Eriko Ozawa
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 1 : Real Estate: Bengoshi
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About
Provided by Eriko Ozawa
Practice Areas
Real estate, structured finance and banking
Career
Qualified in Japan (1998) and in New York (2002). Trainee at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York (2001-02). Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2004 to present).
Professional Memberships
Daini Tokyo Bar Association. New York State Bar Association.
Publications
"An Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts in the United States" (2023 ARES Journal vol. 73); "Chambers Global Practice Guides – Real Estate 2022"; "An Introduction to U.S. Construction Loan" (2022 ARES Journal vol. 67); "An Introduction to Commercial Real Estate Financing in the U.S." (2020 ARES Journal vol. 57); "An Introduction to U.S. Open-end Real Estate Fund Structures" (2020 ARES Journal vol. 53); "An Introduction to Investment in Real Estate in the United States" (2018 ARES Journal vol. 45)
Personal
The University of Tokyo (LLB). New York University School of Law (LLM).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Eriko Ozawa is frequently sought out by Japanese and foreign private real estate funds, sovereign wealth funds and financial services companies to advise on acquisitions, REIT transactions and real estate finance mandates involving complex structures.
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Eriko Ozawa
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She's very impressive, organised and a true team leader. She helps us understand the Japanese laws and methods of doing business that impact our matters."
"She is very diligent and very responsive, with deep industry knowledge and strong commercial sense. She's one of the best lawyers I have worked with in Japan."
"She's very impressive, organised and a true team leader. She helps us understand the Japanese laws and methods of doing business that impact our matters."
"She is very diligent and very responsive, with deep industry knowledge and strong commercial sense. She's one of the best lawyers I have worked with in Japan."