Mr. Nakao is a native of Japan and has been a partner of the law firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP since 1991. Mr. Nakao received his B.A. from the International Christian University in Tokyo and Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and the State of Ohio. After graduating from college and prior to joining the firm, Mr. Nakao worked for Kobe Steel, Ltd. in Japan for 11 years. He also practiced law in Washington, D.C., primarily in the area of national and international corporate transactions and general corporate counseling. Currently his practice centers around the Japanese companies doing business in the United States and American companies either doing or planning to do business in Japan. Therefore, the areas he covers are not limited to general corporate matters, but also include immigration, employment, labor and environmental issues. Mr. Nakao is currently the counsel of the Japanese Language School of Greater Cincinnati and is listed in the 2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.