Gerald Fujii > Withers Japan, Zeirishi Houjin > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile
Withers Japan, Zeirishi Houjin Offices
Withers Gaikokuhou Jimu Bengoshi Houjin
21F JA Building
1-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100-6821
Japan
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Gerald Fujii
Work Department
Corporate - Real Estate
Position
Partner
Career
Gerald is highly regarded in the real estate sector, and his clients benefit from his experience working on landmark deals.
He focuses on real estate and on corporate and international finance. He has advised clients on some of the highest profile cross-border real estate transactions in Japan, including transactions that won Real Estate Deal of the Year in 2009 and 2010.
His clients include real estate investment funds, REITs, sovereign wealth funds and real estate lenders. Recent representative transactions include advising Secured Capital and its real estate investment funds on its transactions in Japan and China, including hard asset and loan acquisitions, buy-backs and workouts of distressed debt, and advising Shinsei Bank on a major real estate loan restructuring.
In Chambers Asia-Pacific, Gerald is praised by peers as a ‘very experience and practical attorney’ who is ‘good to work with, smart and focused.’.
Languages
English, Japanese
Memberships
The American Chamber of Commerce Japan
Education
Occidental College, Economics
Boalt Hall School of Law
Lawyer Rankings
Japan > Real estate and construction: International firms and joint ventures
(Hall of Fame)The team at Withers Japan, Zeirishi Houjin is jointly led by Gerald Fujii, Naoki Ueyama, Steven Wheeler and Toshihiko Tsuchiya, with its broad expertise spaning the full spectrum of real estate issues, from acquisitions and disposals, to sales, leases, and financings. The group regularly assists Japanese clients with cross-border transactions, and international clients with their investments into Japan. Fujii is noted for his longstanding experience in advising real estate investment funds, lenders and REITs, while Ueyama has a wealth of experience in advising on structured and acquisition financing mandates. Tsuchiya has vast knowledge of securitization and liquidation issues, including TMK schemes. Wheeler primarily focuses on property related M&A, advising clients on the corporate and commercial aspects of real estate matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Japan > Real estate and construction: International firms and joint ventures
- Real estate and construction: International firms and joint ventures Japan