Letting the impact of your work guide your legal career with Lani Vinas

Being raised in a financially struggling family in the Philippines did not stop my guest Lani Vinas from becoming a top level legal director in a law firm in Japan. Whatever you might think are your limitations, this episode will blow them all away for you. Lani tells us her story of her childhood and how her hard work combined with the generosity of others made it possible for her to be where she is today working at a premier IP firm in Osaka, Japan.
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In this episode you’ll hear:

How Lani overcame the challenges of growing up in a struggling family the Philippines
The importance of education as a means to changes lives
How Lani came to be in working in IP in Japan
The things that Lani likes about working in IP and the impact her work has for clients
The volunteer work Lani does to help foreigners in Japan to know their legal rights
Her favourite shows, books and other fun facts

About Laarni
Laarni Victoria Quidoles Vinas (Lani) is a triple-qualified lawyer (Attorney-at-Law in the Philippines and New York and Solicitor of the Supreme Court in England and Wales).
As a Legal Director of SHUSAKU YAMAMOTO, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in Japan, she handles IP portfolios of some of the firm’s wide range of clients from the U.S., Japan, Europe, Asia and Philippines, including inventions from Nobel Prize winners, blue-chip Fortune 500 companies, national governments, globally-renowned universities, research institutes, and start-up companies. Lani’s specialization includes technology law, healthcare regulatory work, intellectual property, corporate governance and compliance, as well as data privacy.
Connect with Lani
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laarni-victoria-q-vinas/
Links
Know your Rights Japan: https://www.facebook.com/knowyourrightsjp/
Renegaid:
https://renegaidcommunitysupport.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/renegaidcommunitysupport/
Osaka General Union
https://www.generalunion.org
https://www.facebook.com/GeneralUnion.org
John Oliver https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight
Michelle Obama, Becoming: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Becoming-Michelle-Obama/dp/1524763136
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawyeronair
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