Steven M. Nakasone’s expertise covers general corporate and business transactions with an emphasis on product distribution, branding, licensing, advertising, and promotion.

Mr. Nakasone provides legal counsel to businesses in various industries including automobile parts, tires, industrial and consumer chemical products, computer hardware and peripherals, computer software, imaging devices, robotics, online services, pharmaceuticals, food and food supplements, restaurants, real estate development, machine tools, hand tools, and apparel and character merchandise.

He has over 30 years of experience in:

• Product distribution – Counseling clients that distribute industrial and consumer products, including supply and distribution agreements, dealer termination, OEM, co-manufacturing, warehouse, logistics and shipping agreements, resale price maintenance, price discrimination, and supply chain disclosure requirements.
• Branding and IP Protection – Establishing and protecting a product’s brand including trademark, copyright and domain name registration, intellectual property portfolio maintenance, infringement, protecting against claims of infringement, licensing of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and know how.
• Advertising and Promotion – Counseling clients on issues arising in the advertisement and promotion of their products including advertising copy clearance, stopping false advertising by competitors, product labeling, sponsorship and endorsement agreements, online and social media agreements, contests and sweepstakes, and privacy and data protection.
• Mergers and Acquisitions – Representing private companies in acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, divestitures, and joint ventures.
• Business Start-ups – Representing companies and individuals in establishing new businesses, including corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, limited partnerships, shareholder agreements, early stage financing, and private placements.