Akana Ma offers clients from around the world practical, creative solutions to business and legal issues involving different cultures, legal systems, and business. He chairs Ater Wynne’s Global Trade Group.
Akana works with companies and individuals conducting business in the global marketplace to help structure international joint ventures; comply with foreign laws and regulations; license and protect technology, trademarks, software and other intellectual property; contract for the sale and distribution of products and services; establish foreign offices, license and finance exports; comply with customs and import laws and regulations; and negotiate and draft commercial contracts. He has practiced international law for more than 20 years.
Akana is a member of the District Export Council for Oregon and Southwest Washington, an appointed group that provides local companies with information about export issues. He is also a founding member of Legal Counsel International, a global alliance of international lawyers and law firms helping clients engaged in a wide range of international business transactions. Akana was featured in the Oregon State Bar Bulletin as one of a handful of Oregon attorneys with China trade expertise.
Professional Experience
- Ater Wynne LLP, Portland, Oregon, Partner, 2008 to present; Of Counsel, 2005 to 2007
- A.K. Ma and Associates, Attorney at Law, Portland, Oregon, 1996 to 2005
- Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, Contract Counsel, 1993 to 1996; In-House Counsel, 1990 to 1993
- Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Washington, D.C., 1985 to 1989
Education
- Boston College Law School, J.D., 1984
- Harvard Law School, East Asian Legal Studies, 1982 to 1984
- Tufts University, B.A. cum laude, 1979
Admitted to Practice
- Oregon, 1995
- Massachusetts (inactive), 1985
- District of Columbia (inactive), 1985
Professional Activities
- District Export Council for Oregon and Southwest Washington, 2007 to present
- American Bar Association, Division of International Law and Practice
- East-West Center Association
- International Bar Association
- Interpacific Bar Association
- Legal Counsel International
- Oregon State Bar, chair, International Law Section, 2010 to present; chair, Executive Committee, International Law Section, 2000
- Frequent lecturer for Portland Community College Small Business International Trade Program and U.S. Small Business Administration
Community Activities
- Mt. Hood Ski Patrol, Director of Associate Apprentice Training, 2001 to 2004
- Oregon State Search and Rescue, Certified Member
Representative Publications and/or Presentations
- U.S. Exports and Encryption. Oregon State Bar International Law Section Newsletter. March 2005.
- Importers’ Compliance with U.S. Laws. Oregon State Bar International Law Section Newsletter. March 2005.
- Helping Clients Succeed in International Trade. Oregon State Bar Bulletin. November 2002.
- Counsel’s Role in the Export Sales Transaction – Harmonizing Competing Interests. Oregon State Bar International Law Newsletter. Volume XII, No. I, 1998. Pacific Northwest International Trade Association Trade Winds. December 1997. International Lawyer’s Newsletter Kluwer Law. Vol. XX, No. 1, 1998.
- Building an International Vision – In the Global Society (interview). Boston College Law School Magazine. Vol. 1, No., 2. June 1993.
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