Maki Kawamura
Biography
Maki Kawamura is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group in Baker McKenzie's Tokyo office. She has more than 10 years of legal experience and is fluent in English. Maki was recognized in the 2017- 2021 editions of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Japan: Real Estate, as a "Next Generation Lawyer / Rising Star" and "Next Generation Partners" in the 2022 edition (within an international firm or joint venture).
Practice Focus
Maki focuses on estate transactions. She advises clients on real property acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financing involving office, residential, commercial, retail and resort projects. She also handles issues for Japanese clients investing overseas, cross-border M&A and emissions trading-related matters.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised a foreign company on its acquisition of a large-scale hotel in Tokyo.
- Advised foreign companies on their development of residential apartments, data center and manufacturing factory.
- Advised a Japanese company on its overseas investment business in Asian countries by offering overall research and advice on real property development licenses and investment in local companies - including the preparation of reports.
- Advised a foreign-based fund on its acquisition of ski resorts.
- Advised foreign companies on their office leases in Japan (including the preparation of agreements).
- Advised foreign companies on their retail leases in Japan (including the preparation of agreements).
- Advised foreign companies on their investment business into Japan by offering advice on structuring, incorporation of local companies in Japan and real property development licenses — including the preparation of reports and agreements.
- Advised foreign companies on the sale and purchase of real estate in Japan, including the preparation of agreements.
- Represented a government agency, a major Japanese bank and a Japanese company by preparing agreements and providing legal advice on emissions trading within Japan, Asia and countries in Eastern Europe.
Professional Honors
- Next Generation Lawyers, Japan: Real Estate: Bengoshi (within international firms and joint ventures), The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2017-2021
- Next Generation Partners, Japan: Real Estate: Bengoshi (within international firms and joint ventures), The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2022
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Tokyo Bar Association - Member
Admissions
- Japan (2007)
Education
- Keio University (LL.B.) (2001)
Languages
- English
- Japanese
Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.