Brinks Gilson & Lione
Yukiko Kawabata is an IP Legal Secretary with Brinks Gilson and Lione since January 2019, bringing bilingual Japanese proficiency to the role. Prior experience includes serving as a Business Development Representative at JETRO, where responsibilities encompassed assisting US companies in establishing entities in Japan and conducting market research. Yukiko also worked as a Research Analyst at Springhill Consulting Group, focusing on translating business documents and conducting surveys with Japanese healthcare clients, and held a position as a Financial Analyst at MUFG, managing credit risk analysis for over 200 Japanese multinational corporations. Earlier in the career, Yukiko was involved in business development at transcosmos inc., where notable achievements included awards for performance and successful proposals. Yukiko holds an MBA from DePaul Driehaus College of Business and a BA in Sociology from Hosei University.