Recommendations and Awards

• Best Lawyers 2013 "Lawyer of the Year"
  • Structured Finance
• Best Lawyers 2013 "Best Lawyers"
  • Asset Finance
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Asialaw Profiles 2013 Recommended Lawyers
• Asialaw Profiles 2012 Leading Lawyers
  • Structured Finance
• Best Lawyers 2012 "Best Lawyers"
  • Asset Finance
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Structured Finance
• Asia Law Leading Lawyers — Japan, 2010
  • Structured Finance
• Best Lawyers 2010 "Best Lawyers"
  • Asset Finance
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Structured Finance
• ASIAN-COUNSEL
  • External Counsel of the Year Japan 2009
• Legal Media Guides to the World’s Leading Lawyers
  • Aviation
• Legal 500 2010 Leading Individual
  • Securitisation
• IFLR1000 2010 Leading Lawyer
  • Capital Markets — Structured Finance and Securitization
• Asia Law Leading Lawyers — Japan, 2009
  • M&A
• Best Lawyers 2009 "Best Lawyers"
  • Structured Finance
• Legal 500 2009 Leading Individual
  • Securitisation
• Legal Media Guides to the World’s Leading Lawyers 2008
  • Aviation

Publications

• Inside the Minds: Navigating Banking and Finance Law in the Asia-Pacific, Thomson Reuters / Aspatore, (2011) [Co-author]
• "Saying Good-Bye to the YK" J-RED (Japan Real-Estate Direct) (February, 2006) [Co-author]
• "The Japanese LLP: Is it a Useful Alternative to Other Japanese Vehicles?" J-RED (Japan Real Estate Directory), No. 018, p15-16 [Co-author]
• "Legal Issues Affecting Documentation of Cross-Border Transactions" Drafting Corporate Agreements 1999-2000, pp 675-695, Practicing Law Institute (1999)
• "Bankruptcy in Japan: An M&A Primer for Executives" Success Stories Japan, Success Stories Media, Inc. (April/May, 1999)
• "Buy Japanese Real Estate? Why Investors have Purchased Distressed Debt Instead" New York Law Journal (Monday, November 9, 1998)
• "Removing Troubled Real Estate Assets from the Balance Sheets of U.S. Lenders" (in Japanese), Japan Securities Research Institute (April, 1994) [Co-author]
• "How United States Banks Dispose of Troubled Real Estate assets" (in Japanese), Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs Inc. (December, 1993)
• "How to Avoid Lender Liability" (in Japanese), Kinzai Financial Report, Vol. 86, No. 28 (June, 1992)

Seminars

• "Personal Information Protection Act of Japan", hosted by the Japan Law Society, November 19, 2009
• Moderator, "Emerging manager panel: showcasing the new talent in Japan," 2006 Hedge Funds Investment Japan, June 12 & 13, 2006
• Moderator, "Hotel Investment Opportunities," 6th Annual Summit on Japanese Securitization, Real Estate & Finance, May 18-19, 2005, organized by Information Management Network
• "An Introduction to Japanese Bankruptcy Laws," presented at "Opportunities and Issues for Midwestern Companies in Greater China and Japan," May 18, 2004
• "Doing Business in Japan: A guide for Female Executives," presented at the Women’s International Business and Legal Forum, sponsored by Business Development Associates, March 12-13, 1998
• "Legal Issues Affecting Aircraft Operating Leases," presented at the Thirteenth Annual Convention of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading, March 8, 1996
• "Legal Issues Affecting Aircraft Engine Maintenance Providers," presented at the American Bar Association Annual Convention, Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Aircraft Finance, August 4, 1995
• "Documentation Issues in Aircraft Finance from the Lender's Perspective," presented at "Negotiation and Documentation of Aircraft Finance Transactions", September 29-30, 1994
• "Workouts, Foreclosure, and Bankruptcy," presented at "Legal Issues in Buying and Selling Hotel Properties II", sponsored by New York University, Continuing Legal Education Division, April 18 and 25, 1994
• "Asset Restructurings for Japanese Commercial Bankers in the United States: A Workshop," sponsored by Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc., March 22, 1994
• "Securitization as a Basis for Financing Aircraft Lease Receivables," presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading, March 8, 1994
• "Protecting the Rights of an Aircraft Lessor or Lender in an Airline Bankruptcy," presented at "FAA Aircraft Registration, Liens and Security Interests," sponsored by Strategic Research Institute, February 23, 1994
• "Lender Liability and Bank Regulatory Issues," presented at "Dealing with Troubled Hospitality Assets: Issues and Answers," sponsored by Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, June 16, 1993
• "Selected Legal Issues in Lease Securitizations," presented at "Lease Securitization: Moving Assets off Your Balance Sheet," sponsored by Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, June 9, 1993