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Reiko Yoshida

Reiko Yoshida

Asia-Pacific 2026

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Reiko Yoshida is admitted in Japan and is the first Japanese lawyer admitted in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. She advises on shipping and finance, leading complex multi-jurisdictional vessel financings as both lead and local counsel. Her experience includes first-of-their-kind cross-border structures, such as ship investment fund platforms and other asset-backed and fund-based arrangements. She coordinates corporate, LLC and limited partnership law issues across jurisdictions and oversees vessel and entity registrations to achieve bankable closings. Her practice spans structuring, documentation and regulatory analysis, delivering clear, commercially focused and actionable advice to global clients.

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Banking & Finance: Domestic Asset Finance - Japan

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Reiko Yoshida of City-Yuwa has notable expertise in maritime asset finance, acting as counsel for both lenders and borrowers. In addition to traditional ship finance, she is adept in alternative ship financing methods, such as shipping fund formation, and provides economic sanctions advisory.

Shipping - Japan

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Reiko Yoshida of City-Yuwa Partners has a notable shipping and international trade practice and is also qualified in the Marshall Islands. She advises major lenders and borrowers on ship finance and assists charterers and ship owners with economic sanctions issues. Her finance expertise further extends to the formation of shipping investment funds.

Strengths

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  • Reiko Yoshida is very meticulous. She is senior but hands-on.

    Banking & Finance: Domestic Asset FinanceChambers Asia & Pacific
  • She has knowledge of Japanese and English law and acts for both ship builders and owners.

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  • She is a Bengoshi but can work with Chinese, UAE and UK lawyers. She is very meticulous and senior but hands-on and responds to emails at any time throughout the day.

    ShippingChambers Asia & Pacific

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