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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Offices
JP TOWER, 2-7-2 MARUNOUCHI
CHIYODA-KU
TOKYO 100-7036
Japan
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Ms Keiko Shimizu
Work Department
Financial Regulations/Fund Management; Data Protection; General Corporate
Position
Partner practicing Financial Regulations and Fund Management, including provide advice on regulations relating to asset management, securities, banking and other financial services, assist in obtaining required licenses and registrations; assist in organising investment trusts, private investment funds and other investment vehicles; personal data protection; compliance matters; general corporate.
Career
Admitted to Bar in Japan and joined Nagashima & Ohno (1998); worked for Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York (2003); Partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (2006-2014), Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY (2015-2017), Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (2018-).
Languages
Japanese and English
Memberships
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Education
The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1996); Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2003)
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Banking and finance: Independent local firms
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu‘s banking and finance practice, headed up by securities specialist Fumihide Sugimoto, is particularly proficient in advising clients on loans and credit-related transactions, which include syndicated loans, derivatives, aircraft and ship financings, and foreign trades financings. The practice is also able to advise on M&A and banking transactions, for which Hiromi Hattori is a key contact, as well as acquisition finance work, where Jiro Mikami is recommended. Real estate financing is typically dealt with by specialist Mami Ikebukuro, while Keiko Shimizu and Motohiro Yanagawa are the recommended contacts for structured finance mandates.
Japan > Investment funds: Independent local firms
(Leading individuals: Bengoshi)Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu‘s practice, which is headed up by Hidetaka Mihara, is well known in Japan for being involved in matters related to private real estate funds including private REITS, and during 2022 and 2023, the firm also saw notable growth in its private equity fund and other alternative investment fund formation practices. Other key lawyers include cross-border fund expert Keiko Shimizu and Kensuke Suzuki, both of whom work on a range of fund formation and regulatory matters. The group also represents a number of J-REITs, and Takashi Itokawa is a go-to practitioner for matters in this space.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: Independent local firms Japan
- Leading individuals: Bengoshi Japan > Investment funds: Independent local firms
- Investment funds: Independent local firms Japan
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