JAPAN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Reiko Yoshida City-Yuwa Partners
City-Yuwa Partners was formed in 2003 through the merger of a cross-border transaction-focused firm and a firm specialising in litigation, insolvency and real estate law. Following its 2005 merger with one of Japan’s leading patent litigation boutiques, the 2023 merger with a top-tier Chinese practice boutique, and the addition of partners with diverse professional backgrounds, City-Yuwa has developed into one of Japan’s pre-eminent full-service law firms. City-Yu - wa’s practices cover virtually all aspects of interna - tional and domestic business law. Its shipping and
maritime finance practice advises ship-owners, finan - cial institutions, trading houses and investment funds on vessel acquisitions and disposals, shipbuilding and conversion contracts, secured and unsecured ship finance, leasing and fund-based structures, maritime registries, and regulatory and ESG-related matters, including transition and sustainability-linked finance. The firm combines deep sector knowledge with cross-border transactional expertise to deliver practical, commercially focused solutions.
Author
Reiko Yoshida is admitted in Japan and is the first Japanese lawyer admitted in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. She advises on shipping and finance, leading complex multi-jurisdictional vessel financings as both lead and local counsel. Her experience includes first-of-their-kind cross-border structures, such as ship investment fund platforms
and other asset-backed and fund-based arrangements. Reiko co-ordinates corporate, LLC and limited partnership law issues across jurisdictions and oversees vessel and entity registrations to achieve bankable closings. Her practice spans structuring, documentation and regulatory analysis, delivering clear, commercially focused and actionable advice to global clients.
City-Yuwa Partners Marunouchi Mitsui Bldg 2-2-2 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku 100-0005
Tokyo Japan
Tel: +81 3 6212 5560 Fax: +81 3 6212 5700 Email: reiko.yoshida@city-yuwa.com Web: www.city-yuwa.com
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