Toshio Nakao 20YEARSAWARDED

Toshio Nakao

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003
Awarded Practice Areas
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Works at
Taft

511 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

TOSHIO 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
Works at
Taft

511 Best Lawyers awards

Taft logo

Locations

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

Education

  • Duke University, graduated 1983

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association

Affiliations

  • Japanese Language School of Greater Cincinnati - Legal Advisor
  • Tri-State International Educational Fund - Trustee
  • Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati - Trustee

Client Testimonials

Toshio Nakao is the most reliable attorney. He listens to our speaking well, understands our situation correctly, and gives us valuable advice quickly. We trust him 100%.

Ryuichi Sakamoto (Nippon Tungsten USA, Inc.)

Barbourville, WV

Toshio Nakao's advice is always appropriate and easy to understand for us. He thinks seriously about our requests. I have great confidence in him, so I can recommend Mr. Nakao as a great lawyer.

Akira  Mori  (Nippon Thermostat of America Corporation)

Fraziers Bottom, WV

His attitude toward clients is always appropriate and he delivers quick responses. When receiving advice from a legal point of view, he includes the decisions and occurrences of the past and without using technical language. He explains in a way that even amateurs of law can understand. He has been of great assistance to us. From now on, when Japanese companies come to America, I will give my No. 1 recommendation to Mr. Nakao of the Taft Law firm.

Takahiro Iwaki (Nippon Thermostat of America Corporation)

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Corporate Law
  • International Trade and Finance Law
Special Focus:
  • Japan
Awards:
  • Leading Lawyer by CincyBusiness Magazine

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