In his corporate/business practice, Ron Fujikawa counsels both public and private companies and high-performance individuals, including Olympic and sport-defining athletes and entertainers, in connection with complex business, mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions.
Client Counsel
Mr. Fujikawa often plays a strategic advisory role in helping to guide clients through the complexities of sophisticated business transactions; as such, he is often called upon at the nascent stages of a deal to ensure its structural integrity and to maximize the chance of a successful closing that accomplishes his client’s primary objectives. Mr. Fujikawa’s experience includes numerous M & A transactions, public offerings and, more recently, private financings for both start-up ventures and mature companies. The depth and breadth of Mr. Fujikawa’s practice gives clients unusual access to both his technical expertise as well as his practical advice and wisdom.
More recently, Mr. Fujikawa has focused on sophisticated licensing arrangements for high-profile sports and entertainment figures, with the goal of “monetizing” their fame and celebrity status. In some instances, the license simply affords the licensee the right to use the celebrity/licensor’s name, image and likeness to advertise and promote the licensee’s business or services. In other instances, the celebrity is active in developing and marketing the products to be sold by the licensee, which generates a whole different set of issues and considerations that must be addressed.
Known for his quick turnaround and responsiveness to client demands, Mr. Fujikawa prides himself on becoming well-schooled in his clients’ businesses and competitive challenges, and having the creativity and experience to overcome those obstacles to his clients’ ultimate benefit. Mr. Fujikawa works closely with upper management of his corporate clients as well as the support team of managers, agents and affiliated advisors for his celebrity clients. Mr. Fujikawa is a firm believer that arming his clients with timely information enhances the chances of completing deals with which his clients are pleased, and vastly improves the quality of the relationship he has with his clients, most of whom have relied on his advice and counsel for more than twenty (20) years.
Peer Recognition and Pro Bono
Mr. Fujikawa has been recognized by Southern California Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America for several consecutive years. He maintains a long-time pro bono commitment to the Los Angeles Fire Department Scholarship Fund, where he serves on its board of directors.