Ethnicity:
Mother was Japanese, while father was Greek and French.
Kakinuki, John C. was born on June 20, 1956 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of John Leo Countouriotis and Nobuko Kakinuki.
Associate, Tokyo Aoyama Law Office, 1984-1989;
associate, Baker & McKenzie, Palo Alto, California, 1989-1991;
partner, Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco, 1992-1994;
of counsel, Tokyo Aoyama Law Office, 1994-1996;
partner, Baker & McKenzie, Tokyo, since 1996.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Bar Association, International Trademark Association, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (vice president), State Bar California, District of Columbia Bar, Tokyo Bar Association (vice chair international committee), Association Bar City New York, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Japan Federation Bar Associations (auditor, foreign lawyers committee), Federal Circuit Bar Association.
Married Vanessa Kakinuki. Children: Junichi John, Joji George, Maria Nobuko, Joshua Luke.
