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Minami Tamaki is investigating reports that the popular online marketplace StockX suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of site members.  Members have criticized StockX for failing to disclose information regarding the breach, and instead instructing members to ...

Minami Tamaki is investigating the recently announced Capital One data breach that resulted in unauthorized access to the private information of approximately 100 million credit card applicants and customers in the United States. In a press release, Capital One stated that 140,000 Social Security...

PHOTO BACK ROW (L-R): Kaa Bao Yang; Julia Macri; Donald K. Tamaki*; La Verne A. Ramsay; Dale Minami* Top 100; Lisa P. Mak**; Seema Bhatt**; Angela C. Mapa; Dian Sohn. FRONT ROW: Sean Tamura-Sato**; Olivia Serene Lee**; B. Mark Fong*; Minette A. Kwok*; Suhi Koizumi* (*2019 Super Lawyers) (**2019 R...

UPDATE (8/13/2019): Text of Dale's acceptance speech added to this post. The American Bar Association honored Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami, a lifelong champion of the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans and other people of color, with the ABA Medal — the association's highest ...

Minami Tamaki is investigating allegations that Apple is monopolizing the market for the distribution of applications that run on its operating system. Consumers and developers have complained that Apple's app store is the only place to sell and buy apps that run on the company's mobile devices, ...

Minami Tamaki LLP Partner Don Tamaki led a special guided tour (photos) on May 25, 2019, of the “Then they Came For Me” exhibit at The Presidio in San Francisco, organized by the Civil Rights Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA). Don is one of the leaders...

This post by Partner Olivia Serene Lee was originally published on thinkimmigration.org, a website of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, as part of the site's Diversity and Inclusion Blog Post Series. May marks Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. You are forgiven if you're not quite...

Partner Don Tamaki and Senior Counsel Dale Minami in their roles as leaders of the Stop Repeating History campaign were featured speakers in a discussion following the screening of Jon Osaki's “Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066” at CAAMFest on May 18 at the Roxie Theater. Sierra...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami was the featured guest of the “Live Your Dream” podcast hosted by Celina Lee. On the podcast, Dale shared with Celina his thought on a wide range of topics. On how the Japanese American incarceration: “My parents and older brother were put in the conce...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami was one of the featured speakers at the 50th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which was held the weekend of April 27, 2019, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, approximately 230 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Manzanar was the first of the American conc...

Minami Tamaki LLP is investigating allegations that Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. dog food has caused serious illness or death in affected dogs. On January 31, 2019, Hill's Pet Nutrition announced a recall of several varieties of the company's canned dog food. Hill's said that it recalled these prod...

Errors by Tesla's Autopilot navigation system caused the crash that killed Walter Huang of Foster City, Calif., last year, claims a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Huang's widow and family on April 26. The family is represented by B. Mark Fong of Minami Tamaki LLP, and Doris Cheng and Michael Kel...

Top Photo: Kaa Bao Yang (left) and Donald K. Tamaki (middle) of Minami Tamaki LLP with Bao Vang, President/CEO of Hmong American Partnership. Minami Tamaki LLP participated in the 19th Hmong National Development Conference, held April 19-21, 2019, in San Jose. Associate Kaa Bao Yang in our Person...

Minami Tamaki LLP Partner Mark Fong (right in top photo) and former firm Partner Seth I. Rosenberg were honored on April 4 in San Francisco as one of four finalists for the 2019 Trial Lawyer of the Year award, presented by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association. Mark and Seth were recognized...

The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area presented the first ever Dale Minami Impact Award at its annual gala on March 6, 2019, in San Francisco. AABA created this award in Dale's name to honor his legacy by celebrating those who have made a positive impact on the Asian Pacific ...

J.K. Yamamoto with the Rafu Shimpo reported on the 2019 Day of Remembrance program held February 23, 2019, at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute. Jon Osaki's documentary “Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066” was screened, followed by a panel discussion with Minami Tama...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami spoke at the University of Southern California on March 5, 2019. Below is an excerpt from an article in the Daily Trojan, the USC campus newspaper. Famed civil rights attorney and USC alumnus Dale Minami joined nearly 100 students for a discussion abou...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami spoke at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute's 8th annual Day of Remembrance on February 23. The program examined the parallels between what happened in America 77 years ago and the threats to civil rights happening today and featured the pr...

Firm partners Minette Kwok and Mark Fong and Karen Korematsu were featured in this video about our firm at Donaldina Cameron House's annual gala on March 2, 2019. We were humbled and thankful to be one of the honorees of the evening and enjoyed spending time with the wonderful folks of Donaldina ...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami delivered the keynote on February 16, 2019, at the 18th annual conference of the University of Pennsylvania Law School's Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA). Dale talked about his career and how he developed a commitment to social ...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami (right) with panelists (from left to right) Lisa Holder, Megan Ming Francis, Shauna Marshall, Eva Paterson, and Nusrat J. Choudhury. Photo by Bob Hsiang. Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami served on a panel at “The Impact of Slavery on Americ...

Dale Minami Transitions to Senior Counsel When the Minami Tamaki law firm started in 1974, Asian American attorneys faced discrimination in employment and the courtroom, just as Asian Americans did in other aspects of society. The firm's founders were determined to fight for social justice on the...

I'm not going to lie to you.  I'm here to implore you—to exhort you—to get active—whether in small or big ways.  Doing nothing is not an option. Here's why. We are witnessing history repeat itself.  The incarceration of Japanese Americans— 77 years ago— has become more relevant than ever.  We ha...

By Dale Minami The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA) recently held a celebration of California's 100 Asian Pacific Islander (API) judges, a significant milestone in our history. In 1976, when we began a concerted campaign to appoint API and other minority judges to the...

The 12th Annual Dale Minami Public Interest Fellowship Dinner was held on January 25 at Harborview Restaurant in San Francisco. Bryan Springmeyer and Vina Ha founded the fellowship in 2007 to support outstanding Berkeley Law graduates who commit to serving the public interest. This year's fellows...