Junko Shiokawa
Consultant
Junko Shiokawa is a Consultant in the Hong Kong Corporate practice.
Junko’s practice includes investment funds and corporate finance. Junko specialises in investment funds for corporate and private clients. She has a wealth of experience in acting as lead counsel for Japanese and other Asian financial institutions and investment managers in the structuring and formation of various types of funds, including private equity funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds. She also assists clients in dispute resolutions and corporate matters, including financing transactions of private and listed companies. In addition, Junko advises on Japanese private client matters including cross-border succession planning and divorce.
Jurisdictions
Qualifications
Professional Background
- Partner, Withers, Hong Kong
- Partner, Harney Westwood & Riegels, Hong Kong
- Registered Foreign Lawyer, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Hong Kong
- Director, Barclays Capital Japan Limited
- Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York and Tokyo
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London
- Lawyer, Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu, Japan
Education
- Stanford University, MSL, 2000
- Keio University, LLB, 1993
Bar Admissions
- New York Bar, 2002
- Japanese Bar, 1995
Awards & Accolades
- Recognised as a leading lawyer, IFLR1000 2014 (and 2013) (financial and corporate)
Associations
- New York State Bar Association
Languages
- English
- Japanese
Publications
Insights & Resources
Deals & Cases
13 Sep 2021
King Bun Limited and Others v. Lau Man Sang, James and Others Claim No. BVIHCM 2017/086
Appeal
23 Jul 2021
Illegality as a defence under Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Bermuda law: a comparison with English law and Hong Kong law
Appeal
25 Mar 2021
BVI Court Orders Committal of Judgment Debtor Resident in Hong Kong: An Affirmation of the Commercial Court’s Pro-Enforcement Approach
Enforcement of Judgments