Real Estate
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Japan
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Morrison & Foerster’s Real Estate Group is unique in its depth and scope as the largest Japan real estate practice of any international law firm, with more than 20 attorneys, including 15 Japan-qualified lawyers. We represent clients at all stages of the real estate investment cycle, from fund formation, to project acquisition and financing, to project and portfolio sales, to public offering of real estate vehicles. Close collaboration between our U.S. and Japanese lawyers allows us to provide seamless service for a wide variety of transactions under Japanese and U.S. law.
Chambers Review
Morrison Foerster has a market-leading team comprising foreign and local lawyers, which ably handles highly complex real estate acquisitions and financing, advising both domestic and multinational corporations. It is distinguished for its depth of expertise in real estate fund formation, joint venture establishment, real estate acquisitions and the sales of real estate portfolios. The firm is renowned for its inbound acquisitions practice and equally capable of handling outbound real estate acquisitions. Its key clients include Credit Suisse, Farallon Capital and Asia Pacific Land (Japan).
Work Highlights
- Morrison Foerster advised Sekisui House on its USD514 million acquisition of Chesmar Homes.
Strengths
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"They are well managed and offer prompt responses. The communication in English is also very helpful, with a good balance between compliance and commercial requirements."
"They are probably the most experienced firm in Japan and the team is solid across the board and very helpful and attuned to structuring matters."
"They are well managed and offer prompt responses. The communication in English is also very helpful, with a good balance between compliance and commercial requirements."
"They are probably the most experienced firm in Japan and the team is solid across the board and very helpful and attuned to structuring matters."
Notable Practitioners
Masahiro Shiga regularly advises clients on real estate-related matters including acquisitions, financing as well as renewable energy projects. His clients include large financial institutions and international investment management companies, as well as Japanese corporates and developers.
"Shiga-sensei is a big name."
Theodore Seltzer has an excellent reputation among interviewees and maintains a high-profile clientele of both Japanese and international investors and financial institutions. He frequently assists clients with their real estate acquisitions and is particularly well versed in transactions involving complex financing structures.
"Theo is one of the strongest finance lawyers in Japan and is great at process management and complex situations."
Joshua Isenberg maintains his position at the forefront of the market due to his wide-ranging expertise, which wins him instructions from banks, corporates, financial services firms and developers alike. He continues to act on a range of high-profile real estate transactions between Japan and the USA, including acquisitions, joint ventures and refinancing transactions.
Junichi Kurokoshi is well reputed in the market for his significant activity in the real estate transactional space. He acts for Japanese and foreign banks, investors and corporations on their real estate finance projects, acquisitions and investments in residential, hotels and offices portfolios and real estate companies.
"Junichi is very professional and prompt."
"He is my go-to guy in Japan for real estate work."
"He's got a very good presence in the market."
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