City-Yuwa Partners’ team is headed up by Junko Hirakawa and is proficient in advising clients on banking and finance matters including regulatory issues, cross-border transactions, and structured finance matters relating to real estate. Clients rate Reiko Yoshida for being a ‘joy to work with’, with a ‘truly outstanding’ level of knowledge on ship finance work. The ‘experienced’ Masamichi Sakamoto is a key contact for asset finance and real estate finance mandates, while Kenta Ikebe is proficient in project financings. For securitisation matters, trusts, derivatives, and ECA finance, Gen Takizawa is the name to note.

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Testimonials

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'City-Yuwa Partners has displayed an outstanding level of expertise in the Banking and Financing sectors, which has proven to be remarkably beneficial to us.'
‘Their profound understanding of these sectors, coupled with their insights into our banking business policy and background, originating from outside Japan, has proven to be remarkably beneficial.’
‘Reiko Yoshida's knowledge on ship financing, Japanese and English, is truly outstanding.’
‘The team has good credentials in banking and finance (particularly in shipping finance) and we like dealing and collaborating together with Reiko Yoshida and her team.’
‘Reiko Yoshida is a joy to work with and is very proactive and professional in all of her dealings with me and my team.’
‘A reliable and stable firm, whilst progressive.’
‘Masamichi Sakamoto is experienced and has deep knowledge, while Kenta Ikebe is sharp and communicates well.’
'Their unique and valuable legal services have significantly contributed to our bank's effective consideration and judgment of every financing transaction.'