Masahisa (Masa) Mitsunaga is a Shareholder in the Los Angeles office of Buchalter. He is Chair of the Japan Practice group and a member of the Firm’s Corporate and Intellectual Property groups. Mr. Mitsunaga was recognized as one of the 2021 and 2022 “Minority Leaders of Influence Attorneys” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Mr. Mitsunaga has represented numerous Japanese clients (including publicly-traded companies and Japanese government-related entities) in connection with their challenging legal matters, including large business and strategic transactions and business disputes in the United States, for over a decade. In the early stage of his professional career, Mr. Mitsunaga developed particular experience in the entertainment industry by participating in media-related merger and acquisition and debt and equity finance transactions as well as handling litigation matters for clients within the industry. Since he joined Buchalter, Mr. Mitsunaga has regularly represented a wide range of Japanese clients through their start-ups, capital transactions, and mergers and acquisitions in the United States. His effective and practical legal advice has been highly appreciated by his clients and his colleagues.
Mr. Mitsunaga’s clients include Japanese government-related entities, large trading companies, consulting companies, private equity funds, advertising companies, film distributors, media and broadcasting companies, logistics companies, toy and game manufacturers, food service companies, medical device manufacturers, real estate companies, online service providers, and numerous other companies operating globally.