Since its inception in 1971, the Firm's principals, Bert T. Kobayashi, Jr., Kenneth Y. Sugita, and Alan M. Goda, together with others, established the firm that is today KOBAYASHI, SUGITA, & GODA.

KOBAYASHI, SUGITA, & GODA specializes in complex litigation and corporate business relations with an emphasis in commercial and construction issues, representation in finance, transactions, banking, general corporate, regulatory, land use, labor management, wrongful termination, immigration and associated fields.

The Firm is committed to excellence and efficiency in legal services, and provides critical expertise necessary to ensure present and future clientele with the continuity and quality of representation needed to address legal problems in Hawaii, the Far East and the Pacific Rim, and the continental United States.

The Firm is ranked among the best of Hawaii's Law firms and has been selected by Corporate Board Member magazine's July/August 2002 special issue as one of the best law firms in Honolulu in its second annual survey of "America's Best Corporate Lawyers." The survey asked more than 24,000 corporate board members to identify the firms they most admire, nationally and in 50 metropolitan areas.