Norio Maeda

Practice Areas

REIT/Real Estate Finance, Environmental Law, Banking, Capital Markets, Asset Management/Funds, Structured Finance/Securitization, Asset Finance, Cross-border Financial Transactions, Project Finance

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo); Member, J-Credit Scheme Steering Committee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of The Environment and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Japan, 1999; New York, 2006.

Publications

"The Real Estate Law Review - Ninth Edition - (Japan Chapter)" (Law Business Research, 2020).

"The Real Estate Law Review - Eleventh Edition - (Japan Chapter)" (Law Business Research, 2022).

"The Real Estate Law Review - Twelfth Edition - (Japan Chapter)" (Law Business Research, 2023).

Personal

Norio has a wealth of expertise in handling complex development projects involving difficult negotiations among stakeholders, as well as cross-border real estate investments involving sophisticated structures. His expertise in structured financing has also contributed to his impressive track record in real estate matters.

He has represented domestic and foreign investors, including investment funds, financial institutions, investment managers, and developers from the U.S., Europe, and Asia, in numerous investment and development projects involving sophisticated structures. He also has represented lenders in numerous structured finance transactions involving real estate assets.

His transactional experience includes establishment of Japanese investment platforms into Japanese real estate assets using the TMK and GK-TK schemes, as well as the restructuring of Japanese real estate asset investments.

Norio is a graduate of the University of Tokyo (LLB, 1996) and a graduate of Boston University School of Law (LLM in American Law, 2005).

Languages Spoken

Japanese, English

Education