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Katsu Sengoku
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Katsu Sengoku
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Banking & Finance: Domestic Asset Finance

Japan

9 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Asset Finance

Global Market Leaders

5 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Asia-Pacific 2025

About

Provided by Katsu Sengoku

Global

Practice Areas

Banking, Structured Finance/Securitization, Asset Finance, Cross-border Financial Transactions.

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi; Visiting Scholar, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (1984-1985).

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Japan, 1982.

Publications

Co-author: "Corpus Juris Finance - Completely Revised Edition (first volume)" (Shojihomu, 2017); "Getting the Deal Through - Aviation Finance & Leasing 2022 (Japan Chapter)"(Law Business Research, 2022).

Personal

Graduate of Waseda University (LLB, 1980; LLM, 1987), Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, and Yale Law School (LLM, 1984).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance: Domestic Asset Finance - Japan

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Katsu Sengoku is well versed in handling asset financing matters, with a particular emphasis on ship and aircraft financing.

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Asset Finance - Global Market Leaders

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Tokyo-based Katsu Sengoku of Nishimura & Asahi has broad expertise in asset financing and trading transactions. He is well regarded for his capabilities in structured finance and securitisations.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is a leading expert in the industry and is very dependable in every respect.

Banking & Finance: Domestic Asset Finance respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Katsu is an outstanding individual in the Japanese market. He is excellent.

Asset Finance respondent
Chambers Global Guide

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