Background
Solberg, Norman Robert was born on August 28, 1939 in Toledo. Arrived in Japan, 1991. Son of Archie Norman and Margaret Jane (Olsen) Solberg.
Solberg, Norman Robert was born on August 28, 1939 in Toledo. Arrived in Japan, 1991. Son of Archie Norman and Margaret Jane (Olsen) Solberg.
Columbia College (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Columbia University Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1964). Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law (1969).
Spoken languages: English.
Limited Japanese.
Worked at Solberg International Law Office (Osaka) specializing in International Business Transactions, Corporate Law, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities, Finance, Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Commercial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1964, New New York 1973, Massachusetts; 1978, Missouri.
1984, Illinois.
1992, Japan. Company-author: "Corporate Minutes: What Should They Include?" Business Lawyer, 1964. Associate, Wickes, Riddell, Bloomer & McGuire, 1964-1969.
International and corporate counsel for The Gillette Company, 1969-1975, Monsanto Company, 1975-1979, Household International, Incorporated., 1979-1987. Vice President and General Counsel, Alberto Culver Company, 1987-1989.
Private international practice, 1989.
Member: Osaka Bar Association. Japan Federation of Bar Associations. Chicago and American (Chair, Subcommittee on Asia-Pacific Law, International Business Law Committee, 1991-1992.
Chair, Subcommittee on Law Department Management and Organization, Committee on Corporate Counsel, 1983-1993, Section of Business Law) Bar Associations.
Japan America Societies of Osaka and Chicago. American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
Established in 1992 as the first registered foreign lawyer (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi) in the Kansai area which includes Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and Nara. Represents both Japanese and International clients on a variety of business-related matters.
Member: Osaka Bar Association. Japan Federation of Bar Associations. Chicago and American (Chair, Subcommittee on Asia-Pacific Law, International Business Law Committee, 1991-1992.
Chair, Subcommittee on Law Department Management and Organization, Committee on Corporate Counsel, 1983-1993, Section of Business Law) Bar Associations.
Japan America Societies of Osaka and Chicago. American Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
Married Megumi; children: Eric Norman, Anne Olsen Särnblad, Robert Charles Kenneth.