Kana has represented a number of corporate and individual clients on cross-border dispute matters, especially Japanese industrial corporations including major Japanese manufactures and service providers, as well as financial service providers. She represented clients in multijurisdictional government-facing investigations, including investigations relating to FCPA, antitrust, fraud, issues of product quality including the False Claim Act (FCA) matters facing the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other U.S. authorities, and relevant class actions and other litigations, as well as customer negotiations. Her investigation experience includes internal investigations for Japanese corporations on anti-corruption, antitrust, fraud and product quality matters.
Kana also has extensive experience in advising clients on establishing or restructuring their compliance programs, including promoting compliance programs based on global standards and periodic updates on compliance, as well as implementing compliance restructuring plans agreed to with the authorities after government investigations.
She has experience of working as a Japanese licensed lawyer at law firms in Tokyo prior to joining the firm in 2011. She has worked in both the Tokyo office and the New York office.
