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Motohiro Yanagawa

Specializing in Securitization, Structured Finance, Corporate Finance and Trust practice, as well as Banking and Securities Regulations. Practice area also covers Real Estate Investment/Real Estate Securitization, Real Estate Transactions, J-REITs, Asset Management/Fund, Project Finance, Acquisition Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Regulations/Financial Compliance, Restructuring/Insolvency, General Corporate, Asia, Philippines, North America and Latin America. · Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

JapanSecuritization, Structured FinanceJapanese, English

About

Partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu specializing in securitization, structured finance, corporate finance, trust practice and banking and securities regulations, with extensive work in real estate securitization, J-REITs, asset management/funds, project and acquisition finance, and financial compliance. Admitted to the Japan bar in 1998, he earned an LL.B. from Waseda University (1996) and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School (2002), and has worked at Sidley Austin in New York (2002–2003) and the Development Bank of Japan (2005–2006); he has been a partner since 2008.

Practice areas

SecuritizationStructured FinanceBanking & FinanceCorporate / M&AReal EstateAsset Management / FundsProject FinanceRestructuring & Insolvency

Office

Expertise

Real Estate SecuritizationJ-REITsAcquisition FinanceFinancial Regulations / ComplianceCross-border Transactions (Asia, Philippines, North America, Latin America)

Education

  • Waseda University (LL.B., 1996)
  • Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2002)

Admissions

  • Admitted, Japan (1998)
  • New York State Bar Association (member since 2003)

Languages

JapaneseEnglish