Professionals
Partner
Akira Yasukawa
- Admitted
- 2013, Japan; 2021, New York; 2023, California
- Languages
- Japanese/English
Practices
- General Corporate
- Emerging Companies Practice Law
- Personal Data Protection
- Banking and Other Financial Transactions
- Structured Finance, Acquisition Finance and Securitization
- Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT
- Asset Finance
- Derivative Transactions
- Financial Services Regulations
- Fintech
- Venture Capital / Private Equity
- Real Estate Fund and REIT
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Transactions
- Real Estate Dispute
- General Civil Practice
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Renewable Energy
- TMT
- Crypto Assets/NFTs
Professional Background / Education
Professional Background
- 2014 to Present
- City-Yuwa Partners
- 2020-2021
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (New York Office)
Education
- 2012
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
- 2013
- Legal Training and Research Institute
- 2020
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (LL.M.)
Professional Activities / Accolades
ARES Certified Master
- Real Estate Finance
- Involved in several projects related to the formation, negotiation, and preparation of contracts for real estate finance projects.
- Real Estate Fund and REIT
- Involved in several projects related to the formation, management and real estate transactions of the TK-GK scheme and TMK scheme.
- Structured Finance, Acquisition Finance and Securitization
- Have a track record in the formation and operation of LPS.
- International TransactionsReal Estate Transactions
- Responded to inquiries from domestic and overseas investors regarding real estate transactions.
- General Corporate
- Made recommendations to listed companies from a legal perspective when considering new businesses.
- Venture Capital / Private EquityCrypto Assets/NFTs
- Advised Singapore ventures on Web3.0 businesses, including crypto assets and NFT.
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Articles“Overview of Japan’s Important Land Survey Act”Akira Yasukawa Tomoki KotaniSeptember 2025Practices : Real Estate Transactions
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Books“Legal Practice of Digital Evidence Q&A (2nd Edition)”Akira YasukawaSeptember 2023Practices : General Corporate Fintech General Civil Practice Commercial Litigation Crypto Assets/NFTs ...
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Books“Practice Q&A for Real Estate Lease Agreement in Response to Amendment of the Law of Obligation”Masaaki Sawano Keisuke Ide Ken Takii Kiyoshi Asada Yuichi Maruyama ...January 2018Practices : Real Estate Fund and REIT Real Estate Finance Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Dispute Bankruptcy and Restructuring ...
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Articles“The Latest Trend of the Expanding REIT Markets”Yuichi Maruyama Yukinori Sasaki Akira YasukawaSeptember 2014Practices : Capital Markets Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT Real Estate Fund and REIT