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Paul O. Hirose
- Firmwide Co-Chair, Supply Chain Compliance & Corporate Social Responsibility
Paul serves as general counsel for corporate clients, providing strategic advice to help companies reach their business goals.
Paul Hirose counsels midsized and multinational corporate clients on risk and litigation avoidance strategies, operational issues, intellectual property, and marketing and advertising matters. Paul’s approach is honed by more than two decades of experience as marketing counsel for Isuzu North America.
Paul defends companies in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. His transactional experience includes structuring, drafting, and negotiating business contracts, including employment, distribution, and licensing agreements. A former certified public accountant, he has significant audit and compliance experience.
Paul also has a background in substantial product distribution. He has worked extensively in the establishment, expansion, and winding down of distribution networks for clients in the automotive, food distribution, and technology industries.
Committed to his pro bono practice, Paul works with nonprofit organizations dedicated to ending human trafficking. He also co-chairs the firm’s Supply Chain Compliance & Corporate Social Responsibility practice.
Areas of focus
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Economics, Business
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Professional Recognition
Listed in Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers,” 2024
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association "President’s Award," 2013
Orange County Asian American Bar Association "Attorney of the Year," 2012
Impact
Professional Leadership
- NAPABA Leadership Advisory Council, Co-Chair, 2013-present
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), President, 2010-2011
- Japanese American Bar Association, Member
- Orange County Asian American Bar Association, Member
- Philippine American Bar Association, Member