MHM SeminarsPast
Business Law Workshop Special Seminar "Cost Control for Litigation"

Seminar Outline

Date/Time	July 23, 2009 (Thu)
Speakers	Harumichi Uchida Mugi Sekido Junichi Tobimatsu
Place	The Prince Park Tower Tokyo
Host	Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLPMori Hamada & Matsumoto
Related Practice Areas	Disputes/Dispute Resolution Information Technology, Life Sciences and Intellectual Property

Details

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP and Mori Hamada & Matsumoto held a seminar (simultaneous interpretation was provided at the seminar).

Program

Speech

"Understanding the Costs of United States Litigation"
  Ryan S. Goldstein (Managing Partner, Tokyo Office, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP)

"Controlling the Cost of Litigation in the United States"
  Michael Young (Of Counsel, Tokyo Office, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP)

"Litigation Cost Management - From a Japanese Lawyer's Perspective"
  Mugi Sekido (Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto)

"Cost Performance of Litigation in the United States"
  H. Henry Koda (Managing Partner, Tokyo Office, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP)

Panel Discussion

Panelists gave their opinions based on their own views and experiences and answered questions from the audience about topics such as the difference in cost of litigation between the U.S. and Japan, practical issues regarding instituting litigation, the benefit of utilizing an international law firm and a local big law firm, and other issues.

Panelist:	John B. Quinn (Founder of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP)
	Michael Young (Of Counsel, Tokyo Office, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP)
	Ryan S. Goldstein (Managing Partner, Tokyo Office, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP)
	H. Henry Koda (Managing Partner, Tokyo Office, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP)
	Harumichi Uchida (Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto)
	Junichi Tobimatsu (Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto)