Dale Araki, the star partner of transactions and intellectual property at the Tokyo office of O'Melveny & Myers, is a popular choice among clients for copyright work, particularly that relating to the media and entertainment industries. As a matter of extension of the firm's US roots, his team represents all of the major Hollywood studios in their Japanese rights acquisitions for source material. Araki's most recent representation of a Hollywood studio involves the acquisition of remake, distribution and merchandising rights to one of the most famous Japanese animated superheroes for both movie and gaming purposes. From another angle, the team also engages in enforcement action, as illustrated by its implementation of a strategy to protect the Japanese rights of major Hollywood movie star Shirley Temple's name and image. The case includes opposition proceedings in front of the JPO, trade mark filings and other licence negotiations.