceedings. He is also in charge of ITC proceedings and international arbitration.He has a good reputation for his unique know-how when acting on behalf of his Japanese company.He teaches younger generations as a lecturer at Doshisha University, the University of Tokyo Law School, and others.He is a lecturer and panelist at the IP High Court 10th Anniversary Symposium.He gave a keynote speech at the IP Forum hosted by the Sankei Shimbun.He provides the latest information and advice based on his litigation work to more than 50 media such as Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, and Diamond Online. In 2018 he launched the "Weapon of Negotiations" (Diamond).

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