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| | Address | | 841 Bishop Street, Suite 850 | | Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 | | (Honolulu Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 808-522-5133 | | Facsimile: 808-522-5144 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.lawcsilc.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Char Sakamoto Ishii Lum & Ching practices in the following areas of law:
Litigation, Appellate Practice, Business Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Partnership Law, Finance, Leases, Leasing, Antitrust, Trade Regulation, Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures, Labor, Employment, Aviation, Aerospace, Real Estate, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Wills, Probate and Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. | Firm Profile:
We are committed to the following goals: to provide quality legal services for fair and reasonable compensation; to excel in individual areas of expertise; and to represent each client as responsibly and vigorously as we would want to be represented were we in the client's place. We have earned a reputation for obtaining superior results and providing high quality, responsive and efficient service. We undertake civil and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution (including civil trials, appeals, administrative and grievance hearings and mediations and arbitrations, involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, antitrust violation, wrongful termination, employment discrimination, construction defects, constitutional rights, products liability, creditors' rights and shareholder disputes. We counsel on tax matters, employee benefits, contracts rights, employment discrimination and regulatory requirements, and prepare estate plans, structure business ventures and negotiate and document real property transactions, sales of businesses, equipment leases, financing documents and franchise agreements. By maintaining sight of our goals, we will continue to achieve superior results for clients. | | Firm Size: 11 | Representative Clients:
Aala Ship Service; Actus Lend Lease LLC; Alliance of Hawaii Pharmacies, Inc.; Aloha Airlines, Inc.; American Mutual Group; Bank of Honolulu; Bombardier Capital, Inc.; Cabras Marine Corporation; Chrysler Capital Corporation; C.S. Wo & Sons, Limited; Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties, Ltd; Diamond Head Memorial Park; Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc.; Far Eastern International Sales; Farmers Livestock Cooperative; Federal Express Corporation; Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Limited; First Risk Management Services, Inc.; Frito Lay Company; G.W. Killebrew Co., Inc.; Goldpfeil Hawaii; Hakuyosha Hawaii, Inc.; Hawaii Egg Producers Cooperative; Hawaii Insurers Council; Hawaii Pacific Health (Kapi'olani Health, Kapi'olani Medical Center at Pali Momi, Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children, Straub Clinic & Hospital and Wilcox Memorial Hospital); Hawaii Partnership for a Competitive Economy (Hawaii Business Roundtable and Enterprise Honolulu); Hawaii Pork Industry Association; Healthy's, Inc.; Highridge Partners, Inc.; Internet Movie Channel; JCB International Co., Ltd.; Jodo Mission of Hawaii; Kawasaki Enterprises, Inc.; Kellogg Sales Co.; Koolau Radiology, Inc.; Liliha Bakery, Ltd.; Montecito Hawaii, LLC (dba Khon T.V.); Morrow Crane Co. Inc.; Nittaku Investment, Inc.; Oahu Waste Services, Inc.; Pacific Beach Corporation; Pacific Cultural Center; Pan-American MOA Foundation; Pepsi Cola Company; Prada Hawaii Corp.; Prime Care Services Hawaii, Inc.; Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.; Pruvient Energy Guam Investments, Inc.; Quinn Supers, Inc. (dba Times Super Markets); Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.; Sam Sung Development Co., Ltd.; Sanpei Hawaii Co., Ltd.; Sheraton Hotels of the Pacific; Shiseido Hawaii, Inc.; Spectrum Health Care Services; The Gas Company, LLC; The Queen Emma Foundation; The Queen's Health Systems; Theo H. Davies Co.; Ltd.; Tihati Productions, Ltd.; Tileco, Inc.; Town & Country Recreation, Inc. (dba Town & Country Surf Shop); USAir, Inc.; Unicold Corporation; Waikapu Mauka Partners and Weiss, Peck & Greer, LLC. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Sean I. Chu (Member) born Kunsan, Korea, February 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Hawaii. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1998); University of Hawaii (J.D., 2002). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Korean American Bar Association of Hawaii; International Association of Korean Lawyers. Languages: Korean and Japanese. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Commercial Law; Immigration and Naturalization. Email: Sean I. Chu | | Vernon F. L. Char (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, December 15, 1934; admitted to bar, 1959, Hawaii; 1960, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1956); Harvard University (LL.B., 1959). Phi Beta Kappa. Deputy Attorney General, 1959-1960; 1962-1965. Chairman, State Ethics Commission, 1968-1975. Chairman, Hawaii Bicentennial Commission on the U.S. Constitution, 1986-1989. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association (President, 1985; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1963); American Bar Association (State Delegate, 1986-1991; Board of Governors, 1991-1994; American Law Institute, 1994—). Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Business Law; Contracts. Email: Vernon F. L. Char | | Steven L. Ching (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, May 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Hawaii. Education: Claremont Men's College (B.A., cum laude, 1974) and Franklin College, Lugano, Switzerland; University of California at Davis (J.D., 1977). Editor, University of California at Davis Law Review, 1976-1977. Author: "The Burden of Proof in California Environmental Nuisance Cases," University of California, Davis Law Review 679, 1976. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Contracts. Email: Steven L. Ching | | Jacqueline H. Furuta (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, September 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., 1987); Willamette University (J.D., 1991). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate. Email: Jacqueline H. Furuta | | Carolyn E. Hayashi (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, June 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Author, "The Contract Clause: The Industry Exception," 8 University of Hawaii Law Review 135, 1986. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Wills and Trusts and Juvenile Law. Member, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Carolyn E. Hayashi | | Elizabeth Ann Ishii (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, September 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1977); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1980). Member, Professional Responsibility Committee, 1998. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1995—; Aircraft Financing Subcommittee, 1995—). Practice Areas: Business Law; Aviation and Aerospace; Finance; Leases and Leasing; Contracts; Commercial Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Elizabeth Ann Ishii | | David M. K. Lum (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, February 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1977); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1980). Deputy Attorney General, 1980. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 1981-1984. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Aviation and Aerospace. Email: David M. K. Lum | | Carolyn M. Oshiro (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, December 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Hawaii. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1985); University of Hawaii (J.D., 1994). Member, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1990. Author, "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Remedies Available to Victims in Hawaii," 15 University of Hawaii Law Review 1453, 1993; Arbitrator, State Certified Arbitration Program, Hawaii's Lemon Law Act. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Contracts; Commercial Law; Condominium Development. Email: Carolyn M. Oshiro | | Ronald R. Sakamoto (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Whitman College (B.A., with distinction, 1973); University of Hawaii (J.D., 1979). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in Torts. Associate Editor and Business and Production Manager, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association (Member: Model Business Corporation Act Committee, 1979; Vice Chairman, Corporations and Securities Section, 1982-1984; Chairman, Legislation Committee, 1985; Chairman, Tax Section, 1994; Chairman Corporations and Securities Section, 1995-1996); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Contracts. Email: Ronald R. Sakamoto | | Keith S. Agena (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, November 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Oregon; 1996, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1992); Willamette University (J.D., 1995). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Captive Insurance; Business Law; Contracts; Commercial Law. Email: Keith S. Agena |
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