Recommendations and Awards

• Legal 500 2012 Leading Individual
  • Banking and Finance
  • Real Estate and Construction
• PLC Which Lawyer? 2011 Individual Recommendation
  • Real Estate: Local Advice
  • Insurance
• Legal 500 2011 Leading Individual
  • Banking and Finance
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
• Legal 500 2010 Leading Individual
  • Banking and Finance
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
• Legal 500 2009 Leading Individual
  • Banking and Finance
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
• Legal 500 2008 Leading Individual
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
• PLC Which Lawyer? 2008 Recommended Individual
  • Corporate Real Estate
• Legal 500 2007 Leading Individual
  • Banking and Finance
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
• PLC Which Lawyer? 2007 Recommended Individual
  • Corporate Real Estate
• Legal 500 2006 Leading Individual
  • Banking and Finance
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
• PLC Which Lawyer? 2006 Recommended Individual
  • Corporate Real Estate

Publications

• Real Estate Law - Expertise and Practice, The Gyosei Corporation, (2011) [Co-author]
• Real Estate Investment Trust – Theory and Practice, Koubundou Publishers Inc. (2011) [Co-author]
• "Potential for Abuse of Superior Bargaining Power by Financial Institutions When Providing Mortgages via Residential Home Sellers," Financial Compliance, Banking Education Co., Ltd. (November, 2009) [Co-author]
• "Recently Enacted Amendments to the Money Lending Business Act", Jutaku Loan Advisors Tsushin, September 2009 issue, Zaidan Houjin Jutaku Kinyu Fukyu Kyoukai [Co-author]
• "Management and Collection of Real Estate Mortgage Receivables and Practical Handling," Financial Compliance, July 2009, Banking Education [Co-author]
• "Quick Guide to Revised Insurance Law," by Nippon Jitsugyo Publishing, 2009 [Co-author]
• "Insurance Law and Principles of fiduciary/Insurance Contracts as Consumer Contracts," Freedom and Justice (Jiyu to Seigi) January 2009 issue, published by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
• "Commentary on the Trust Law," by Gyosei, 2008 [Co-author]
• "Legal Counseling on Lease of Apartments and Office Buildings," by Seirin Shoin, 2008 [Co-author]
• "Commentary on the Insurance Law," by Koubundou, 2008 [Co-author]
• "Outline of the Revised Insurance Law and Compliance Issues concerning Insurance Sales through Banks and other Depository Institutions," Financial Compliance, September 2008, by Banking Education Co., Ltd., 2008 [Co-author]
• "Mortgage Broker Services Under the Money-Lending Business Control and Regulation Law," Financial Compliance, May 2008, by Banking Education Co., Ltd., 2008 [Co-author]
• "The Impact of the Postal Privatization on Mortgage Loans," Mortgage Loan Adviser Press, Sep. 2007, Association of Mortgage Finances, 2007
• "Business, IP, and Voluntary Trusts," Central Research Institute of Intellectual Property's Research Report vol. 21, the Japan Patent Attorneys Association, 2007
• "Interpreting the New Trust Law," Sanseido Publishing Co., Ltd., 2007 [Co-author]
• "The Influence of Revisions of the Financial Products Transactions Law and Trust Business Law on Real Estate Agents," (in Japanese), Gekkan Fudosan, May 2006
• "Introduction to the New Special Liquidation Procedure," (in Japanese), Tokyo Bar Association, 2006 [Co-author]
• "Trends and Developments in the Reits Market," Reits in Asia, Asia Law & Practice, 2005

Seminars

• "Real Estate Securitization: Basics to REIT M&A", hosted by the Steering Committee of the Tokyo Bar Association Legal Research Centre of Tokyo Bar Association, May 19, 2010
• "Compliance with Laws and How to Deal with Troubles at Banking Offices," hosted by the Training Institute of Regional Banks Association of Japan, June 18, 2009
• "Commentary on the Revised Insurance Law," hosted by Facsimile News, January 15, 2009
• "Practical Aspects of the Revised Insurance Law," hosted by Institute for Financial Affairs, August 1, 2008
• "The Impact of New Trust Law Structures on Securitization Transactions," hosted by the Institute for Financial Affairs, January 31, 2007
• "Learning the Law and Practicing Law," Komazawa University, Postgraduate Law Department, June 30, 2004
• "Government Initiatives in Real Estate Finance & Securitization," IMN—The 6th Annual Summit on Real Estate Finance & Securitization in Japan, December 15, 2003