JAPAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Taro Omoto, Yusuke Nakajima and Makoto Sakai Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto has an aviation practice team mainly based in Tokyo and Bangkok, as well as in other East Asian offices. The team advises leasing companies, banks, equity investors and airlines on all aspects of aircraft transactions, including financial compliance, regulatory, disputes and tax matters. It advises on numerous JOL/JOLCO formation trans - actions each year. In addition to a strong corporate and finance practice, the firm also has strength in
tax, litigation and bankruptcy matters. For example, it has represented investors in aircraft leasing transac - tions and taken action for the cancellation of tax re - assessment, which was upheld by the courts based on the firm’s arguments. Other highlights include the turnaround financing transaction of Japan Airlines in its corporate rehabilitation proceedings, which was awarded the Structured Finance Deal of the Year in 2012 at the ALB Japan Law Awards.
Authors
Taro Omoto has a practice covering various financing transactions and financial regulations, focusing particularly on complicated financial products such as real estate and aircraft-backed finance, aviation
Makoto Sakai works primarily in the practice areas of tax, M&A and private wealth matters. He also handles tax investigations and appeals filed against tax authorities and tax disputes. Making the most of
funds, J-REITs and listed infrastructure funds. He also routinely advises on applications for licensing various financial businesses, such as investment management, investment advisory, broker-dealers and cryptocurrency exchange businesses. Taro regularly represents Japanese leasing companies, business corporates and banks in the formation of aviation lease/finance transactions, as well as licensing transactions.
his experience as a former Review Officer (International Examination) at the Large Enterprise Examination Department of the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau, Makoto takes a pragmatic approach towards a wide variety of matters that involve tax issues.
Yusuke Nakajima has extensive experience in asset financing transactions and real estate financing transactions, and co-leads the aviation team at Mori Hamada. He has extensive experience in a wide
range of asset financing work, including aircraft and ship JOLs and JOLCOs. He also has considerable experience in a wide range of real estate work, including logistics, accommodation, residential and other commercial properties. He advises both international and domestic financial institutions, leasing companies, commercial companies and investors on all aspects of asset financing transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, leasing and financing transactions.
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