Eriko "Elly" Baxter Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Greater Seattle Area

Focuses on US-Japan business practice by providing legal advice to US companies going into the Japanese market, Japanese companies entering into the US market, and local Japanese business owners doing business in the US. Not only navigates clients through legal technicalities, such as company formation and cross-border transaction agreements, but also connects two different languages and cultures, leading to clients’ business success. Also assists local businesses on a wide range of business matters, including employment issues, commercial lease agreements, copyright and trademark protection, change of entity structure, and dissolution. Emphasizes on IT service transactions, software licensing, and hardware sales. Also concentrates on mergers and acquisitions, from small-scale domestic to large-scale cross-border transactions, including consolidation of companies, asset purchase, sale of business, and company spin-offs.

Greater Seattle Area

Worked on M&A, both international and domestic, including consolidation of companies, asset purchase, sale of business, sale of shares, and company spin-offs. Handled cross-border and domestic IT deals, including licensing and IT service transactions. Having profound understanding of Japanese business culture, advised Japanese companies on, for example, choice of entity in the US along with immigration and tax issues, and local Japanese business owners on a wide range of business matters, including employment issues, commercial lease agreements, dissolution, and change of entity structure. Also assisted US business owners in the sale of their products in Japan through alliance with Japanese companies.

Greater Seattle Area

Worked on sale of business and various contract matters, including IT services and data privacy.

Greater Seattle Area

Worked with Software Group in Japan and the US to achieve their business goals in M&A, software licensing and strategic sales, OEM agreements, and software compliance.

Tokyo, Japan

Led the legal side of many business transactions involving IT services, software licensing, and hardware, including drafting and reviewing contracts and negotiating with customers and IT vendors. Handled various types of M&A from small-scale domestic to complex cross-border transactions. Other responsibilities included data privacy, intellectual property, procurement, real estate, and corporate governance.

Durham, Nc And Arlington Va

Tokyo/Kanagawa, Japan

Served in the R&D Center on matters involving contracts and regulations for research activities. Responsibilities included work on external and cross-departmental projects.

Juris Doctor, Law

Activities and Societies: Staff Member, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation

Bachelor Of Law, Law

Activities and Societies: Editor, Jus Gen (International Law Journal)