Headquarters Chicago, Illinois No. of attorneys approx. 40 attorneys Date founded 1929 Founded 1929 | No. of offices 3 Major practice areas Full legal services Company type Corporation Number of offices 3 | |
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Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. is a U.S. law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in suburban Chicago and Los Angeles, California.
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History
Masuda Funai was founded in 1929 by Thomas Masuda. Masuda was a general practitioner, with significant ties to the Japanese community and government of Japan, having been honored with Order of the Sacred Treasure Fourth Class in 1981, currently known as "The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette", by the country of Japan. Masaru Funai concentrated his practice on advising foreign enterprises entering the U.S. market on all phases of business commencement and he was also honored with The Fourth Class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese government in 2001. The firm’s other namesakes, Helmut Eifert and James Mitchell, joined the firm in the 1960s.
The firm consisted of 13 attorneys and one office in 1981 and has grown steadily into a national law practice with three offices and more than 40 attorneys. Masuda Funai has a broad range of practice areas, including significant business, distribution & sales, employment, immigration, litigation and real estate practices.
In 2011, Masuda Funai entered into an international cooperative and collaborative relationship with Kitahama Partners, a 90-attorney Japanese law firm with three offices located in the cities of Osaka, Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan.
Notable Attorneys and Alumni
Alliott Group
Masuda Funai became a member of the Alliott Group in 2012. The Alliott Group is a worldwide alliance of independent accounting, law and consulting firms.