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Morrison & Foerster’s Real Estate Group is unique in its depth and scope as the largest Japan real estate practice of any international law firm, with more than 20 attorneys, including 15 Japan-qualified lawyers. We represent clients at all stages of the real estate investment cycle, from fund formation, to project acquisition and financing, to project and portfolio sales, to public offering of real estate vehicles. Close collaboration between our U.S. and Japanese lawyers allows us to provide seamless service for a wide variety of transactions under Japanese and U.S. law.

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Real Estate: Registered Foreign Lawyers - Japan

What the Team is Known For

Morrison Foerster has a market-leading team comprising foreign and local lawyers, which ably handles highly complex real estate acquisitions and financing, advising both domestic and multinational corporations. It is distinguished for its depth of expertise in real estate fund formation, joint venture establishment, real estate acquisitions and the sales of real estate portfolios. The firm is renowned for its inbound acquisitions practice and equally capable of handling outbound real estate acquisitions.

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Work Highlights

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  • Morrison Foerster represented Fidelity in its joint venture with Mitsui & Co. to develop data centre facilities in the Kanto and Kansai regions of Japan.

Strengths

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  • Morrison Foerster takes the time to understand our objectives before diving into the work. They are very thorough in their preparation and are effective in dealing with counterparts.

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  • Their strengths are responsiveness, sector expertise, a longstanding relationship with our company and good connections with regulatory authorities.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Masahiro Shiga
    Masahiro Shiga

    Masahiro Shiga

    Masahiro Shiga regularly advises clients on real estate-related matters including acquisitions and financing as well as renewable energy projects. His clients include large financial institutions and international investment management companies, as well as Japanese corporates and developers.

    • He has a wealth of experience and provides services tailored to our needs.

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    • Masahiro is a highly experienced legal counsel.

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  • Theodore S Seltzer
    Theodore S Seltzer

    Theodore S Seltzer

    Theodore Seltzer has an excellent reputation among interviewees and maintains a high profile clientele of both Japanese and international investors and financial institutions. He frequently assists clients with their real estate acquisitions and is particularly well versed in transactions involving complex financing structures.

    • He brings broad-based knowledge and experience, as well as an extraordinary level of dedication and responsiveness to his clients. I could not recommend him highly enough.

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    • He is a top lawyer in the market.

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  • Joshua Isenberg
    Joshua Isenberg

    Joshua Isenberg

    Joshua Isenberg's wide-ranging expertise wins him instructions from banks, corporates, financial services firms and developers alike. He continues to act on a range of high profile real estate transactions between Japan and the USA, including acquisitions, joint ventures and refinancing transactions.

    • Josh is vastly experienced at nearly all aspects of real estate transactions and is also excellent at marshalling sufficient resources to ensure execution.

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    • He is level headed and constructive, even with complex and unexpected issues and able to deal with different types of clients.

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  • Junichi Kurokoshi
    Junichi Kurokoshi

    Junichi Kurokoshi

    Junichi Kurokoshi is well reputed in the market for his significant activity in the real estate transactional space. He acts for Japanese and foreign banks, investors and corporations, advising them on their real estate finance projects, acquisitions and investments in residential, hotel and office portfolios and real estate companies.

    • Junichi has a very good understanding of our business goals and objectives.

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    • He offers strong legal advice.

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