Nishimura & Asahi

Nishimura & Asahi‘s team offers expertise across a wide range of matters, including those relating to acquisitions and disposals, investments, leasing issues, property management, as well as construction contracts and related disputes. Shintaro Uno heads the construction practice and is highly regarded for his focus on international engineering and infrastructure projects, with particular strengths handling matters in Japan and across Asia. Yoshihiko Kawakami leads the real estate team and advises on a broad array of real estate transactions and financing matters, as well as investment structures involving J-REITs and private real estate funds. Norio Maeda frequently acts for foreign investors engaging in Japanese real estate through structured deals, while Hiroshi Niinomi advises a diverse client base of developers, builders, lenders, asset managers, private REITs and J-REITs on real estate transactions within Japan.