Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Languages

• English
• Japanese

Lawyer Overview

Bob Karr has a broad range of experience representing and advising multinational companies in the aviation, transportation, manufacturing, construction, and technology industries, with a focus on the establishment of new enterprises, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic alliances.

Prior to beginning his law career, Bob studied and worked extensively in Japan. He studied the Japanese language and business at Nanzan University in Nagoya and law at Doshisha University in Kyoto. Bob was employed as the first American of a major Japanese construction company in Tokyo and was assigned to its general affairs, personnel, and sales divisions.

Bob is chairman of the Chicago Sister Cities International Program (appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley) and a board member for the Midwest U.S.-Japan Association (appointed by Governor Rod Blagojevich). He is a member of the 2016 Chicago Olympic Committee, an executive board member of the Japan America Society of Chicago, a board member of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, and a member of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a member of the The Economic Club of Chicago and an advisor for the Osaka City Revitalization Committee (appointed by Mayor Junichi Seki).

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• De Paul University

Address

Kamiyacho Prime Place
1-17, Toranomon 4-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001 105-0001, Japan

Phones

81.3.3433.3939 (Business Phone)

Faxes

81.3.5401.2725 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com