Yoshiaki Shimizu
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 4 : Real Estate: Bengoshi
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About
Provided by Yoshiaki Shimizu
Practice Areas
Yoshiaki Shimizu specialises in real estate finance, real estate investment, development, structured finance, general banking and fund regulations.
Career
University of Tokyo (LLB) 2003
Admitted as a bengoshi in Japan 2008
Joined Clifford Chance 2008
London School of Economics and Political Science (LLM) 2013
Secondment to real estate business of a major international conglomerate 2013-2014
Clifford Chance, London 2014-2015
Counsel since 2018
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Yoshiaki Shimizu is an active counsel in Clifford Chance's real estate division, advising foreign financial institutions, funds and developers on acquisitions, investments and real estate finance work.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Yoshiaki Shimizu always provides advice from a practical perspective necessary for successful transactions and has won the trust of our general counsel."
"My experience with Yoshi has been positive. He and his colleagues have been responsive to my enquiries and kept me informed throughout the process in sophisticated and commercial ways."
"Yoshiaki Shimizu always provides advice from a practical perspective necessary for successful transactions and has won the trust of our general counsel."
"My experience with Yoshi has been positive. He and his colleagues have been responsive to my enquiries and kept me informed throughout the process in sophisticated and commercial ways."