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OPERATIONS:TH E U . S . L E G AL L AN D S C AP E IS U N D E R G O I N G
H I S TO R I C C H AN G E – I N C R E AS E D U N I O N PO W E R ,H E AL TH C AR E O V E R H AU L S , AN D R AP I D N E W
L AW S T H AT P O S E S U B S T AN TI AL R I S K S TOC O M P AN I E S . L E AR N AB O U T TH E S E C H AN G E S AN DTO P S TR AT E G I E S F O R P R O TE C TI N G Y O U RC O M P AN Y M O VI N G F O R W AR D .
President Barack Obama is pushing an aggressive agenda to overhaul theworkplace in the United States. He supports new laws which expand
employees’ rights, create risks for companies that are unprepared, and makeit easier for unions to organize your workforce. On June 17, 2010, the newpresident for the United Auto Workers (UAW) union publicly announced
immediate and aggressive efforts to unionize Japanese and other Asiancompanies. In addition to these new threats, a rocky global economy meansthat Japanese companies operating in the U.S. face more business and costchallenges than ever before.
Join us to learn about new legal and economic developments in the U.S. andwalk away with important strategies and ideas that can benefit yourorganization. Attorneys from one of the United States’ largest law firms willoffer a half-day workshop to discuss current changes, answer questions, offersolutions, and discuss: The resurgence of unions (more powerful now than at any timein the past 50 years), what that means for your company, andwhat you should do NOW to reduce the risk of unionorganizing.
 New employment laws passed within the past 180 days thatevery company operating in the U.S. must know

SEMINAR DETAILS:
Attendance fee:
We are pleased to offer this seminarat no cost.
R.S.V.P. by July 21 tohiro.nishikawara@btlaw.com
Space is limited and attendance will
not be assured until you receive final
confirmation.
Who should attend?
Business executives, HR
professionals, corporate counsel
Dates/Locations:Tokyo:
July 26 & July 27, 2010
TerraLex Hosting Partner:
Yuasa & Hara
Tokyo International Forum
5-1 Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyodaku,
Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Osaka:
July 30, 2010
TerraLex Hosting Partner: Kikkawa
Law Offices
Aqua Dojima
1-4-16 Dojimahama Kita-Ku
Osaka 530-0004 Japan
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

 Top strategies for reducing labor costs recently adopted by someof the world’s leading companies
 Proven techniques to improve employee morale and limit attendance problems
 Solutions for reducing healthcare costs
 The best practices used by top companies to protect your organization from increased litigation risks

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 How to control and reduce legal expenses
This workshop will feature two experienced attorneys from Barnes & Thornburg LLP, one of the largest law firms
in the United States:Peter Morse®

Listed in a leading publication as one of the Best Lawyers in America , Mr. Morse is a partnerwith Barnes & Thornburg and has dedicated a significant portion of his career to supporting
Japanese companies with workforce solutions, ensuring they remain union-free, and helping
them successfully navigate legal obstacles to achieve company goals. Mr. Morse has beenasked to provide legal guidance to clients in every state in the U.S. (from New York toCalifornia, Michigan to Texas). He is the co-chairman of the Firm’s Global Services PracticeGroup and is on the Executive Board of the Japan-America Society of Indiana.
Hiro Nishikawara
An associate with Barnes & Thornburg, Mr. Nishikawara came to the U.S. in the mid-1980s
and has since supporting Japanese corporations across the country. Prior to attending law
school, Mr. Nishikawara spent over three years at an international law firm in New York City
where he assisted Japanese companies with a wide array of business immigration matters.
Since joining the firm in 2004, Mr. Nishikawara has focused his practice in the representationof management interests for the Firm’s many Japanese clients.
Both Mr. Morse and Mr. Nishikawara visit Japan regularly on business, and have had the honor of accompanying
the Governor of Indiana on multiple Trade Missions to Japan.
About Barnes & Thornburg LLP
With more than 540 legal professionals across 11 offices, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in theUnited States. Its Labor and Employment Department is identified among the “Hot List” of employment law
groups in the U.S., is ranked in the “Top 10” of law firms in various surveys, and has been identified as one of thefastest growing law practices in the country. The firm has a long history working with Japanese corporations–representing more than 300 Japanese corporations across the country in areas such as business transactions,acquisitions, immigration/visa services, tax advice, union avoidance, human resources strategies, litigation defense,protecting trade secrets, securing important patents, and negotiating economic incentives for investment.
About Yuasa and Hara
Yuasa and Hara, one of Japan’s leading law, patent and accounting firms, has established a longstanding
international reputation on the basis of its virtually comprehensive services and multi-disciplinary professionals.
Utilizing a strong and closely cooperative partnership system, Yuasa and Hara has been able to successfully unite
the professions of Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney and Certified Public Accountant within one firm environment.
Clients include major Japanese companies and leading Japanese and foreign banks and companies doing businessin Japan.
About Kikkawa Law Offices
The firm was established in May 1942 by the late Prof. Daijiro Kikkawa, professor emeritus of civil procedure atRitsumeikan University and the President of the Japan Federation of Bar associations. As of January 2010, the firm
has nine partners, three senior counsels, one of-counsel who is a professor emeritus of anti-monopoly law at Kobe

Page 3University, seven associates, and one Australian associate (not registered in Japan). Four of the firm’s attorneys areadmitted in the State of New York. Kikkawa Law Offices provide legal services to clients ranging from blue-chip
corporations to venture companies as well as to Japanese and foreign entities.
TerraLex
The above firms work closely together through an international legal affiliation that allows the firms’ clients to tap
into more than 15,000 attorneys across 140 countries and jurisdictions (including not only Japan and the UnitedStates, but Mexico, Canada, and numerous countries across Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia) –so that clients can address legal issues and find solutions virtually anywhere, anytime.

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Please complete below and forward the completed RSVP form to hiro.nishikawara@btlaw.com by July 21, 2010.
Please also forward all questions to hiro.nishikawara@btlaw.com.

Yes, I will attend the following session:(Please circle appropriate date/session)
Tokyo
July 26, 2010 (Monday) 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Tokyo
July 27, 2010 (Tuesday) 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Osaka
July 30, 2010 (Friday) 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
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EmailDetailed information concerning locations will be sent at a later date once RSVP is confirmed.