Mr Keigo Sawayama > Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu > Hanoi, Vietnam > Lawyer Profile
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Offices
SUITE 10.04, CORNERSTONE BUILDING
16 PHAN CHU TRINH, HOAN KIEM DISTRICT
HANOI CITY
Vietnam
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Mr Keigo Sawayama
Position
Head of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Hanoi Branch, providing legal services to Japanese affiliated companies to invest and/or expand their business into Vietnam and other south-east Asian countries, and to Vietnamese companies to invest into Japan. Practice area includes General corporate, M&A, Real Estate Transactions, Banking and Project Finance.
Career
He joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2005 and has continued working here up to the present. In the meantime, he graduated from Harvard Law School (LL.M.) in 2011 and then was on a temporary assignment at Allens Hanoi from 2011 to March 2014. He has been registered as a foreign legal practitioner with the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice since 2011. He worked at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Singapore LLP from May 2014 to March 2015.
Languages
Japanese, English
Memberships
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association (2005)
Education
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.), Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
Lawyer Rankings
Vietnam > Corporate and M&A
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu acts on a strong portfolio of matters, often with Japan-centric clients that are seeking counsel on their subsidiaries. Cross-border real estate deals are a key feature of the practice, as well as establishing and advising joint ventures and providing insight on market regulations and compliance. Team head Motohisa Nakagawa has been highly engaged with mandates in the construction and manufacturing sectors, while Keigo Sawayama, who has been extremely active over the past twelve months, has received instructions from clients in retail, IT, consumer goods and real estate.
Vietnam > Real estate and construction
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu is praised for its ‘wealth of knowledge of real estate in Vietnam’ and specialises in working for foreign bodies, predominantly from Japan but also Australia, Singapore and the Philippines, regarding real estate and construction project acquisitions and investments in the Vietnamese market. Recently the group has engaged with industrial plots, hotel and resorts, as well as warehouse development projects. Motohisa Nakagawa spearheads the team alongside Keigo Sawayama, with the former chiefly recognised for his leasing and joint venture work, and the latter for his investment and divestment expertise.