
Reiko Yoshida
- Admitted
- 2001, Japan; 2019, Marshall Islands
- reiko.yoshida@city-yuwa.com
- Languages
- Japanese/English

Practices
Reiko Yoshida focuses on domestic and cross-border finance, financial regulation, maritime law, derivatives, asset management, joint ventures, inbound and outbound transactions, restructuring, and general corporate. She has over twenty years of experience in shipping finance and with her experience and knowledge, she provides comprehensive legal support in a wide range of practice areas including non-recourse based overseas project finance such as LNG vessels, lease transactions and domestic transactions. She also handles vessel registration and mortgages on Japanese vessels. As the first Japanese lawyer admitted in the Republic of Marshall Islands, she advises on laws for overseas entities and maritime law and assists in developing financial instruments and project transactions using entities formed in the Marshall Islands and other offshore jurisdictions.
- General Corporate
- Corporate Governance / Shareholders Meetings
- Regulatory
- Tax Practice
- Banking and Other Financial Transactions
- Structured Finance, Acquisition Finance and Securitization
- Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT
- Asset Finance
- Project Finance
- Derivative Transactions
- Insurance
- M&A
- Venture Capital / Private Equity
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Maritime Law
- Asia Practice
- Marshall Islands Practice
- Oil / Natural Gas
Professional Background / Education
Professional Background
- 2001-2006
- Nishimura & Asahi (formerly, Asahi Law Offices)
- 2006-2007
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York
- 2007-2010
- TMI Associates
- 2010-2020
- Atsumi & Sakai
- 2014-
- Maritime Judicial Scrivener
- 2019-
- Attorney and Counselor of the Courts of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- 2021 to Present
- City-Yuwa Partners
Education
- 1999
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
- 2001
- Legal Training and Research Institute
- 2006
- University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.)
Professional Activities / Accolades
■ Ad hoc Member, Subcommittee, Commercial Code (relating to bills of lading, etc.) of the Legislative Council of the Ministry of Justice (April 2022-September 2024)
■ Adjunct Researcher, Institute of Maritime Law, Waseda University (October 2012-)
■ Japan Association of the Law of Finance (August 2012-)
■ Japan Association of the Law of Trust (June 2004-)
- Awards-
■ IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate: M&A (2018-2024), Banking (2018-2024)
■ Legal 500: Shipping (2021-2024), Banking and Finance (2024)
■ Experts Guide: Shipping (2015-2019, 2021, 2022), Women in Business Law (2015-2022)
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ArticlesLegal 500 – Shipping Comparative Guide – The 6th EditionReiko YoshidaFebruary 2025Practices : General Corporate Maritime Law Transportation and Logistics
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Books“Legal 500 – Shipping Comparative Guide – the 6th Edition”Reiko YoshidaFebruary 2025Practices : General Corporate Maritime Law Transportation and Logistics
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Articles“Summary of the Draft Outline for Amendments to the Commercial Code (Regarding Bills of Lading, etc.)”Reiko YoshidaNovember 2024Practices : General Corporate Maritime Law Transportation and Logistics
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Articles“Tax havens’ economic substantive law and its impact on ocean-going shipping”Reiko YoshidaMarch 2021Practices : Project Finance Foreign Direct Investment Maritime Law Marshall Islands Practice
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Books“Marshall Islands Corporate Law Q&A”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2020Practices : General Corporate Foreign Direct Investment Maritime Law Marshall Islands Practice
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Books“Manual for Drafting Syndicated Loan Agreements New Edition-Practical Know-how in Domestic and Overseas Joint Financing -Third edition”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2018Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions
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Books“A Brief Summary of the Companies Act, Vol. 6: Drafting and Amending Company By-laws”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2016Practices : General Corporate
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Books“(CDS) Credit Default Swap – Q&As (revised version)”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2015Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Derivative Transactions
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Books“Aspects of Ship Finance Law -Festschrift Dedicated to Ryuji Hori on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2014Practices : Bankruptcy and Restructuring Maritime Law
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Articles“The first Commercial Code (Maritime Commerce) amendment in 115 years and its possible impact on international maritime business”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2014Practices : General Corporate Maritime Law
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Articles“Protecting ship finance receivables from bankruptcy claims – practical considerations specific to shipping”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2014Practices : General Corporate Asset Finance Project Finance Maritime Law
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Articles“Collection of ship finance loan claim: Recent laws and practices in Japan”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2013Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Asset Finance Project Finance Bankruptcy and Restructuring Maritime Law ...
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Articles“Overview of Freight Derivatives and Recent Practice”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2012Practices : Derivative Transactions Maritime Law
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Books“Growth Strategies for Companies Aiming for an IPO: A Handbook for Companies to Progress by Listing Stocks”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2009Practices : Capital Markets
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Books“Collective Investment Schemes under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act: 100 Q&A”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2009Practices : Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT
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Books“Legal and Tax Practices for Trusts”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2008Practices : Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT
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Articles“Taxation on Leasing or Lending a Real Estate in Japan from Foreign Entit”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2004Practices : Tax Practice
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Articles“New Law in Japan – Personal Data Protection Law”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2003Practices : General Corporate
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Articles“Accountability in Promotion of Investment Trusts”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 2003Practices : Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT
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Seminars“Civil Code Amendment and the Impact on Maritime Business Practice”Reiko YoshidaAugust 10, 2017Practices : General Corporate Maritime Law
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SeminarsMaritime Business Practice Training Seminar No. 25“Basics of Ship Finance and Bankruptcy Remoteness”Reiko YoshidaFebruary 16 and 17, 2016Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Asset Finance Maritime Law
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SeminarsMaritime Business Practice Training Seminar No. 29“Ship Finance Deals – Recent Trends and Practical Considerations”Reiko YoshidaMarch 5 and 6, 2015Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Asset Finance Maritime Law
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SeminarsShip Finance Law Research Symposium 2012 -Development of the Marine Industry in Japan and Ship Finance“What is Needed For Development of the Marine Industry in Japan?”Reiko YoshidaJune 15, 2012Practices : Maritime Law
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Seminars“Basic and Important Points on Derivatives Transaction Agreements,”Reiko YoshidaFebruary 16, 2012Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Derivative Transactions
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Seminars“Basics to the Latest Legal Information on Freight Derivatives,”Reiko YoshidaJanuary 26, 2012Practices : Derivative Transactions Maritime Law
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Seminars“The Legal Framework and Practices of Shipping Finance ̶ Focusing on Collateral Agreements,”Reiko YoshidaJuly 29, 2010 and August 25, 2010Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Maritime Law
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025. (January 19, 2025)
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000 2024. (September 30, 2024)
- Fifteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025. (April 22, 2024)
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024. (January 19, 2024)
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000’s 33rd (2023) edition. (August 17, 2023)
- Seventeen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024. (April 20, 2023)
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023. (January 11, 2023)
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000’s 32nd edition. (August 26, 2022)
- Sixteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for the 13th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan. (April 19, 2022)
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 recommends City-Yuwa Partners in 10 areas and further recommends our 7 lawyers. (January 14, 2022)
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000’s 31st edition. (August 25, 2021)
- Sixteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for the 12th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan. (April 15, 2021)
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 has recommended City-Yuwa Partners in the 8 areas, and further recommended our 6 lawyers. (January 18, 2021)
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February 4, 2025Notices
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April 27, 2022Pro Bono