Miku Takano
Attorney at Law
New York
NY
About
Extensive experience in e-discovery (including anti-trust, patent and government investigation matters), U.S. immigration law (including family and business immigration and non-immigration petitions), and Japanese - English translation.
Graduated from Fordham University School of Law with a Master of Laws in Banking, Corporate & Finance Law in May 2011.
Fluent in Japanese and English.
experience
Practice Areas
Work History
Diamond Personnel, LLC
Contract Attorney
Oct 2018 - Sep 2018
Reviewed legal, financial, and business documents for multiple litigation matters including patent infringement, antitrust and breach of contract. Performed quality control reviews to ensure the documents are processed in compliance with laws and protocols. Provided legal analysis based upon privilege, prepared privilege logs, and applied privilege redactions.
Diamond Personnel, LLC
Temporary Staff Attorney
Dec 2017 - Sep 2017
Reviewed the business and accounting documents, and analyzed the litigation strategies of a Japanese manufacturer of computers and electronic devices for litigation matters concerning licensing issues. Reported the results, and discussed noteworthy issues with a supervising attorney. Studied litigation documents and contracts, and created searches to identify possible deponents.
Diamond Personnel, LLC
Contract Attorney
Nov 2016 - Dec 2016
Reviewed legal, financial, business and technical documents related to multiple litigation matters for a bank and a social networking service provider. Performed quality control reviews to ensure the documents are processed in compliance with laws and protocols. Prepared privilege logs, and applied privilege redactions.
Inspired Review
Japanese Language Contract Attorney / 2nd Level Reviewer
May 2016 - May 2016
Reviewed legal and business documents of a Japanese auto parts manufacturer for their antitrust matters. Performed quality control reviews to ensure the documents are processed in compliance with laws and protocols.
Diamond Personnel, LLC
Japanese Translator
Sep 2015 - Apr 2016
Translated business, legal and financial documents of shipping companies from Japanese to English for litigation matters. Performed quality control reviews of translation submitted by junior translators and provided feedback. Assisted Project Manager in administering the workflow of the team and formatting translations.
Diamond Personnel, LLC
Team Lead / Japanese Language Contract Attorney
Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
Reviewed medical, legal and business documents of a pharmaceutical company in patent litigation matters. Provided legal analysis based upon privilege, and responsiveness of the documents, and annotated documents for case counsels. Performed quality control reviews to ensure the documents are processed in compliance with laws and protocols. Supervised a team of Japanese reviewers.
Strategic Legal Solutions
Team Lead / Japanese Language Contract Attorney
Nov 2014 - Jul 2015
Reviewed medical, legal and business documents of a pharmaceutical company in patent litigation matters. Provided legal analysis based upon privilege, and responsiveness of the documents, and annotated documents for case counsels. Performed quality control reviews to ensure the documents are processed in compliance with laws and protocols. Supervised a team of Japanese reviewers.
Strategic Legal Solutions
Japanese Language Contract Attorney
Dec 2013 - Oct 2014
Reviewed engineering, legal and business documents of a Japanese auto parts manufacturer for an antitrust investigation. Provided legal analysis based upon privilege and responsiveness of the documents and summarization in English. Participated in conferences on a weekly basis to keep abreast of the clients’ legal matters.
Strategic Legal Solutions
Japanese Language Document Reviewer
Sep 2011 - Oct 2013
Participated on a Japanese document review project for a major Japanese auto manufacturer concerning a series of litigation matters and government investigations. Provided legal analysis based upon privilege, relevance, significance and confidentiality of the documents. Elevated from 1st to 2nd level review relatively quickly. Performed quality control reviews.
SW Law Group, P.C.
DOL Investigation Consultant
Aug 2011 - Sep 2011
Managed DOL investigation project. Reviewed DOL correspondence, drafted a response, and prepared requested documents and data. Investigated the client’s payroll data, and immigration documents of their non-immigrant employees.
SW Law Group, P.C.
Legal Researcher
Jan 2007 - Jul 2010
Conducted extensive legal research on U.S. immigration laws, and drafted strategic petition documents that were submitted to USCIS, DOL and the U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. Managed DOL investigation including on-site audit and its preparation. Provided consultation regarding immigration strategies, compliance issues, and immigration consequences of corporate structure changes.