Kentaro Miyagi

Asset Finance, Banking, Cross-border Financial Transactions, Finance Regulations / Compliance, Financial Institutions, Aviation, Maritime & Shipping, Manufacturing & Industrial

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo)

Admitted in Japan (2006); New York (2014)

Lexology Panoramic - Aviation Finance & Leasing 2024: Japan (2024.4)

Getting the Deal Through - Aviation Finance & Leasing 2023: Japan (2023.4)

Norton Rose Fulbright, London (2013 - 2014)

Northwestern University School of Law

LL.M. with Honors

2013

The University of Tokyo

LL.B.

2003

Banking & Finance: Domestic Asset Finance - Leading Individual

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025

2025

Global Elite Thought Leader, Client Choice - Banking

Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal)

2025

Recommended, Transport - Aviation Finance

Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal)

2025

Recommended, Japan - Transport - Aviation

Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal)

2025

Kentaro has advised on a number of cross-border finance transactions, including asset financing in respect of aircraft and ships, for various parties, including financial institutions, lessors, and airline and other operators. He has extensive experience launching new schemes in the asset financing industry, such as insurance-backed leasing deals and capital market structures incorporating Japanese operating leases. He also has considerable expertise in compliance-related matters involving banking and securities law, mainly for financial institutions. Leveraging his significant cross-border expertise, he regularly supports international clients on their cross-border activities. He is also a regular speaker at seminars on aircraft and ship financing.