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Real Estate - Japan
What the Team is Known For
Atsumi & Sakai is in demand for its skilful handling of the purchase and sale of properties and for dealing with trust beneficial interests in domestic real estate. The firm also offers significant expertise in real estate finance, acting for domestic banks and financial institutions on syndicated and non-recourse loans as well as refinancings. The team ably handles cross-border real estate transactions on behalf of foreign investors and is particularly active advising on the acquisition and development of logistics properties.
Strengths
They can unravel complex cases, explain them in an easy-to-understand way and then suggest options.
The quality of the work is high and they respond quickly and courteously.
Notable practitioners
Russell Kawahara is widely recognised in the market for his extensive experience in the Japanese real estate market and his expertise in advising foreign investors.
Russell is highly capable.